In early-March, Norman Lau found himself in a battle with merchants on San Francisco Chinatown’s main commercial corridor.
Norman Lau’s LionDanceME — arguably the world’s most active lion dance group — had just put on 300 shows in two months. Lau was feeling good that day in early-March, but soon, he discovered, merchants on San Francisco Chinatown’s main commercial corridor said no more — no more street closures that the dancers needed.
In advance of Wednesday’s meeting, each side has collected more than 1,500 signatures to buttress their cases: LionDanceME gathered Instead of seeking clarification with Lau, they filed an appeal. “It was a wild misrepresentation to claim there was no neighborhood opposition,” they wrote into the Board of Appeals. Lau denied any sneakiness, saying he applied for the Entertainment Commission permit in February, not after the town hall. to the Board of Appeals, the Entertainment Commission said it was unaware of the March 13 community meeting and had no knowledge of any neighborhood opposition when granting the permit.
Dozens of residents who live on the upper floors of Grant Ave. have also signed the brief, according to Luong. Some are bothered by the noise caused by lion dance, while others are concerned that the street closure would make it inconvenient for their children to park when visiting them.
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