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Community pushes PUC to move Seventeenth & Folsom toward affordable housing and open space
Summary
Community groups and neighborhood leaders urged the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to transfer the Seventeenth & Folsom parcel for mixed-use affordable housing and parkland; staff said an MOU with the Mayor’s Office of Housing is expected by December with Board of Supervisors review to follow.
Community organizers, environmental advocates and neighborhood leaders urged the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Sept. 22 to advance a mixed-use plan for the Seventeenth & Folsom parcel that prioritizes affordable housing and open space.
Hundreds of residents and representatives of community groups testified during a prolonged public-comment period, arguing the PUC should use the surplus site to address steep housing costs, add green space in the Mission and support local jobs. Nick Pagelatos of Dolores Hu Community Services and the Mission Anti-Displacement…
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