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September 13, 2006
Bayview Redevelopment Referendum Could Limit 49ers Backroom Dealing
BeyondChron.org
By Randy Shaw.
In San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point, the city's redevelopment agency wants to clear the predominantly African-American middle-class neighborhood to build a new stadium for the 49ers, along with a shopping center and housing complex.
Can you guess who one of the development partners is? C'mon, take a guess....
Lucky for residents of Bayview-Hunters Point they have the power of the ballot box.
The San Francisco Department of Elections announced yesterday that proponents of a referendum on Bayview-Hunters Point Redevelopment had submitted over 33,000 signatures. This is over 50% more than the 20,800 required, and gives the campaign sufficient breathing room when the random sampling for signature validity occurs Friday. The petition count comes as the San Francisco 49ers and the Lennar Corp. have announced further plans for the Bayview-Hunters Point community---plans that have never been subject to a public hearing or community meeting, that have seemingly bypassed District 10 Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, and that run directly counter to the public participation process set forth in the Redevelopment Plan.
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When the media reports that the 49ers, Lennar Corp., and Forest City Enterprises are developing plans for a 12,000 seat arena, a 68,000 seat stadium, a shopping center and 6000 housing units in Bayview-Hunters Point, does this not trigger questions about what role, if any, the public has had in deciding the future of this neighborhood?
NoLandGrab: The resemblance is eerie.
Posted by lumi at September 13, 2006 11:20 PM