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It may be four years late, $300 million over budget, and some people are still sore about the name, but a few members of the public were allowed inside the Chinatown-Rose Pak Station for the first time Thursday.
“This is really about paying some respect to a community that wants it, that deserves it," said Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who represents Chinatown.
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The youth, many of them homeless or living in SROs, also received $50 gift cards for school supplies and new clothes.
Renovated in 2012, the center is known for its basketball courts, playground, dance classes, and other important community offerings.
For more than a century, the Chinatown Y has served the community, offering everything from pool time to ESL classes.
The former President, who is in town to support his wife's bid for the Democratic nomination, dropped into Chinatown for a few minutes before heading to a big-ticket Fremont fundraiser.