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Stop Urban Outfitters coming to Haight Street!
Don't Mall the Haight! Help stop Urban Outfitters plan for a giant store on Haight Street! Call/write/fax the planning commissioners, and come to the Planning Department meeting on January 15! Picket from 12:30 to 1:30, meeting at 1:30.
Help stop Urban Outfitters plan for a giant store on Haight Street! Urban Outfitters is attempting to get an exemption from the Planning Commission to build a huge, 8700 foot store at 1728 Haight Street (across from Amoeba). This store will endanger independent neighborhood businesses, by undercutting them in sales and driving up rents, as well as leading the way for more chain stores in the neighborhood.
The opening of an Urban Outfitters would also go against the neighborhood master plan.
In addition, Urban Outfitters, despite it's "alternative" image, is owned by Dick Hayne, a conservative Rebuplican from Pennsylvania who is a financial supporter of Sen. Rick Santorum, whose recent comments about homosexuals equated gay sex with incest and bestiality.
Urban Outfitters also relies on sweatshop labor for its overpriced, "alternative" clothing.
Community opposition is strong, but at a planning commission meeting in the past Urban Outfitters bussed in young, hip employees from all over California to testify before the commission.
On Thursday, January 15, there will be a picket outside City Hall on the Polk Street side from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. At 1:30 the Planning Commission meets. Please come join us and show your opposition to the malling of Haight Street!
Please also call/write and/or email the Planning Commission:
Michael J. Antonini 558-6615,x6, fax: 558-6409, wordweaver21 [at] aol.com
Rev. Edgar E. Boyd 558-6615,x5, fax: 921-4966, bethelamec [at] aol.com
Shelley Bradford Bell 558-6615, x7, fax: 558-6409, sbbpr [at] pacbell.net
Lisa M. Feldstein 558-6615, x7, fax: 221-8552, commissioner [at] lisafeldstein.com
Kevin Hughes 558-6615, x4, fax: 558-6409
Sue Lee 558-6615, x2, fax: 558-6409, msuelee [at] yahoo.com
William L. Lee, 558-6615, x8, fax: 554-4849, bill.lee [at] sfgove.org
The opening of an Urban Outfitters would also go against the neighborhood master plan.
In addition, Urban Outfitters, despite it's "alternative" image, is owned by Dick Hayne, a conservative Rebuplican from Pennsylvania who is a financial supporter of Sen. Rick Santorum, whose recent comments about homosexuals equated gay sex with incest and bestiality.
Urban Outfitters also relies on sweatshop labor for its overpriced, "alternative" clothing.
Community opposition is strong, but at a planning commission meeting in the past Urban Outfitters bussed in young, hip employees from all over California to testify before the commission.
On Thursday, January 15, there will be a picket outside City Hall on the Polk Street side from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. At 1:30 the Planning Commission meets. Please come join us and show your opposition to the malling of Haight Street!
Please also call/write and/or email the Planning Commission:
Michael J. Antonini 558-6615,x6, fax: 558-6409, wordweaver21 [at] aol.com
Rev. Edgar E. Boyd 558-6615,x5, fax: 921-4966, bethelamec [at] aol.com
Shelley Bradford Bell 558-6615, x7, fax: 558-6409, sbbpr [at] pacbell.net
Lisa M. Feldstein 558-6615, x7, fax: 221-8552, commissioner [at] lisafeldstein.com
Kevin Hughes 558-6615, x4, fax: 558-6409
Sue Lee 558-6615, x2, fax: 558-6409, msuelee [at] yahoo.com
William L. Lee, 558-6615, x8, fax: 554-4849, bill.lee [at] sfgove.org
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Reply to Ratso and the anti-UO Crowd
Tue, Jan 20, 2004 1:35AM
Start Again
Sat, Jan 17, 2004 9:53PM
Reply to Ratso
Wed, Jan 14, 2004 2:54AM
Urban Outfitters Also Carries Bigoted Products
Mon, Jan 12, 2004 10:31AM
the opression of employment in sf
Mon, Jan 12, 2004 1:22AM
Glad You Agree
Sun, Jan 11, 2004 9:30PM
The Haight is Already a Mall
Sat, Jan 10, 2004 7:47PM
Rick Santorum
Sat, Jan 10, 2004 4:20PM
Richard Hayne and Rick Santorum
Sat, Jan 10, 2004 4:15PM
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