The Civic Center Hotel Tenants Go to the Board of Supervisors to Save Their Home

by Beyond Chron (reposted)

Wed, Jun 21, 2006 6:47AM

Wednesday, June 21 @ 1pm at the Land Use Committee, room #263, Civic Center Hotel tenants, housing allies and concerned members of the community will show their support for the resolution to Save the Civic Center Hotel, preserve it as affordable housing and, bring the building up to code. The resolution calls for the U.A. Local 38 Pension Trust Fund to abandon its plans to demolish the hotel and do the necessary maintenance to bring the building into compliance with San Francisco Building and Housing Codes, thus preserving the residential hotel as essential housing option for low income San Franciscans.

The Plumbers Union has known they had to complete a seismic retrofit for 13 years, required by the UMB Ordinance. Not only have they not completed the retrofit which was required by February 15th, 2006 but they have not even filed for a permit. This shows their lack of concern with tenants’ lives and earthquake safety.

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