Policy Advocacy & Racial Equity

 

Advancing anti-displacement, cultural preservation, and language access policy in the City is one of SOMA Pilipinas’ core strategies to protect the Filipino community and advance racial and social equity in San Francisco. We are working with Filipino community groups, community members, and other cultural districts to advance the following community development and policy strategies: 

 
 

CHHESS Report

SOMA Pilipinas Cultural Heritage, Housing, and Economic Sustainability (CHHESS) Strategies

 
 

Cultural Competency and Cultural Preservation

Language Access, Culturally Competent Services, and Preserving Filipino History, Heritage and Culture

2018 Filipino Language Access report (Source: Dr. Valerie Francisco-Menchavez)

2018 Filipino Language Access report (Source: Dr. Valerie Francisco-Menchavez)

 
 

Tenant Protections and Land Use

Anti-Displacement, Tenant Stabilization, Housing Readiness, and Community Development and Stabilization

9/28/22

 
 

Economic and Workforce Development

Small Businesses, Living Wage and Family-Sustaining Jobs


JT Restaurant (Source: Undiscovered SF)

JT Restaurant (Source: Undiscovered SF)

SOMA Pilipinas Land Use Articles