Supe Chris Daly has yanked a piece of legislation that, if ratified, would have demanded that 50 percent of housing on Treasure Island— not 30, as it now stands— comply with affordable housing standards. Daly's decision follows last week's defeat of Prop F, his erstwhile stab at 50 percent affordability in the upcoming Bayview redevelopment effort. Says Daly: “I thought that it would be appropriate to move the item along with Proposition F. So I, for now, defer to the voters,” Daly said, adding that his measure was “swamped with gobs of money from Lennar.” Rebound! [Examiner]
Off with the stalemate: After last weeks' anointing by the New York Times, the "largest urban development project in the nation"— a.k.a. Hunters Point— just might see the condos, town homes, office buildings, retail, and green space promised by Lennar Corp.-backed Proposition G. Following a nice little volley at the polls, Prop G, as we know, did defeat Proposition F, Pied Piper Chris Daly's pipe dreambid for 50 percent affordable housing in the area. Camp Proposition F is placing the burden of blame on Lennar's $4 million-and-counting publicity campaign, one of the most financially extravagant local measure pushes in California's entire history. (Though Lennar looks like a veritable tightwad when compared to PG&E, which forked over $13 million to pimp several energy measures during the last year.) A $4 million-plus marketing campaign— sure, that'll push the vote. But so will a Benjamin-backed development plan. Money, oh how it talks.
· Lennar spending records sums on Prop. G [SFBG]
· The Largest Urban Development Project in the Nation [Curbed SF]
· Daly & Co. Secure Anti-Lennar Signatures in Hunters Point [Curbed SF]
· Candlestick Goes to the Ballot [Curbed SF]
No Oreo cookies or "I voted" stickers here, folks— just the cold, hard numbers culled from you, our politically and internet-savvy readership. We trust our online polling system over a couple of rickity plastic stations in our neighbors' garages. Don't you? Thought so. Final numbers at the end of the day, promise. No recount!
Last week's announcement that Lennar Corp. rolled over to several community organizations' demands for more affordable housing; the megatron developer has entered into a legally-binding agreement that provides for 35 percent affordable housing, a step up from its original plan, which called for 25 percent. Creeping up on the Daly-backed, 50 percent affordable demand of Proposition-F, the new-and-improved Prop. G represents what some have called an unprecedented rollover on the part of Big Development. Others have shrugged it off as a desperate political ploy. Naturally, we took this puppy to vote. And guess what? You all don't give a rat's ass! Obviously tired of the G/F propaganda clogging your mailboxes and RSS feeds, 76.8 percent of you said "just build the damn thing already!" 10.5 percent see Proposition G take deux as a community coup, while a pessimistic 12.6 see Lennar's plan as a sorry exercise in corporate desperation.
· Proposition G, Take Two: Desperation Row for Lennar and Co.? [Curbed SF]
News broke last Friday that several community organizations have gone to the mattresses with über-developer Lennar Corp., walking away with a legally-binding agreement that puts Proposition G on the hook for a total of 35 percent affordable housing, a ten percent increase from its initial plan. Advocates of the Daly-backed proposition F aren't yet convinced— 50 percent or die!— but even staunch "progressives" have to admit that even though much remains to be seen, this kind of cooperation is all but unprecedented. Family-sized housing (not the studios and one-bedrooms that often make BMR housing out of reach for families); funding for job training and community programs— Lennar's second crack seems like a fairly solid one. (See below for details.) In today's Beyond Chron, however, Paul Hogarth recapped the comments of another journo at last night's press conference
[Are] Lennar’s concessions to the community a desperate, eleventh-hour move to save their measure? By facing an alternative measure that would be financially unfeasible for most private developers, Lennar had simply no choice but to “play ball” with the community if they wanted to stay in town.
Daly, get your guns. With T-minus two weeks until the June 3rd election, Lennar Corporation isn't backing down for one hot second on Proposition G: Lawyers for the mega-developer (and close friend of city hall) have filed a complaint with the city's Ethics Committee, alleging violations of campaign finance laws by Daly and his Prop-F supporting Bayview Committee for Affordable Housing. Lennar and Co. allege that the sly registration of Daly's outfit as a "general purpose committee" rather than a "candidate controlled committee" allows his influence to remain murky; Lennar is calling for the placement of stricter regulations on the committee's contribution reports, for instance. As it stands, Daly's mailers are “disseminated without legally required identifying information and prohibited contributions may be made by unsuspecting donors," according to Lennar. The Supe scoffed at the suggestion that his campaign might accept non-kosher donations, comparing the $10,000 his campaign has raised and spent compared against Proposition G's $2.23M budget, funded largely by Lennar itself. Less cash money yields a lower chance for corruption? Fun with logic!
