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Church's interest a concern: Neighbors object to Scientologists' offer to buy 1912 building

Title: Church's interest a concern: Neighbors object to Scientologists' offer to buy 1912 building
Date: Thursday, 9 March 2006
Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle (California)
Author: Charlie Goodyear
Main source: sfgate.com

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San Francisco's North Beach, the city's bohemian quarter, has said "no" to chain stores through zoning laws to preserve the quirky, colorful character found in its cafes, clothing shops, bookstores and nightclubs. Now, some merchants and the supervisor whose district includes North Beach are eyeing a new land-use restriction to block a real estate acquisition being considered by the Church of Scientology, whose religious marketing practices strike some as inconsistent with the neighborhood's live-and-let-live ways. "I think it is a real ... [Read the rest at sfgate.com]