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Board committee advances resolution to remove Julius Khan’s name from playground amid broad community support
Summary
Supervisor Yee’s resolution to ask the Recreation & Park Commission to remove Julius Khan's name from a Presidio playground advanced out of committee after extensive testimony from community groups documenting Khan’s advocacy for the Chinese Exclusion Act and urging a name change and formal apology.
The Board of Supervisors' Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted to pass Supervisor Yee’s resolution out of committee on May 23, directing the matter to the full Board and asking the Recreation and Park Commission to consider removing Julius Khan’s name from the West Pacific Avenue playground.
Supervisor Yee framed the resolution around Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and recounted Julius Khan’s role pushing to make the Chinese Exclusion Act permanent and advocating…
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