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SAN FRANCISCO — The revitalization of Japantown — a neighborhood that wears the scars of past policies — could shut down two lanes of a roadway to make room for pedestrians where there are now cars.

The overarching plan for the area aims to bring in new visitors and add housing and ground-floor stores.

To do so, about one-quarter mile of two lanes on Webster Street would be turned into a public park, according to a draft plan. In addition, Peace Plaza and Buchanan Mall would be overhauled and new street-facing stores would open in the neighborhood.

Source: SF Examiner

Pre-Panel Protocol

I woke up on the morning of Saturday, May 23^rd, 2009 with my head stuck in a cloud. It took me a short while to realize that I’d spent the night with BAAU members at the Crown Plaza Hotel across the street from the Fanime convention center. Although I had barely gotten any sleep the night before thanks to the 24-hour party people across the hall, I was focused… I knew that if there was one thing I absolutely had to do that day, it was to check in on time for BayAnime’s “Local Bay Area Anime Fans” panel!

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