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Advocates urge LAFCO to audit Treasure Island redevelopment and consider public broadband
Summary
During public comment Eric Brooks urged LAFCO to take an oversight role on Treasure Island redevelopment and successor‑agency actions, citing public process and contamination concerns, and also urged renewed study of municipal broadband and fiber.
At the meeting's general public comment period, Eric Brooks of the San Francisco Green Party asked LAFCO to consider independent auditing or studies of Treasure Island redevelopment and successor redevelopment agency decisions, citing concerns about public process and potential environmental and health risks.
Brooks told commissioners that both the Treasure Island board and the redevelopment successor agency operate with quasi‑independent authority and that many lives depend on decisions made there. He urged the commission to use its independent perspective for oversight, suggesting LAFCO could "sunshine" those agencies via televised meetings or audits to increase transparency.
Brooks also raised the issue of public broadband and fiber optics as a timely next policy area for LAFCO attention now that the CCA work is advancing.
The commission did not take formal action on these suggestions during the meeting; the comments were recorded as items for potential future consideration.
