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DPH outlines environmental-health standards; Bayview residents press for accountability over Hunters Point
Summary
At a Board of Supervisors hearing, the San Francisco Department of Public Health described its standards for reviewing land-use projects and enforcement steps; dozens of Bayview Hunters Point residents used public comment to press for investigations and accountability over past shipyard cleanup and alleged staff collusion.
Dr. Rajeev Bhatia, the Department of Public Health’s environmental lead, told the Board of Supervisors that DPH’s role in land-use reviews is advisory and guided by professional ethics and evidence-based judgments. He described three city-specific programs—soils analysis for contaminated sites under a local Maher ordinance, construction dust-control plans (required for projects of a half-acre or greater since 02/2008), and air-quality assessment/ventilation standards for residential infill near high-traffic corridors.
DPH emphasized its advisory role under the California Environmental Quality Act and highlighted cases where…
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