"On the one hand, a 25-story, nearly 800-unit megadevelopment replacing the "Tales of the City" cruising spot Safeway would be a jarring addition to the northern waterfront. On the other hand, it'd be big, garish, ostentatious and loud - just like every guy at Geelou or Bar Darling on a Friday night. It'd fit right in in the Marina. Assuming this isn't all a galactic head fake to distract from even bigger Safeway housing proposals in poorer neighborhoods,"
"The soil beneath the Dateway is a mixture of 1906 rubble and Cream of Wheat. Federally controlled land borders the parcel on two sides, and, as you might expect in a place called "Gas House Cove," there is toxic remediation to be done. But if the developers can overcome these physical obstacles, there are relatively few metaphysical obstacles the city could add. Recent state laws trump the longstanding San Francisco antidevelopment formula of sclerotic permitting, enraged neighbors and endless process."
A 25-story, nearly 800-unit development would replace the Safeway on the northern waterfront, radically changing the Marina skyline. The parcel sits on mixed 1906 rubble and Cream of Wheat, borders federally controlled land, and requires toxic remediation. State laws now limit local permitting power, allowing projects that conflict with longstanding four-story zoning and slow municipal processes to advance. Local political outrage has been performative, and preemptive city measures have proven ineffective or counterproductive. The overlap between state and municipal zoning creates complex legal ambiguities that weaken local control over large developments.
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