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Committee recommends landmark designation for Compton’s Cafeteria site at Turk and Taylor
Summary
The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted unanimously to send a landmark-designation ordinance for the Turk and Taylor intersection and portions of 101 Taylor Street (site of the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria riot) to the full Board, with Planning Department staff describing boundaries and community supporters from the Transgender Cultural District urging approval.
The San Francisco Land Use & Transportation Committee voted 3–0 on Nov. 14, 2022, to forward an ordinance designating the Turk and Taylor Streets intersection and portions of 101 Taylor Street — the site associated with the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria riot — as a landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code.
Supervisor Preston, who introduced the ordinance, described the site as "a cornerstone of LGBTQ plus history" and urged the committee to move the item as a committee report to the full board in…
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