There are three historical and notably famous neighborhoods in California that have been the center of activism, commerce arts and culture, the Mission District in San Francisco, Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, and Barrio Logan in San Diego. Each neighborhood has enacted preservation and other land use tools to protect their communities from a changing landscape in large part fueled by government inaction and speculator driven development. The workshop will explore case studies of each neighborhood and the additional preservation and other tools required to preserve and strengthen their neighborhoods.

This offsite all day workshop will take place in  San Francisco’s Mission District's Galeria de la Raza,2857 24th Street
- San Francisco, CA 94110. This workshop is co-sponsored by the San Francisco Latino Historical Society with the California Preservation Foundation.

PART ONE: MORNING PANEL DISCUSSION 

The panel discussion with include three representatives for the respective neighborhoods, including Dr. David Diaz, a leading Latino scholar and urban planner. These three neighborhoods are connected through decade‐long movement‐based interpretation of culture, arts, political activism, indigenous spirituality, immigrant rights, and social transformation. Dr. David Diaz, a city planner, educator and author of “Barrio Urbanism” will provide history pertaining to San Francisco’s Mission District in the 1970’s as a participant in the fight against SF. Redevelopment, as well as his work as a planner to preserve a Latino Neighborhood.

Mike Buhler, Esq, Executive Director, SF Heritage, will provide an overview how the Preservation movement has focused on saving Culture Assets in Los Angeles and San Francisco. SF Heritage assisted the City & County of San Franciso in the development of legislation for its "Legacy Businesses", which is currently being implemented.

Neighborhood Panelist

Erick Arguello, President
Mission District’s, Call 24, San Francisco

Carolyn Vera, Los Angeles (Boyle Heights & South Los Angeles)             Anti-Displacement Organizer
MA Candidate Urban Planning

Josephine Talamantez
Barrio Logan’s Chicano Park nomination to the National Historic Register, San Diego

PART TWO: BALMY ALLEY TOUR led by muralist and educator, Ray Patlan.

PART THREE: PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE, HANDS ON WORKSHOP. Representatives from these three neighborhoods will discuss what preservation and additional tools that each neighborhood could utilize to preserve their Art & Culture.

During this mobile session, participants will learn firsthand the challenges that these neighborhoods face and the opportunities to protect these neighborhood’s cultural heritage, their small neighborhood business, affordable housing, the murals, and its community institutions. This is an opportunity for the Preservation Community to partner with these neighborhoods to protect their cultural, historic and economic assets.

To Register: Community Members are Free but must register for the workshop. Space is limited.  Click on link below if you are a community member.  Professionals must registered as a paid member.

https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/californiapreservation/eventRegistration.jsp?event=795