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Board re‑certifies 2004/2009 housing‑element EIR after appeal; court writ noted by appellants
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to uphold the Planning Commission’s certification of the 2004/2009 housing‑element Environmental Impact Report after an appeal. Appellants argued the revised alternatives remained conclusory and pointed to a superior‑court writ ordering further CEQA compliance; the board approved certification 10–1.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to uphold the Planning Commission’s certification of the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the city’s 2004 and 2009 housing element in a 10‑to‑1 vote, rejecting an appeal by neighborhood groups that had previously won limited relief in Superior Court.
Appellants, represented by attorney Kathy Devincenzi for San Franciscans for Livable Neighborhoods, told the board the revised EIR still failed to substantiate its analysis of alternatives and that the Superior Court’s prior writ requires the court — not the board — to determine whether the city has cured the deficiencies before…
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