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Mission Artists In Search Of A New Workspace Feel Priced Out And Forgotten In San Francisco
KPIX 5 spoke to three artists who have used the space for years and now are having to find a new workspace in an era of high rents.
August 17, 2022
A group of Mission District artists is forced to leave their creative workspace because it is up for sale. They now are fighting for space in a real estate market better suited to moguls than artists.
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The artists have had space to create inside a warehouse on Treat Avenue near 22nd Street. They recently got a letter to vacate by the end of September. The building, once owned by art lover Ernest Heinzer, is now controlled by an estate following Heinzer's death. Now, the estate plans to sell the building and needs the artists to move.
KPIX 5 spoke to three artists who have used the space for years and now are having to find a new workspace in an era of high rents.
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