| February
2000 |
NLF
presents the YWCA with an offer to buy the building. Acceptance
of the offer will settle the lawsuit. The Soko Bukai engages
new pro bono litigation attorneys to continue working on the
lawsuit. |
| December
1999 |
Through
the fall, litigation continues in preparation for trial. The
Soko Bukai's pro bono litigation attorney is disqualified from
the case. |
| Summer
1999 |
The
Soko Bukai and Japanese-American community agree with NFL's
commitment to become the new owner and guardian of the trust
and to continue its preschool program in the building. |
| April
1999 |
ACR-32 passed
unanimously in both the State Assembly (73-0) and the State
Senate (28-0).
|
| March
1999 |
Assemble
Concurrent Resolution 32 (ACR-32) is introduced in the California
Legislature by Mike Honda, Carole Migden and Kevin Shelley with
George Nakano as principal co-author. ACR-32 recites the history
of the 1830 Sutter Street building and the formation of the
trust to protect the property from the Alien Land Laws. |
| February
1999 |
YWCA
tries to censor the community's right to publicize the issue
at the annual Day of Remembrance events. The YWCA charges the
Japanese-American community with misuse of public funds in a
letter to the San Francisco Supervisors. Supervisors reject
the YWCA's charge. |
| November
1998 |
Court
rejects YWCA request for summary judgment, finding the Bukai's
evidence compelling enough to proceed to trial. |
| November
1997 |
The
court overrules YWCA's Request to Dismiss, finding that the
facts alleged stated the creation and breach of a trust. |
|
August 1997
|
Mediation
ends after six months when YWCA secretly applies for a City
grant to renovate the building. After community protest, the
grant is not approved. |
| October
1996 |
YWCA
proposes a new lease to NLF that raises the rent by 80% and
allows them to permanently evict them with 30 days notice if
the building is "renovated". |
| February
1997 |
At
the urging of San Francisco Supervisors, the Japanese-American
community and YWCA enter into mediation to resolve the dispute. |
| December
1996 |
YWCA
moves its administrative offices into the building without notice
to the Japanese-American community which is enraged by the YWCA's
continuing repudiation of the trust. |
| September
1996 |
Soko
Bukai formally asserts right to enforce the trust on behalf
of the Japanese-American community. |
| September
- October 1996 |
A
community organization offers $1.2 million to buy the building.
YWCA refuses the offer stating it is too low. |
| Summer
1996 |
YWCA
tries to evict the two tenants, Nihonmachi Little Friends Preschool
and Harrison Out-of-School Program, to close the building. They
cite unsubstantiated operating losses as the reason. |
| June
1996
|
Community
activists find the SF YWCA Board minutes and passages as evidence
that the property was acquired in trust. |
| April
1996 |
SF
YWCA, 1830 Sutter Street building offered for sale at $1.65
million. This value is based on "the highest and best use"
which was determined to be demolishing of the building and replacement
with condominiums. The YWCA cite large programmatic operating
deficits as the reason they need to sell their last two San
Francisco properties. |
