Article: SAN FRANCISCO CITY PLANNERS SIDE WITH ODC THEATER IN DISPUTE.(application to construct luxury live-work spaces next to the ODC/SF Theater rejected by city planners)

SAN FRANCISCO--It's being called a community arts victory over gentrification. On August 27, the City Planning Commission rejected Adam Sparks's application to construct luxury live-work spaces in a warehouse located next to the ODC/SF Theater. Twenty-four members of the San Francisco dance community--directors, arts organization board members, artists--spoke on behalf of the theater, which has been located in the heart of the Northeast Mission Industrial Zone since 1980.

When news broke out of Sparks's plan, ODC requested a review hearing. Among those who attended were John Kreidler of the San Francisco Foundation, Michaela Cassidy of Yerba Buena Center for the ...

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