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Committee sends Japantown CHESS cultural‑heritage and housing strategy to full Board with positive recommendation
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended the Board adopt the Japantown Cultural Heritage District CHESS report, a community‑authored plan with 25 strategies and six focus areas to preserve cultural heritage, prevent displacement, support legacy businesses and renovate public assets; multiple community leaders and cultural district representatives testified in support.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on March 23 voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt the Japantown Cultural Heritage District's CHESS (Cultural History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategy) report.
Kira Geithman and Grace June Lee of the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development told the committee the Cultural Districts program, established in 2018, is designed as a formal partnership between community and city. The CHESS document, coauthored by community members and city staff, lays out 25 strategies and six focus areas for cultural history, housing, and economic sustainability; the…
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