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)
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)