Board approves Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point redevelopment plan after heated debate and amendments

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a package of redevelopment plan amendments, CEQA findings and implementing agreements to move forward with the Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point redevelopment plan, resolving a long‑running, contentious review process.

Why it matters: The project covers roughly 700 acres of formerly industrial land on the city’s southeastern waterfront and proposes about 10,500 housing units (with a stated 30% targeted as “affordable”), major parks and transportation improvements, and up to 10,000 permanent jobs over build‑out. Supporters say it will bring long‑promised investment, parks and rebuilt public housing to the Bayview; opponents raised concerns about affordability, local hiring, environmental cleanup and displacement.

What the board decided: After an extended public hearing and a raft of proposed amendments, supervisors voted to approve redevelopment plan amendments (items 11–14) and a set of implementing resolutions and ordinances (items 27 and 28–36). - The board adopted CEQA findings and the redevelopment plan amendments and associated implementing documents following multiple motions and votes recorded on…