Guest Editorial: North Beach Library Fiasco2008/nblibrary.jpgbyline‚ Sep. 16‚ 2008The saga surrounding the North Beach library is getting curiouser and curiouser. But one thing is perfectly clear. Politics overwhelmed reason when the Library Commission agreed to demolish the historic 1950s building in Joe DiMaggio Playground. This forces the library out of its home of half a century and onto the infamous Triangle, the tiny (4100 sq.ft.) parcel across the street taken by eminent domain for $2.8 million to become a park. The fact that the Triangle is the wrong shape and size for a library is just the tip of the iceberg. The logistics of rebuilding the current 5500 sq. ft library (and expanding it!) on a 4100 sq. ft. site with a 13-foot slope is one to stump the experts. |