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Booker T. Washington redevelopment draws divided comment at draft EIR hearing
Summary
The Planning Commission took public comment on the draft EIR for the Booker T. Washington Community Center replacement project at 800 Presidio Ave.; neighbors praised the center and affordable housing but raised strong objections to proposed height, bulk and claims that the DEIR underestimates impacts. The Historic Preservation Commission recommended additional mitigation to document cultural history.
Planning staff presented the draft environmental impact report for the Booker T. Washington Community Center replacement and a proposed five-story housing component. The EIR describes demolition of the existing community center as a significant CEQA impact because the center was found to be a historic resource tied to the local African American community.
Michael Jacinto of the Planning Department summarized the project and alternatives, including a code-compliant preservation alternative, and told commissioners the EIR would be followed by a…
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