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Supervisors press mayor on Plan Bay Area growth, CEQA streamlining and transit funding
Summary
Supervisors questioned Mayor Edwin Lee about the Bay Area—s Plan Bay Area regional growth strategy and the potential CEQA streamlining in Senate Bill 375; the mayor expressed support for regional planning, cautioned that Planning Department questions remain, and called for a transportation funding plan to support Muni.
Supervisor Eric Mar (District 1) pressed Mayor Edwin Lee during question time about the region—s draft Plan Bay Area and potential state-level CEQA streamlining under Senate Bill 375. Mar warned that the plan projects major population and housing growth by 2040 and that CEQA exemptions for transit-priority development could increase displacement risks in San Francisco—s low-income neighborhoods.
Mayor Edwin Lee said the city would work with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) on a regional approach, noted the city already has strong anti-displacement and housing…
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