SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – The building that has housed San Francisco’s Metropolitan Community Church in the gay Castro district for decades will be replaced by two luxury residential buildings, according to the Bay Area Reporter. A total of four condo units will be built at the crumbling building on Eureka Street.
The church will be moving to downtown San Francisco, sharing an existing structure with another church group.
Upon hearing the news, a group of influential gay residents sent an angry letter to Supervisor Scott Wiener who represents the district on the county board of supervisors, demanding that the site be converted instead into a dog park.
According to a recent Gallup poll, 6 out of 10 Americans own a pet — more than 40 percent of which are dogs. The numbers are much higher in the Castro.
“We don’t need any more ridiculously high-priced condos. What we need is a park where we can take our furry companions to meet and socialize with other dogs,” a spokesperson for the group told The Adobo Chronicles.
The group proposed that the city buy the $2.3 Million property from the new owner. To raise the funds, it proposed that the city impose a 5% dog park surcharge for every beer and cocktail sold at all gay bars in the Castro.
Wiener could not be reached for comment, as he was vacationing in Lake Tahoe.
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