Mission Rock Street‑naming Proposal Deferred After Supervisors Seek Broader Review

Port staff presented a motion to approve street names for the Mission Rock development at Seawall Lot 337, and the committee agreed to continue the matter to allow further coordination on new names.

Rebecca Venasini of the Port described Mission Rock as a roughly 28-acre site with a multi-phase buildout that will include about 1,200 new homes overall and approximately 40% of units designated as inclusionary affordable across the development. Phase 1 includes two apartment buildings delivering about 540 units total, of which roughly 200 will be income-restricted, and about 8 acres of parks and open space.

The Port proposed six street names: four as extensions of nearby streets (including Terry Francois Boulevard, Longbridge, Bridgeview and Channel) and two new names — Plank Road and Spur Street — chosen to reference the site’s rail-yard and plank‑road history. Venasini said the naming process began with community meetings in 2019 and was reviewed by advisory bodies and the Port Commission.

Supervisor Dean Preston and others said the new names deserved further public discussion, noting recent attention to naming and representation; Preston suggested the city could approve extension names now while deferring the two new names for a broader equity review. Deputy City Attorney Jensen told the committee that delaying the naming vote would not slow construction, according to his office’s understanding.

Port staff cautioned that partially approving the item could create permitting confusion; supervisors and port staff agreed to continue the item to the call of the Chair to allow a coordinated review and possible amendment. Caller Bill Graziano from Bayview raised a public-comment concern that 'Bridgeview' already exists in Bayview and that that duplication could create confusion.

The committee voted to continue Item 3 to the call of the Chair with a recorded three‑aye vote; no street-name ordinance was adopted at this meeting.