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Community urges action after Mission Cultural Center declares voluntary insolvency; Arts Commission schedules March report
Summary
Community leaders pressed the San Francisco Arts Commission on Feb. 2 after the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts notified the commission of voluntary financial insolvency. Director Ralph Remington said the city is engaging partners and will return to the commission with a report in March.
The San Francisco Arts Commission heard multiple pleas from artists and cultural‑center leaders on Feb. 2 after the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) informed the department it is voluntarily insolvent.
"MCCLA has served for nearly five decades as a home for creative expression, cultural preservation and community gathering," Director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington told commissioners, saying the commission and the mayor's office were actively engaging with community partners to "chart a path that safeguards MCCLA's cultural legacy, art, and archives." He said a major seismic life‑safety and building…
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