SF City Hall Approves Mission Apartment Building, Despite Outrage That Landlord Is Profiting Off Fatal Fire
Briefly

A decade after a fatal fire caused by alleged landlord negligence, the SF Planning Commission has greenlit a 10-story, 181-unit apartment complex at Mission and 22nd streets. Activists decried the decision, linking it to broader issues of real estate greed and tenant safety. Despite concerns over the landlord’s role in the fatal blaze that killed 38-year-old Mauricio Orellana, state laws compelled the Commission to permit the project. They could not mandate increased affordability, as highlighted by planner Ella Samonsky's admission of the department's limitations.
The Planning Commission, despite widespread concerns over the landlord's negligence leading to a deadly fire, approved a controversial 181-unit housing project at Mission Street.
Commissioner Ella Samonsky acknowledged community fears regarding profiting from negligence but stated the Planning Department lacked the authority to enforce affordability mandates.
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