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Committee OKs amendment to Castro Theater landmark review to include interior and cultural significance
Summary
The committee voted to initiate an amendment to the Castro Theater's landmark designation and accepted a non‑substantive insertion specifying the report should consider interior features. Community advocates urged that the theater's interior and cultural role, particularly for LGBTQ communities, be preserved as operations transfer to Another Planet Entertainment.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on May 23 voted to initiate an amendment to the Castro Theater's local landmark designation, asking planning and historic preservation staff to prepare a designation report that considers the theater's full historical, architectural and cultural significance, explicitly "including but not limited to the interior." The change was accepted as a non‑substantive amendment and the item was forwarded to the full Board.
Jacob Bintliff, appearing on behalf of Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann, said the Nasser family has owned and operated the…
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