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San Francisco school board backs halt-and-study approach for Hunters Point Parcel A
Summary
After hours of public testimony and competing expert statements, the San Francisco Board of Education unanimously adopted an amended resolution urging the City and County to make independent analyses public and to halt further Parcel A work if independent studies find risks to students and families.
The San Francisco Board of Education on Sept. 20 adopted an amended resolution urging city officials to make independent health analyses public and to support an immediate halt to construction at Parcel A of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard if any independent study shows threats to students and families. The measure passed after community leaders delivered emotional testimony alleging increased nosebleeds, asthma and other illnesses near the project and after the city's public health director defended the regulatory review of the site.
The board suspended its rules to consider the resolution on second reading and then debated amended language that asked the City and County of San Francisco to release independent assessments (including those by the Centers for Disease Control and the EPA where applicable), to…
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