North Station

Request for a public hearing

Hold Chinatown Gambling Hearing on Predatory Marketing

Last activity April 16, 2026 (5 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    April 13, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council referred this matter to the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery to hold a hearing about gambling and predatory marketing in Chinatown. The hearing would examine public health impacts, advertising practices, and the availability of culturally appropriate resources for residents, with attention to language access and community protections.

Affects Asian Americans and Chinatown residents

In Chinatown-Leather District

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Erin Murphy, and Ed Flynn

Now with the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery

About Public Safety and Health & Human Services

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Official title

Order for a hearing to discuss gambling and predatory marketing in Chinatown.

Timeline

  1. April 15, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery.

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, April 15, 2026