Board of Supervisors Decides Future of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Today

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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors face a long night ahead as they today decide whether to go forward with the redevelopment of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding have been poured into cleaning up the area, and talks to transform it into a housing community have been under way for more than a decade.

Now the supervisors will need to talk a little longer. Community members are expected to show up for the 3 p.m. agenda item in droves to speak their peace. The new housing and commercial space has the blessing of labor, Mayor Gavin Newsom, and residents of the Alice Griffith housing project -- whose homes would also be upgraded according to the $200 million plan. Master developer Lennar Corporation will be required to contribute $46 million.

Detractors question whether building on top of the shipyard is environmentally sound, especially since the environmental impact report passed the Planning Commission by a narrow 4-3 vote.

Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who will vote in favor of redevelopment, said he expects deliberations to go as late as 10 or 11 p.m., though they could stretch on well past midnight.

"I don't want to delay an instant moving forward and healing this very toxic part of our city," he said. "Whatever it takes, I'm going to be there until the end of the meeting, God-willing."

Supposing a ban on caffeinated beverages doesn't come before the supes, coffee should do the trick.

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