"The argument: The city used an environmental impact report done for the 2022 Housing Element of the General Plan to fulfill the requirements that the upzoning undergo review under the California Environmental Quality Act. The Yimby movement hates CEQA, but the law exists for a very good reason: Before any major project that could impact the environment gets approval, the public has the right to know what those impacts might be."
"The Rezone will forever change the face of the City. It will allow new development to accommodate 54,000 new housing units in so-called "well-resourced" areas of the City.1 While the City prepared an environmental impact report ("EIR") for its Housing Element in 2022 (2022 EIR), the proposed Rezone is vastly different from the zoning studied in the 2022 Housing Element and its associated 2022 EIR. Nevertheless, the Planning Department proposes to rely on the 2022 EIR."
A neighborhood coalition plans to file a lawsuit that could delay implementation of Mayor Daniel Lurie's Rich Family Zoning Plan until after the next Board of Supervisors elections. Lori Brooke, a founder of Neighborhoods United SF and a D2 supervisor candidate, said the group will file once Lurie signs the legislation. The lawsuit argues the city improperly relied on the 2022 Housing Element EIR to satisfy CEQA for the rezone. CEQA requires disclosure of environmental impacts so voters can hold officials accountable. An environmental lawyer's letter states the proposed rezone differs substantially from the 2022 Housing Element and that the city's addendum ignores or mischaracterizes impacts.
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