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Mission High auditorium fills as residents protest 'Monster in the Mission' and press for 100% affordable alternative
Summary
Dozens of community organizations and hundreds of residents testified at an informational Planning Commission hearing, with many opposing the Maximus proposal and urging a community‑led 100% affordable 'Marvel' alternative; supporters cited jobs, retail and union construction.
Hundreds of residents, neighborhood groups and nonprofit leaders filled Mission High School on Feb. 7 to urge the San Francisco Planning Commission to reject the developer’s market‑rate proposal for 1979 Mission Street and back a community plan that would deliver 100% deeply affordable housing.
Speakers aligned into two major camps: opponents — led by Plaza 16 Coalition, Housing Rights Committee and other neighborhood groups — urged planners to pursue the "Marvel in the Mission," a community‑designed 100% affordable alternative. Mariasa Mudio of the Housing Rights Committee said the coalition’s position plainly: "the only suitable…
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