· Developer sets sights on Daly [SF Examiner]
The June 3rd election is fast approaching, and the fate of the 49ers—and the Bayview neighborhood—hangs in the balance. It's a showdown between Propositions G and F; between Chris Daly and Gavin Newsom; between the good and the well-intended. But which is which? San Francisco has already been called the "underdog" in our efforts to keep the 49ers, and unless Proposition G passes, moving the Bayview plan forward (now with 35 percent affordable housing, many think we can forget about the stadium. Proponents of Prop F, however, don't find the situation so cut and dried: If Prop F passes, moving the Bayview plan forward with 50 percent affordable housing, its proponents say that the stadium is still a possibility with a different contractor while preserving the integrity of the nabe. Opponents call F "reckless" and "disingenuous." Which way will voters swing? Is this a city-wide guilt trip from Chris Daly? Are San Francisco residents pretending to worry about gentrification and telling their friends that they're voting for Prop F, when in reality, they really want a new stadium? Sneaky!
· S.F. bid for 49ers stirs race issue [Mercury News]
· CurbedWire Late Edition: Lennar Corp. Agreement Allows for More Affordable Housing [Curbed SF]
· Candlestick Goes to the Ballot [Curbed SF]
HUNTERS POINT—Paging Chris Daly: Developer Lennar Corp. is playing for keeps on the affordable housing front. From the press release issued by the SF Labor Council:
The San Francisco Labor Council, along with its community and interfaith partners, ACORN (Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now) and SFOP (San Francisco Organizing Project) have reached a groundbreaking agreement with Lennar Urban that provides the largest creation of affordable housing of any new development in the city’s history.
Under the agreement, a total of approximately 3,500 new homes that are affordable to very low-income and working families will be constructed in the Hunters Point Shipyard – Candlestick Point and throughout District 10. The vast majority will be constructed as part of the mixed-use development project; in addition, Lennar has committed $27.3 million to provide hundreds more affordable homes throughout District 10. Lennar has also agreed to provide $8.5 million for workforce training.
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No Oreo cookies or "I voted" stickers here, folks— just the cold, hard numbers culled from you, our politically and internet-savvy readership. We trust our online polling system over a couple of rickity plastic stations in our neighbors' garages. Don't you? Thought so. Final numbers at the end of the day, promise. No recount! 
Daly, get your guns. With T-minus two weeks until the June 3rd election, Lennar Corporation isn't backing down for one hot second on Proposition G: Lawyers for the mega-developer (and close friend of city hall) have filed a complaint with the city's Ethics Committee, alleging violations of campaign finance laws by Daly and his Prop-F supporting Bayview Committee for Affordable Housing. Lennar and Co. allege that the sly registration of Daly's outfit as a "general purpose committee" rather than a "candidate controlled committee" allows his influence to remain murky; Lennar is calling for the placement of stricter regulations on the committee's contribution reports, for instance. As it stands, Daly's mailers are “disseminated without legally required identifying information and prohibited contributions may be made by unsuspecting donors," according to Lennar. The Supe scoffed at the suggestion that his campaign might accept non-kosher donations, comparing the $10,000 his campaign has raised and spent compared against Proposition G's $2.23M budget, funded largely by Lennar itself. Less cash money yields a lower chance for corruption? Fun with logic!
The June 3rd election is fast approaching, and the fate of the 49ers—and the Bayview neighborhood—hangs in the balance. It's a showdown between Propositions G and F; between Chris Daly and Gavin Newsom; between the good and the well-intended. But which is which? San Francisco has already been called the "underdog" in our efforts to keep the 49ers, and unless Proposition G passes, moving the Bayview plan forward (now with 35 percent 
HUNTERS POINT—Paging Chris Daly: Developer Lennar Corp. is playing for keeps on the affordable housing front. From the press release issued by the SF Labor Council: 
