SFLC Passes Resolution To Keep SF Public Community Access Station Open To Protect Access

SFLC Passes Resolution To Keep SF Public Community Access Station Open To Protect Access for Working People and Low Income Residents Of San Francisco
12/14/2009

Whereas, the City of San Francisco has spent over $1 million constructing the San Francisco community access center at 1720 Market St. San Francisco and this construction took over two years and,

Whereas, the San Francisco Department of Technology will be receiving a settlement $375,000 from Comcast that can be used for the continued rental of the

of the space at 1720 Market St. where the lease does not expire until April 30, 2010 and,

Whereas, there is no other space available that would include a main studio and other facilities similar to 1720 Market St. station that would be valuable for producers of labor related programs
that need to have continuing use of a production studio in order to continue to communicate labors message to the SF community and,

Whereas, the City of San Francisco and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors have said they are in favor of keeping this important community access resource and,

Whereas, the importance of democratic communication and the opportunity for labor and community groups and individuals to produce media is important in this time and,

Whereas, the City of San Francisco has allocated $200,000 for the dismantlement of the station and,

Whereas, The San Francisco Labor Council has already taken action to support the defense of public community access in a resolution on January 12, 2009 and for use of this resource for low income and all working people and,

Whereas, the need to prevent the privatization of public spaces and centers is vital to protect the interests of labor and the community and,

Whereas, the station maybe closed on December 18, 2009 without adequate facilities for the public use by the community and residents of San Francisco,

Therefore be it resolved the San Francisco opposes the closure of the San Francisco community station on 1720 Market and calls on the Mayor of San Francisco and the San Francisco
Board of Supervisors to allocate the $375,000 for the continued use of the 1720 Market St station facility.

And finally this council will send a letter to the Mayor of San Francisco and members of the San Francisco Board Of Supervisors to express our opposition to the closure of the 1720 Market St. community access station.

Introduced by Lois Scott IFPTE Local 21

Passed unanimously by the San Francisco Labor Council on December 14, 2009