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DESCRIPTION:2/24: Free film screening to help save historic UC campus \n\nHELP SAVE THE 
 BEAUTIFUL AND HISTORIC UC BERKELEY\nEXTENSION CAMPUS AT 55 LAGUNA STREET SF 
 FROM THE WRECKING BALL\n\nFree film screening and public forum on February 
 24 at SF Public Library Koret Auditorium.\n\nEliza Heminway's documentary 
 film "Closing the Books" and a public forum will be held February 24th for 
 to help save the 5.8\nacre historic UC Berkeley Extension campus from the 
 wrecking ball and make sure this historic treasure paid for with our tax 
 dollars remains in public use. \n\nUC Regents have engaged a private 
 developer, AF Evans, to convert this historic site into high density condo 
 and retail space in the name of profit. Their proposal is currently under 
 review by the SF Planning Department. UC Regents are seeking to rezone the 
 campus, which if approved, will permanently end its 150 year history of 
 public use. A public hearing is scheduled for March 8th at the San 
 Francisco Planning Commission; it is the only public process planned 
 regarding the re-zoning of the campus. \n\nFilm Screening and Public Forum 
 to be held:\n\nWHEN: Saturday, February 24, 4:15 - 5:30 PM, Free\n\nWHERE: 
 The San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin St. (at Grove), Koret 
 Auditorium, located on the library's lower level. Enter at 30 Grove St. and 
 proceed down stairs. Special needs parking is available on Larkin and 
 Fulton Streets.\n\nNOTE: This program is sponsored by the Friends of 1800, 
 Save the UCBE Laguna Street Campus and Trinity Productions, and is not a 
 San Francisco Library Sponsored program. Contact (415) 563-7336 for 
 additional information.\n\nThe program will begin with a screening of Eliza 
 Hemenway's new documentary film UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: Closing the Books at UC 
 Berkeley Extension, a poetic journey inside UC Berkeley Extension as plans 
 unfold to close its historic San Francisco campus and convert this billion 
 dollar land parcel into a lucrative private development. Filmmaker Eliza 
 Hemenway worked at the campus for over six years. Wondering why UC Regents 
 were closing a campus with a 150 year history of public use, she picked up 
 her camera and began to film. The result is a revealing look into higher 
 education and culture, as well as a hauntingly beautiful portrait of a 
 campus and the community it served. Accompanied by an edgy urban soundtrack 
 written and performed by locally acclaimed musician Tim Barsky and Everyday 
 Theatre with additional music by The Toids.\nThe film screening will be 
 followed by a brief Q&A with the filmmaker and a public forum.\n\nPUBLIC 
 FORUM:\nA panel will present information on the historic and planning 
 issues related to the reuse of the Campus. The panel will include: Charles 
 Chase, AIA, Executive Director, San Francisco Architectural Heritage;\nMark 
 Paez, Urban Planner and Co-Chair, Friends of 1800; Warren Dewar,\nAttorney 
 and Board Member, Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association\n(HVNA); and Tamara 
 Colby, Urban Planner and Co-Chair, Save the UCBE\nLaguna Street 
 Campus.\n\nA Public Hearing on the Draft EIR will be held Thursday, March 
 8, 2007\nin Room 400, City Hall. Call 558-6422 the week of the hearing for 
 a\nrecorded message for the exact time of hearing. A request has been\nmade 
 to hold the hearing at 6:00 PM. Again, this is the only public\nprocess 
 planned regarding the re-zoning of the campus.\n\nSave the UCBE Laguna 
 Street Campus was founded to establish a Citizens\nAdvisory Committee to 
 determine the highest and best use of the campus\nand to promote the 
 preservation of its historic and public resources.\nThe group has drafted a 
 petition calling for the Board of Supervisors\nto establish a Citizens 
 Advisory Committee. 
 See:\nhttp://www.petitiononline.com/UCBEsite/petition.html 
 and\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Save_UCBE_Laguna_St_Campus\n\nFor more 
 information about the film, UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: Closing the\nBooks at the 
 UC Berkeley Extension" or the filmmaker, Eliza Hemenway,\nvisit 
 http://www.hemenwaydocs.com\n	\n	\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/02/15/18363650.php
SUMMARY:Free film screening and public hearing to help save historic UC campus from development
LOCATION:SF Public Library Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/02/15/18363650.php
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