June elections hold future of Bayview Hunters Point

An Update from the Bayview Hunters Point Organizing Project

This year, many voters have their attentions turned toward the Obama/Clinton struggle for the Democratic nomination. However, June isn’t just about picking a presidential nominee—the upcoming elections on June 3 carry two propositions critical to the future of San Francisco’s last remaining African American community.

POWER has been organizing and mobilizing people in Bayview Hunters Point to exercise their rights and get out to vote this summer.

Proposition G, otherwise known as the Mixed Use Integrated Development Plan for Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard, would repeal voter-approved limits on how much money the City can spend to build a new stadium. This initiative aims to replace state park land in order to build nearly 10,000 luxury condominiums, complete with a six-lane freeway that would shuttle new residents from US 101 directly to Candlestick Point.

Proposition G is backed by multi-billion dollar developer Lennar Homes, known for its egregious disregard for the health and safety of community residents in Bayview Hunters Point. The proposition is opposed by environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club.

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Proposition F, otherwise known as the Affordable Housing requirement for the Mixed Use Integrated Development Plan for Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard, was developed by residents of Bayview Hunters Point. Proposition F would require the City to set aside 50% of the proposed housing units to be built to be affordable to those who clean our streets, feed our families, and teach our children. It would also require that Alice Griffith public housing be rebuilt with no displacement of current residents.

Proposition F is backed by affordable housing organizations, environmental justice organizations, and social justice organizations in San Francisco.

With development in San Francisco pricing out low income, working and middle class families, the June elections will play an important role in deciding the future of the last remaining African American community in our City.