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Residents press Planning Committee on process, PDR zoning and neighborhood protections
Summary
Community speakers at the June 12 hearing urged the commission to protect neighborhood-serving uses and affordable housing, criticized last‑minute schedule changes that reduced public participation, and raised concerns about PDR zoning, notice and potential conflicts of interest.
A long public-comment period at the June 12 Planning Commission Committee hearing drew scores of neighborhood residents, nonprofit representatives and small-business owners who urged the commission to preserve neighborhood-serving retail and PDR jobs, include stronger anti‑displacement measures, and fix scheduling and noticing practices that many said prevented broad participation.
Multiple community groups — including the South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN), the Northeast Mission Residents Association and Mission Neighborhood Centers — described local demographics and urged protections for family housing, services and parks. April Veneracion of SOMCAN asked commissioners to ensure that new plans "support the existing residents that live in this neighborhood," noting high poverty, renter and limited-English speaker shares in some census tracts.
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