Time for a “Win Win” Outcome in SF’s Bayview DistrictRandy Shawbyline‚ Apr. 08‚ 2008For over a decade, San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood has faced major internal battles over its future. From the controversial 1997 “stadium-mall” ballot initiative, to the 2006 fight over creating a Redevelopment Area, to the competing housing measures (Props F and G) on this June’s ballot, the city’s last remaining sizable African-American neighborhood is also its most sharply divided. But at 900 Innes Street in the Bayview, there is an opportunity to avoid this path of conflict and to bring affordable homeownership for neighborhood residents, a maritime museum that chronicles the area’s shipyard history, and new public access to the Bay. The question is whether the Board of Supervisors will move the process toward a rare “win win” solution in Bayview, or instead allow the three year fight over 900 Innes to escalate. |