PIER 70 HAS HAD ITS FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT APPROVED - BY THE SF PLANNING COMMISSION - NO CLEAN OBJECTIVE LINKED TO THE OVER 0NE MILLION TONS OF LIQUID COAL - TW0 LARGE AREAS OF AMMONIA SPILLS - THAT HAVE TO BE ABATED, MITIGATED AND CLEANED.

Conceptual Plan - 35 acres plan development

by Forest City and Orton Development Inc.,

Pier 70 is like a dream -

you wake up - it could be your worst nightmare!

The SF Planning Department approved the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) - to approve a large development in phases at Pier 70.

No clear mission objective - how the abatement will be done - linked to over 1 million tons of liquid coal - other very large contaminated sites.

Add to that  - two very large areas - of ammonia spills - high levels of mercury, lead, and other elements - many, radioactive elements - registered in very high levels.

Pier 70 is a known toxic soup - that the greedy love to bathe in - and more power to those that care less - about health issues - that down the line - will compromise their health and well being.

Those tax payers that are more astute and careful - down the line will  have to pay - for those that are not careful and more greedy.

The Pier 70 is a fairly large area - some 35 acres plus - to be developed in Phases - on very polluted and contaminated ground - prone to liquefaction and flooding. 

Those living in and around Dog Patch are salivating - they want their Pier 70 fantasy land developed - yesterday.

The entire Pier 70 was impacted by the 1989 - 5.9 Earthquake and little mention is made of this singular - fact.

Pier 70 comes under SF Port Authority jurisdiction - part of the 7. 5 mile Piers and Facility on the waterfront - this one further South - that was left unattended and run down - known for many health hazards.

Never mind there is no viable and sustainable Transportation Plan - much as happened with the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and is happening with  the Candlestick Point projects.

Whites are so greed that they will do anything to build anywhere -even ground that is very contaminated.

They simply want to  make money, greed is in their DNA - Forest City should be ashamed of themselves and Orton Development Inc., - too.

Nefarious entities pushed for the Proposition F - Proposition F that brought about this project. Conceptual plans showing large areas of green turf - with pretty White women bathing in the sun. 
That turf will lie between the PG&E Sub-station and Irish Hill - go figure! Stupid to the core.

White Folks are so funny - their smile will be wiped away - when they learn first hand - how many of them will be exposed to contamination and pollution of the worst kind. 

Just imagine living in the middle of Chernobyl.

The famous Irish Hill - a fine example of 

Serpentine Rock - when crushed releases Asbestos Structures -

next door - the PGE sub-station -

the entire area polluted and contaminated - 

for over 70 years  Pacific Gas and Electricity -

conducted activities that polluted the area.

The Pacific Gas and Electric power plants -
the Mirant plant and sub-stations -
all daily polluting the land in and around Pier 70.

It is amazing how foolish people get when they are offered housing - no thought about contamination, pollution, and absolutely NO idea about Quality of Life issues. Most importantly putting innocent infants, children, youth and young adults, seniors and those with compromised health - in harms way.

Suffice to say this land was Ohlone land - the First People of San Francisco - that I represent.

 Once pristine - the U. S. Navy - during  the World War II operations - used  Pier 70 -  building ships - and contaminating the area with ammonia spills, lead, mercury, asbestos, all sorts of radioactive elements - and no one is paying attention to this very, very serious - issue.

Bethlehem Steel Logo

The Bethlehem Steel had their headquarters and one look at the building - and you can attest that once - those in power - made big bucks - steel was in great demand - for the World War II operations.

Hundreds of ships - small and big ones were built - and with it chrome plating and other operations used - the residue from chrome and other polluting operations - most of it contaminants - dumped all over the place.

The abatement, mitigation, and clean up to residential standards will cost - billions - but as the crooks are prone to do - they will bury the " toxic dirt " and cap it - taking short cuts.

Damn, the health of those that will live on the land - many of them innocent - who wake up only - when they get cancer.

Have tumors - one of a kind - respiratory diseases - that are already registered in the area -  known to the SF Health Department - and its Director Barbara Garcia and Tomas Aragon. 

Plans were afoot some time ago - to dump the over 1 million tons of liquid coal - into the Bay - some voices opposed this move.

There is " no knowing " - when it comes to " greed " - and corrupt folks who will bend backwards to aid and abet the corrupt.

