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Residents criticize selection of Rich Hillis as San Francisco planning director at commission hearing
Summary
Dozens of speakers at the Planning Commission urged scrutiny of Mayor Breed’s choice of Rich Hillis as planning director, saying he lacks planning qualifications and may favor developers; commissioners did not take formal action but heard sustained public criticism.
Scores of San Francisco residents and neighborhood advocates used the Planning Commission’s public‑comment period to criticize the selection of Rich Hillis as the city’s next planning director, saying the appointee lacks the qualifications community members sought and raising concerns about favoritism and oversight.
Several speakers, including George Wooding of the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods and…
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