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July 2015 Advocacy Notes
The month of August often coincides with thoughts of the future as the summer ends and a new season begins. The close of SOHO's summer brings these great programs: This Place Matters; a citywide study on the LGBTQ community; two new historical designations by the Historical Resources Board; and a call to action for residents to become involved in your community's planning process.
As a partner with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, SOHO is also participating in the This Place Matters campaign to bring visibility to important historic buildings and sites, such as those on the 2015 Most Endangered List. Just download and print the orange campaign pin, then take a "selfie" or group photo in front of the historic resource that matters to you and hold up the pin. Last, post the photo to your Facebook or Twitter account, tag SOHO, and #ThisPlaceMatters. For those preservationists who like a challenge, become a program participant at all 10 endangered sites and you will receive an appreciation gift from SOHO for promoting the visibility of these endangered resources!
The City Council and Historical Resources Board (HRB) each took steps toward preservation goals by voting to accept the state grant award to study the gay and lesbian community of San Diego, and through the historical designation of two more resources in the Uptown and Kensington communities. The grant was voted upon at the July 28 Council meeting and requires $20k of matching municipal funds. The funding is to create a historic context statement about the LGBTQ community and to utilize more recent technology, such as social media and municipal web programs, in addition to oral interviews to collect information. The context statement is a broad narrative that explains how specific areas of the existing built environment have meaning and associations to the LGBTQ community. This statement can then inform future land use decisions, environmental reviews, and preservation goals.
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