By Gabriela Alemán, El Tecolote
The Calle 24 Latino Cultural District Council recently rejected plans to build “bike share” stations sponsored by Ford Motor Company along 24h Street. El Tecolote asked Calle 24 President and Cofounder Erick Arguello to explain the decision, one that has provoked backlash from some San Francisco residents.
“We are doing what we were elected to do,” Arguello said. “When we formed the council, we met with focus groups and what was repeatedly emphasized was: ‘We don’t want the Mission to turn into Valencia street.’ They were adamant about that. We saw affordability was the biggest issue, fear of displacement, fear of the Latino culture disappearing, we took that and we’re going through our community process and we want that respected.”
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