Planning commission certifies EIR for Candlestick Point–Hunters Point Phase 2 after heated public comment

The San Francisco Planning Commission and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency held a joint special meeting on June 3 to consider certification of the final environmental impact report (EIR) for the Candlestick Point–Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 redevelopment project and related plan and financing actions.

After more than 10 hours of presentations and public testimony, and further late‑evening deliberations, the Planning Commission voted to certify the final EIR, with a 4–3 vote (Commissioners Miguel, Antonini, Borden and Lee in favor; Commissioners Moore, Seguaya and Olague opposed). The Redevelopment Agency then adopted the package of redevelopment resolutions and the disposition and development agreement implementing the project documents by unanimous votes in that body.

What the commissions decided

The Planning Commission certified the EIR as complete and in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Planning staff and agency environmental staff presented the Final EIR and the comments-and-responses (CNR) record, which staff said responded to written and oral comments received during the draft EIR review. Redevelopment staff described companion actions before the Agency: amendments to the Bayview Hunters Point and Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment plans, adoption of design‑for‑development documents, and authorization of a disposition and development agreement (DDA) with CP Development Company (a Lennar-led joint venture) to implement the plan. Redevelopment staff and the mayor’s office said the project will use private capital plus redevelopment tax‑increment and Mello‑Roos financing for horizontal infrastructure, parks and other public benefits.

Why people testified

Public testimony stretched across…