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Trust the planning process on Saltworks project, says commentary

Posted by: Maven on March 18, 2010 at 5:26 am

From the San Francisco Chronicle, this commentary by Art Agnos, a former mayor of San Francisco and currently a strategic adviser for DMB:

“Twenty years ago, as mayor of San Francisco, I faced a difficult decision over the fate of the Embarcadero Freeway after the 1989 earthquake.

Some 22,000 people signed a petition opposing demolition of the hideous double-deck freeway. Indeed, they opposed even starting an environmental review process to develop the facts.

As I was facing re-election, the easy political decision would have been to agree. But I decided to ignore the politics of the moment and follow what a sound environmental and development review would find as the best solution. And that is why San Francisco today now has restored access to the bay and its spectacular, thriving waterfront.

Today, Redwood City faces the same kind of decision over plans for the future of the Saltworks site. … “

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March 18, 2010 · Filed Under Bay Area

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