Preserve the Palace of Fine Arts as a Multi-Cultural Arts/Education Center

The Issue

The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission has currently accepted three development plans for the San Francisco icon the Palace of Fine Arts. Two involve remaking the old Exploratorium site into a luxury hotel with small nods to the arts, and the third involves creating a high end restaurant with "museum". None of those proposals preserve the site as the important cultural/educational center San Franciscans have known it to be, nor do they keep it a community space that is open and available to ALL people. Once again, our officials are preparing to sell out from under us another piece of San Fransisco heritage, a heritage that belongs solely to the citizens of this City and to those who share a love for it . We demand that the Palace of Fine Arts be developed ONLY as a cultural/educational center.

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Kirsten SelbergPetition StarterI was born and raised here in beautiful San Francisco. For my entire life the Palace has been a cultural and educational gem and I, like so many others here, want it to remain that way. I started this petition because I see the things that makes my town so special under ever increasing pressure to be commercialized and monetized. The Palace of Fine Arts is just the latest example of this trend. Only those out of touch with the spirit of San Francisco believe luxury hotels and "destination" restaurants equal culture. I want to keep the Palace a center for REAL culture and education, open and available to ALL. Thank you for taking the time to support this cause.
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The Issue

The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission has currently accepted three development plans for the San Francisco icon the Palace of Fine Arts. Two involve remaking the old Exploratorium site into a luxury hotel with small nods to the arts, and the third involves creating a high end restaurant with "museum". None of those proposals preserve the site as the important cultural/educational center San Franciscans have known it to be, nor do they keep it a community space that is open and available to ALL people. Once again, our officials are preparing to sell out from under us another piece of San Fransisco heritage, a heritage that belongs solely to the citizens of this City and to those who share a love for it . We demand that the Palace of Fine Arts be developed ONLY as a cultural/educational center.

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Kirsten SelbergPetition StarterI was born and raised here in beautiful San Francisco. For my entire life the Palace has been a cultural and educational gem and I, like so many others here, want it to remain that way. I started this petition because I see the things that makes my town so special under ever increasing pressure to be commercialized and monetized. The Palace of Fine Arts is just the latest example of this trend. Only those out of touch with the spirit of San Francisco believe luxury hotels and "destination" restaurants equal culture. I want to keep the Palace a center for REAL culture and education, open and available to ALL. Thank you for taking the time to support this cause.

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The Decision Makers

Edwin Lee
Mayor of San Francisco
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission
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