[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Hunter's Point (San Francisco, CA) Lawsuit

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Last stand against Lennar

Final lawsuit challenging Hunters Point redevelopment project awaits  
a judge's ruling

By Caitlin
San Francisco Bay Guardian
April 26, 2011

Hunters Point, the last major swath of usable land in San Francisco,  
appears at first glance to be a developer's dream - a prime piece of  
real estate with sweeping views of the bay, ample space, and a city  
government eager to capitalize on its potential.

But community groups have filed lawsuits challenging the project's  
many uncertainties, such as the fate of the toxic stew beneath the  
former U.S. Navy base in the heart of the project area, and both  
sides are now awaiting a court ruling on whether more studies are  
needed.

As an EPA-designated Superfund site, the 500-acre plot is home to an  
abundance of buried chemical contaminants, radioactive waste, and  
other unknown toxins, and the Navy has been slow to clean it up.  
Concerned that development plans have been premature in the face of  
this lingering mess, opponents filed lawsuits against developer  
Lennar Corp. and the city last year.

The project, approved July 2010 by the Board of Supervisors, includes  
plans for a new stadium for the 49ers, 10,500 housing units, parks,  
and commercial retail space. It has received praise from city and  
state government agencies as an economic and cultural boon to the  
community. But activist groups say the cleanup should happen before  
development occurs.


...

For the entire article, see
http://www.sfbg.com/2011/04/26/last-stand-against-lennar

See also http://spot.us/pitches/558-superfund-city/story

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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