SF Planning Commission Hearing
On the agenda:
- Approval of 180 Jones St/181 Turk St, an 8-story, 37-unit mixed use development with a total of 8 off-street parking spaces
- Better Market Street Project informational presentation
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Tomorrow: Your Voice Needed to Support a Safer Polk Street
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