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Board approves use of 701 Lombard for North Beach Library, after heated hearing and property-owner objection
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution authorizing use of 701 Lombard Street for the Joe DiMaggio Playground/North Beach Library master plan after a public hearing that included a sustained objection by the former owner, who called the eminent-domain process abusive.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 28 adopted a resolution authorizing the use of 701 Lombard Street for the Joe DiMaggio Playground–North Beach Library master plan, approving the project by roll call after a public hearing that drew both supporters and opponents.
The vote on the resolution passed with 11 ayes. The measure required eight votes for approval and was adopted after testimony from city planners, Recreation and Parks and library officials, neighborhood residents and the parcel’s former owner, Brian Murphy O’Flynn.
Why it matters: The project combines an expanded branch library with reconfigured and increased park space in one of the city’s densest neighborhoods, adding publicly accessible open space and a new library facility. Opponents argued the city’s prior use of eminent domain and the process for acquiring the parcel were unfair.
Recreation and Parks representative Sarah…
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