Planning Commission delays Gateway project hearing as Bayview residents, labor seek more time

The San Francisco Planning Commission on Thursday granted a short continuance on multiple items related to the San Francisco Gateway Project after union representatives and Bayview community members urged more time for negotiation and review.

Commissioner Imperial moved to continue the Gateway items (case 2015‑012491ENV and associated permits) to June 26 and related items to July 10; the motion passed unanimously, 7‑0. The commission also accepted a continuance for the conditional use authorization and variance for 70 Hancock Street to July 10.

The commission’s vote came after several speakers representing labor and neighborhood groups asked the commission to allow additional time for ongoing talks. Mark Gleason, speaking for Teamsters Joint Council 7, thanked the supervisor’s office and planning staff for continuing to consider concerns about the project’s operation and employment terms and said discussions had been “productive” and deserved time to continue. Rudy Gonzalez of the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council also said he was authorized to “remark on behalf of all three entities today” — Teamsters Joint Council 7, the trades council and Prologis — and asked for “a brief continuance” while stakeholder negotiations continue.

Residents and neighborhood advocates urged the commission to move more quickly to address health and environmental impacts near Bayview Hunters Point. Rochelle Holmes of All Things Bayview told commissioners she was “appalled” at another continuance and urged the commission to “get this on the calendar” for substantive review. Blair Sandler, a Bayview resident who described himself as an…