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Neighborhood groups seek affordable housing information

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SWL lot 322-1 at the corner of Broadway and Front streets is slated for an affordable housing project.
SWL lot 322-1 at the corner of Broadway and Front streets is the site of a proposed affordable housing project.

 

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Representatives from 4 neighborhood groups including the Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association recently requested information from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) on several affordable housing projects in the Broadway Street corridor.

The goal of the request is to enable a more informed dialogue with the agency regarding future plans for housing in the area.  The request also included current data showing the large shortfall in new housing for moderate-income households.

Letter to the MOHCD

San Francisco Planning Department memo showing the shortfall in new housing for moderate-income households

More information about the affordable housing project proposals and BCNA’s actions can be found on the BCNA News page on the BCNA’s website.

On the Waterfront by June A. Osterberg

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Another article about CLIMATE CHANGE and SEA LEVEL RISE?  An emphatic Yes.  World-shaking matters deserve local spotlights and attention.

Attention is being paid locally by a State agency, the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and their being on the job, planning and developing programs and information essential to residents of Bay shores and their descendants. Continue Reading→

Port setting record for cruise passengers in 2014

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May 5, 2014, Pier 35: Norwegian Pearl (left) and Norwegian Jewel. Photo by Michael Nerney, Port of San Francisco.
May 5, 2014, Pier 35: Norwegian Pearl (left) and Norwegian Jewel. Photo by Michael Nerney, Port of San Francisco.

OFFICIAL BCNA NEWS

In the classic baseball film “Field of Dreams,” the often-quoted line  is, “If you build it, they will come.”

This is happening on our shores.  The Port of San Francisco‘s longtime dream of a  modern new cruise terminal has materialized at Pier 27, and 2014 is a record-setting year for the number of cruise passengers coming to the fabled San Francisco waterfront.

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