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Planning commission declines to certify final EIR for 555 Washington; matter continued after split votes and hours of public comment
Summary
After more than four hours of public testimony for and against the proposed 555 Washington project, San Francisco commissioners voted down a motion to refuse certification but did not complete certification and continued the EIR hearing to March 18. The meeting also recorded a recusal and procedural disputes over CEQA and Prop K.
San FranciscoPlanning Commission and the Recreation and Park Commission opened a joint hearing on certification of the final environmental impact report for the proposed 555 Washington Street project and spent several hours hearing public testimony before votes and procedural rulings left the matter unresolved.
Commissioner David Lee presided over a roll call at the start of the session and the commissions first dealt with an early ethics motion: Commissioner Sullivan disclosed that she had joined the Pillsbury Winthrop law firm, which represents the project promoter, and the body voted to excuse her from participating in deliberations and decisions on the project.
After a lengthy procedural exchange about whether the Planning Commission could act on CEQA certification separately from the Recreation and Park Commission, commissioners heard dozens of public…
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