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Supervisors advance four Arts Commission appointments amid pressure to push Mexican Museum project
Summary
The Rules Committee forwarded four Arts Commission appointments to the full Board and tabled their paired ‘reject’ motions after questioning appointees about cultural equity and whether the commission will press to move the long-delayed Mexican Museum project forward.
The Board of Supervisors’ Rules Committee voted on May 19 to forward four mayoral appointees to the San Francisco Arts Commission and table related motions rejecting those same nominees, while several supervisors pressed appointees to do more to support stalled cultural projects including the Mexican Museum.
The committee read items 1–8 on the agenda — paired motions to approve and to reject reappointments and appointments for Cass Calder Smith, John Callaway, Amy Chung and Leo Chao — then invited each candidate to describe their qualifications and answer supervisors’ questions. Chair Daley and supervisors framed the hearing around whether new and reappointed commissioners would use the commission’s authority to advance projects and…
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