Among them - Mayor Edwin M. Lee, Malia Cohen - and folks like Joe Boss from Potrero Hill and many others who proudly say - they welcome the Pier 70 project.

Irish Hill a small area - and next to it - where now the PGE Sub-station stands - will be cleaned - and it is here - that the famous green turf will be laid - with pretty White women displaying their wares - all the time - their bodies exposed to the worst type of contaminants - Go Figure.

The SF Planning Commission - were all fired up - at the mix- use development - retail space, office space, and of course the much need housing - but for whom?

No one asked the question about the above mentioned issues - except one SF Planning Commissioner - in some general way.

Commission Christine Johnson who works for SPUR - now speaks in low tones - after she was exposed for raising funds for SPUR - charged by the SF Ethics Commission.

Christine Johnson  -  refused to step down - from the SF Planning Commission. She said she would  - if the Mayor Edwin M. Lee who appointed her - personally told her to get her ass off the SF Planning Commission.

The Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Christine Johnson - have favored large developers -  adversely impacting San Franciscans - all these many years.

The above plan - lays a general plan -

some 35 acres plus - of very contaminated land -

more prone to severe liquefaction and flooding -

affected by sea-level rise - Climate Change!

Some 2000 units were planned - but for sure this will not be permitted right now.

 We are still very early into the plans - and there are some entities - want to hear more  empirical data - and less about some fantasy land - plans.

Landmark buildings have been seismically upgraded - some other large warehouse mitigated - windows replace and cleaned - and plans are afoot to use some of these building - but the fact remain the surround land is contaminated and polluted.

Many have no clue where Pier 70 is - it is an industrial area - where the City and County and the SF Port Authority leased space - the famous City Tow - that is no more - had many go to this site - to retrieve their towed cars. An audit cleared showed - corruption of the worst kind - City Tow had to go.

Never mind thousands of innocent people were exposed to contamination and pollution of the worst kind. The City Tow folks - took the cars - and in minutes - the most expensive parts - car radios - anything of value - were ripped off the cars - and the owner had to pay the tow fees - and retrieve their cars.

The Film Industry - has space there - were all sorts of equipment is stored - and props for the " film industry " - some small and other big. All sorts of lights, all sorts of equipment - and few know about this - but now you know.

At one time City and County Employees - would go into the buildings - and steal the equipment left by the U.S. Navy - large lathe machines, generators, welding equipment you name it - City employees - thieving and selling the equipment in the open market.

From large warehouse such as this one -

large equipment were stolen - 

other nefarious operations conducted -

all on SF Port Authority Property.

In all the talk about development - there is never a word - mentioned about Cultural Issues  - the remains of Ohlone - how when everything was pristine - the abode of the Ohlone - who strived on Abolone, herring, and other fish - wiped out from over fishing and contamination.

Near by some people fish - not paying attention to the signs that say; " Do Not  Fish ". 

Once I was by a newly built park - and a person caught a fish with two heads - from the Bay and came to show us what he had caught. 

I told the the man - who spoke very little English - not to fish - and that most probably eating a lot of the fish from the area - would cause him harm. He listened some - but was intent on fishing - anyway.

No one - even now - thinks about the damage done to the entire area - close by the Municipal Transportation Agency has their Maintenance Workshop.

There are huge warehouse - with large cranes that could lift large ships and all sorts of materials - where all sorts of small industries operated - in very close proximity of Pacific Gas and Electric operation - emitting high levels and creating an Electro Magnetic Field - that has be known to cause cancer and other tumors.

Since 1988 I have been on many committees - to address issue linked to Electricity Local, Regional, and National.

In the early 2000s - we met here in San Francisco on Beale Street,  travelled from San Francisco to Folsom and Sacramento to give testimony - to shut down the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Power Plant.

 One of the power plants that is now named the Mirant Power Plant - on 3rd Street by Dog Patch Historic District. Addressed a multitude of issues - linked to the environment - to better serve our community at large.

Mitigation led to mitigation benefits - some $18 million - that created the now City and County of San Francisco - Department of the Environment - that does not tap in to the City's General Fund.

Rakes its own money - more from dubious incentives its purports linked to  recycling, clean power like solar, electric cars, energy efficient equipment in homes and offering incentives to businesses -  and other areas - raking in millions - with little or no accountability and less transparency.

We will monitor the Pier 70 Project.