July 25, 2013 | Read Time: 1 minute
A plan to house San Francisco’s Mexican Museum, along with housing and shops, in a new 47-story high-rise received unanimous approval from the city’s Board of Supervisors Tuesday but is likely to face challenges in court and at the ballot box, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Critics say lawmakers ignored environmental and historic-preservation laws in approving the development and that it violates strict city guidelines on how much shadow buildings can cast over city-owned parks. They are preparing a referendum to give voters final say on the Mission Street project and other developments near municipal open space.
The 38-year-old museum of Latino art and culture has long eyed the proposed high-rise site for its new home, the Chronicle previously reported. The museum would occupy the first four floors of the building, with condominiums above.
