Fillmore Community Action Plan — 2026

The Weight of
What Was Built,
and What Was Taken

A historical context and comparative strategy analysis grounding the FCAP's five draft strategy areas against the documented record of what the Black community in San Francisco built, what was deliberately destroyed, and what the data shows remains unrepaired.

96,000 Peak Black SF population, 1970
~45,000 Black SF residents, 2020
883 Businesses closed by Urban Renewal
5 FCAP strategy areas analyzed
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About This Analysis

This site accompanies the Fillmore Community Action Plan's five draft strategy documents — Health, Housing, Economic Development, Workforce, and Placemaking — with a historical foundation grounded in the documented record of Urban Renewal in the Western Addition and its lasting impact on Black San Franciscans. Use the sections below to navigate.

Section 1 Historical Foundation From the Great Migration through Urban Renewal to the present-day population and health data. Cited, linked, factual. Section 2 Strategy Summaries Each of the five FCAP draft strategy documents summarized on its own terms — Health, Housing, Economic, Workforce, and Placemaking. Section 3 Comparative Analysis Each strategy area mapped against the documented harm it responds to — with gaps, alignments, and guiding questions for the committee. Sources Citations & References 28 sourced references, all linked to primary or secondary records. Located at the bottom of the History page.
About the FCAP

Fillmore Community Action Plan

The Fillmore Community Action Plan is a partnership between the City of San Francisco and community members to create lasting, community-driven change in the Fillmore / Western Addition. The plan addresses four topic areas — Health, Housing, Economic & Workforce Development, and Placemaking, Arts & Culture — through a process grounded in healing and community self-determination.

The FCAP is led by the SF Planning Department and guided by a Steering Committee of community leaders representing different perspectives, lived experience, and connections with Fillmore residents and organizations. Community workshops ran April through June 2026.

SF Planning Project Manager: Taylor Booker — taylor.booker@sfgov.org
General inquiries: CPC.FillmoreCAP@sfgov.org
sfplanning.org/fillmore-community-action-plan