706 Mission Street is The Mexican Museum's home!

It has come to our attention that in a report prepared by the Audit Division of the Controller’s Office released on March 21, 2024, the Audit Division recommends that the City’s Real Estate Division “develop an alternative use for the space [leased to The Mexican Museum] pursuant to the lease and facilities agreement.”  

We want to express our strong opposition to the Real Estate Division terminating the lease with The Mexican Museum and Latin American Arts in San Francisco (“The Mexican Museum”) and using 706 Mission Street for anything other than as the new home of The Mexican Museum. 

We understand that The Mexican Museum disputes the findings of the Audit Division’s report, but, nonetheless, is willing to work with the City and the Office of Investment and Infrastructure by implementing operational changes to achieve the goal of establishing a world class museum in San Francisco that honors Pan-Latino heritage.

As you know Latinos make up approximately 40% of the population of California and have been an integral part of the history of San Francisco, California and the United States. Having The Mexican Museum in the heart of the Yerba Buena District will signal to all San Francisco residents and visitors that the City honors that legacy. We also expect that The Mexican Museum will be one of the City’s key tourist destinations, including many of the almost 64 million Latinos in the United States. 

We urge the City not to deviate from its promise to the Pan-Latino community to help establish The Mexican Museum, as it has other ethnic museums in San Francisco.  The Museum shell was recently turned over to The Mexican Museum and there is a team assembled ready to proceed with construction.  We ask for your support so that a dream that has been decades in the making can finally be achieved.