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SF mayor, Chinatown leaders break ground on $73M Portsmouth Square transformation
PORTSMOUTH SQUARE in San Francisco, also known as “The Heart of Chinatown,” is getting a multi-million-dollar facelift and city leaders broke ground there this week to kick off the transformation. Mayor Daniel Lurie, City Attorney David Chiu, Chinatown and city leaders, and community organizations held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for the $73 million Portsmouth […] The post SF mayor, Chinatown leaders break ground on $73M Portsmouth Square transformation appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, SF mayor, Chinatown leaders break ground on $73M Portsmouth Square transformation, PORTSMOUTH SQUARE in San Francisco, also known as “The Heart of Chinatown,” is getting a multi-million-dollar facelift and city leaders broke ground there this week to kick off the transformation. Mayor Daniel Lurie, City Attorney David Chiu, Chinatown and city leaders, and community organizations held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for the $73 million Portsmouth […] The post SF mayor, Chinatown leaders break ground on $73M Portsmouth Square transformation appeared first on Local News Matters .
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