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Bayview residents urge Planning Commission to preserve 1550 Evans as community center, accuse developer of behind-the-scenes effort for housing
Summary
Dozens of Bayview leaders and residents told the Planning Commission the Southeast site at 1550 Evans should remain a community and education center, not be parceled for housing; several speakers presented public-record emails alleging a developer sought to reallocate housing credits. Planning staff said the SFPUC application requires a zoning change and can be fast-tracked.
Reverend Brown, speaking for the San Francisco NAACP branch, opened a string of public comments urging the Planning Commission not to replace a decades-long, community-driven plan for a Southeast community center at 1550 Evans with housing. He appealed directly to commissioners, saying, “Do not become inheritors of the racist spirit … Do the right thing, respect the community.”
Multiple Bayview community leaders, including Steve Goode of the Southeast Community Facilities Commission and Al Norman of the Bayview Merchants Association, said the community spent years shaping a…
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