Below are Supervisor Kim’s deletions of various arts initiatives in Mayor Ed Lee’s October 2011 draft plan for Central Market. As is clear, Supervisor Kim opposed the mayor’s office creating – or even exploring – new funding resources for the arts, arts facilities, and affordable housing for low-income artists (even privately funded). Catalytic community arts projects are not “a priority.”
These edits demonstrate an entirely different position on the arts than what Supervisor Kim has communicated publicly.
Supervisor Kim’s deletions of Mayor Ed Lee’s plan:
Create a mini-grant program to fund artists and arts organizations that will implement this type of programming.
Create incentives for developers and property owners to develop and maintain facilities for arts organizations and uses.
Support privately-funded development of housing that includes live/work housing for low-income artists that engage the local community.
Provide support to catalytic commercial and housing development projects—including arts and culture establishments as stand-alone or mixed-use projects—that transform large portions of vacant property.
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