Mission Armory Community Collective was formed to express our concerns about the recent sale of the Mission Armory to kink.com.  This collective does not support any infringement on the rights of consenting adults to express their sexuality as they see fit.  Our mission does not include taking a stand against pornography industry as a whole.  We are specifically concerned about the location of kink.com. 
Our concerns include:

q       Kink.com purchased the building without any community input.

q       Kink.com circumvented the city’s health and safety code requirements.   Other businesses are subjected to strict codes before they can open for business.  There are documented seismic, asbestos and toxic concerns at the Mission Armory. 
 

q       Kink.com's ability to avoid regulations and the scrutiny of the Planning Commission and other City Health and Safety Departments.  This oversight allowed them to avoid interaction with the community before opening for business at the Armory site. 
 

q       Kink.com has publicly stated it's refusal to address health and safety concerns, including seismic upgrade, removal of asbestos, and removal of toxic wastes

q       The "job opportunities" that Kink.com promises to the surrounding community are “dead end” jobs.  We will not see our community exploited in this manner. 
 

q         Kink.com has put workers health at risk by operating a business inside the Armory with out addressing the above mentioned health and safety concerns.

q       The nature of the business (production of pornographic fetish films) offers no positive benefits to the surrounding community.

q       Kink.com is NOT a good fit  for a residential neighborhood that includes, family's with young children, senior housing, Marshall Elementary School, the Friendship House Recovery Program, the Walden House Recovery Program, the Mission Neighborhood Health Center, St. John’s Tutoring Program, Churches and Neighborhood serving businesses

q       Our community has been historically overburdened with problems related to the sex industry.  The community has made great strides over the past few years to clean up our neighborhood and provide a healthy atmosphere for our residents young and old.  We will not tolerate this set back to our efforts to improve quality of life for our  neighbors.

Our objective - Shut Down Kink.com at the Mission Armory