西雅图华埠国际区80居民集会 反对麦当劳进驻第四大道与杰克逊街口
约80名西雅图华埠国际区居民与支持者11月10日晚挤满国际特别审查区理事会会议，抗议一家麦当劳特许经营店进驻第四大道南段与南杰克逊街交汇处的空置店面，相关报道11月11日见报。与会者举着中英文手写标语，有人还戴上了麦当劳叔叔式的小丑面具。这处街角靠近区域交通枢纽与体育场，店面自巴特尔药房四年前关门后一直空置。
居民提出的反对理由包括：全球快餐连锁会冲击区内众多独立小餐馆，与华埠国际区的亚裔特色不符，还可能把无家可归者与吸毒人员吸引到这个街角。理事会共收到100多份反对该提案的书面意见。当选州众议员凯拉贝·特沃尔德与市议员亚历克西斯·梅赛德斯·林克也到场登记反对。按市与州法律，麦当劳须获得该历史保护审查理事会的批准才能在区内开业，理事会成员 Huy Pham 暗示该公司获批希望不大。这场争议也折射出华埠国际区更普遍的紧张：租金上涨与开发压力正威胁区内长期经营的小商家。
Chinatown-International District Residents Pack Hearing to Oppose McDonald's Plan
About 80 residents of Seattle's Chinatown-International District packed a meeting of the International Special Review District board on the evening of Nov. 10 to oppose a proposed McDonald's at a vacant storefront at 4th Avenue South and South Jackson Street, The Seattle Focal reported. The space has been empty since a Bartell Drugs store closed four years ago.
Residents carried bilingual Chinese-English signs and clown masks, and more than 100 written objections were submitted. Board member Huy Pham said the proposal faces long odds for approval. State Representative-elect Tewolde and City Councilmember Rinck attended and voiced opposition. In 2000, neighborhood opposition also forced McDonald's to abandon a location at 5th and Jackson in the district in King County, Washington.
来源：The Seattle Focal
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图片来源：图：西雅图华埠国际区牌坊。ZhengZhou 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Chinatown Gate in Seattle's Chinatown-International District. By ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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