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Board denies rehearing requests on Great Highway pilot after divided debate over Estuary Institute report
Summary
Appellants asked the Board of Appeals to rehear three appeals of the Great Highway pilot, citing a newly public Estuary Institute report and recently installed median seating; planning staff and supporters said the report was available earlier and the bench is exempt. The board debated but denied the rehearing requests.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on March 13 considered rehearing requests for three appeals related to the Great Highway pilot but denied the requests after extended public comment and split deliberations.
Appellants — represented at the hearing by attorneys and neighborhood advocates — argued that new, material facts emerged after the original hearing that could have affected the outcome. They highlighted a December 2023 Estuary Institute report that they said documents dune trampling and human‑caused erosion and pointed to internal emails and the recent installation of log seating in the median that appellants say were not disclosed or were mischaracterized by Recreation and Parks in the earlier record. "The newly installed seating raises…
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