Community Planning 

RECLAIMING Our Space (ROSE)

Reclaiming Our Space(ROSe) program combines art/design/community planning to organize, empower and increase the civic engagement of Filipinos around urban planning activities in the SOMA Pilipinas, SF's Filipino Cultural Heritage District. ROSe has engaged over 500 SOMA residents whose ideas have shaped how City departments incorporate community planning and community design guidelines from seniors, adults, transitional age youth, children, youth, and their families on SFMTA, Dept. of Planning & Public Works projects.

 

Campaigns

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Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA)
Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA)

Authored by Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer in close collaboration with local housing rights groups, COPA gives nonprofits the right of first offer to buy a building when it enters the real estate market, and the opportunity to match the final offer before a sale is completed.

Preserving the Gran Oriente Hotel as a Community Resource
Preserving the Gran Oriente Hotel as a Community Resource

SOMCAN is fighting to preserve the first-ever building owned by a Filipino organization in North America, the Gran Oriente Filipino Hotel, in South Park as a community resource.

Fight for Fifteen - San Francisco Living Wage
Fight for Fifteen - San Francisco Living Wage

In November 2014, the City  and County of San Francisco voted in favor of a ballot initiative to raise the San Francisco minium wage to $15/hour, the highest wage for any city in the country. 

Eviction Protections 2.0 (2015)
Eviction Protections 2.0 (2015)

On November 9 2015, new tenant protection laws called "Eviction Protections 2.0 came into effect in the City and County of San Francisco following a City-wide campaign, which included advocacy from SOMCAN as part of the Anti-Displacement Coalition, along with other groups.

SOMA Pilipinas-Filipino Cultural Heritage District (2008-2016)
SOMA Pilipinas-Filipino Cultural Heritage District (2008-2016)

On April 22, 2016 the Board of Supervisors voted to establish SoMa (South of Market) Pilipinas, the first Filipino Cultural Heritage District resolution in San Francisco.

Pedestrian & Night Safety
Pedestrian & Night Safety

The South of Market is a neighborhood full of children and seniors, but to many it is the thoroughfare to the freeway. For this reason, many cars zip through the streets, not seeing the density of families accessing their neighborhood services and homes. SoMa streets are also among the longest in the City, leaving few safe crossings for pedestrians.

Folsom-Howard Streetscape Project
Folsom-Howard Streetscape Project

Gaining ideas from SoMa residents, SOMCAN strives to improve safety within the vicinity, making biking/walking more comfortable and enjoyable for residents, preparing for cultural growth, and preserving the neighborhood. 

No Fare Increase!
No Fare Increase!

Through our collective efforts, 400,000+ Muni riders did not received fare increase under SOMCAN's Citywide Transit Justice: "No Fare Increase" campaign.