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Board approves eminent‑domain resolution for 1975 Galvez to advance SFPUC central‑shops relocation amid lease dispute
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a resolution of necessity to authorize acquisition by eminent domain of the leasehold at 1975 Galvez Avenue to permit the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s central‑shops relocation. The measure passed 9‑2 after board members criticized earlier appraisal and lease‑buyout handling.
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution of necessity authorizing the city to acquire, potentially by eminent domain, the leasehold interest at 1975 Galvez Avenue to facilitate the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) planned Central Shops relocation.
What the board approved: The resolution authorizes the city to begin the eminent‑domain process to acquire a leasehold interest the SFPUC says it needs to complete the Central Shops relocation work. The measure opens a formal process that could include appraisal, negotiation and, if necessary, condemnation procedures to acquire the leasehold interest of an operator identified in the staff presentation as Blue Line Rentals.
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