"The developer, Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, did what all affordable housers in the city do: The staff reached out to the neighbors, held meetings and took feedback, and as a result made some changes that lowered the height of the new buildings. That, in a reasonable world, is how this should work: The developer meets with the neighbors, the neighbors explain their concerns, the developer does the best it can to meet those concerns, and you get a better project."
"Sup. Jackie Fielder, who supported the affordable senior housing, asked Planning Department staffer Audrey Maloney a pretty basic question. Under current state law, where are people supposed to go to raise questions about a new development in their neighborhood? Maloney: Under SB 35 (a bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener), the city has no role in this project. The public has no right to a hearing. If it's compliant with the local zoning, there's nowhere to raise any questions. It's approved by right."
The Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected an appeal and allowed an affordable senior housing project at Bernal Hill to proceed. A few Coleridge Street neighbors complained the project would shrink a rarely used, privately owned park that sits atop an unstable pedestal with a garage below. The project includes a new, more accessible park. Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center staff met neighbors, held meetings, accepted feedback, and reduced building heights. Opponents nevertheless persisted, telling the developer to look downtown. The appeal addressed a minor subdivision technicality and failed. Under SB 35, compliant projects bypass city hearings and the public has no right to a hearing.
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