1979 MISSION STREET

2013.1543 · 1979 MISSION STREET

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2017-08-31 · 1 comments · 0 / 1

Julian Penrose · email · 2017-08-31 · oppose · source packet

RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project
Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, My name is Julian Penrose. I live (in a BMR unit), work, and vote in the city of San Francisco. I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and c… Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, My name is Julian Penrose. I live (in a BMR unit), work, and vote in the city of San Francisco. I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. I urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. Furthermore, the Maximus project would have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only would almost none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project would also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground would not sufficiently mitigate the shadow impact. We stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming shadow impacts. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, we must prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. Yet as 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market- rate housing at 16th and Mission would benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion! The Maximus project would exacerbate the Mission<U+2019>s displacement crisis, would cast both a metaphorical and literal shadow of the Marshall School community, and would likely result in both increased pollution and traffic. Instead of the Monster, I support a plan for the site such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. I strongly urge you to fulfill your sacred duty as city planners and use your significant power to reject an unaffordable, community-harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community-serving Marvel. Sincerely, Julian Penroseshow more

2017-11-02 · 2 comments · 0 / 2

Jean Lindgren · email · 2017-11-02 · oppose · source packet

RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project
San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I very strongly oppose the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> The Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis,… San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I very strongly oppose the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> The Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, I strongly urge you to prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate destructive gentrification and the displacement of existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, the priority must be affordable housing at all remaining building sites. 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing here is even more essential. Recent research <http://www.transformca.org/sites/default/files/CHPC%20TF%20Affordable%20TOD%20Climate%20Strategy%20BOOKLET%20FORMAT.pdf > confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market-rate housing at 16th and Mission will benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. Furthermore, the Maximus project will have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only will none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project will also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground will not mitigate the shadow impact. I stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming impacts! I urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject the Maximus Monster project outright!!! Instead, I support the community's plan for the site, the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> a community-serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. I very strongly urge you to fulfill your duty to this neighborhood as city planners and reject an unaffordable, community-harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community-serving Marvel. Sincerely, Jean Lindgren Mission Resident email: [email removed] <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig- email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email? utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link>show more

Aaron Goodman · email · 2017-11-02 · oppose · source packet

CASE NO. 2013.1543 // 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project
San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, th… San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. We urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. Furthermore, the Maximus project would have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only would none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project would also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground would not sufficiently mitigate the shadow impact. We stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming shadow impacts. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, we must prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. Yet as 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market-rate housing at 16th and Mission would benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. The Maximus project would exacerbate the Mission<U+2019>s displacement crisis, would cast both a metaphorical and literal shadow of the Marshall School community, and would likely result in both increased pollution and traffic. Instead of the Monster, our organization supports a plan for the site such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. We strongly urge you to fulfil your sacred duty as city planners and use your significant power to reject an unaffordable, community-harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community-serving Marvel. (***NOTE: A reminder, to date the Parkmerced project has not broken ground, or done anything worthwhile besides selling the property post entitlements for a huge windfall, meanwhile trees were cut-down, families, and seniors displaced, and traffic and transit left unsolved.....) do you really want to allow the same developer the ability to hawk another site for flipped predatory profits, or will you finally stand up as "public" planners and support the "publics" concerns with the housing being developed, and over-developed by market rate developers that do not discuss serious alternatives that are community based....? I recall the planning commission held a meeting in Parkmerced (adjacent, at SFSU) due to our requests to hold a meeting locally. The majority of the attendees spoke AGAINST the Parkmerced project, even though the planning commissioners voted for it.....Don't make the same mistake twice... Sincerely, Aaron Goodman (D11)show more

2017-12-07 · 4 comments · 0 / 4

Jean Lindgren · email · 2017-12-07 · oppose · source packet

Project Proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners
I'm very strongly opposed to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> Due to your actions, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, it's long past time to prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly lu… I'm very strongly opposed to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> Due to your actions, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, it's long past time to prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. Face up to the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and REJECT THIS PROJECT OUTRIGHT!!! With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, I expect you to prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market-rate housing at 16th and Mission will benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. Instead of the Monster, I join with fellow Mission residents in support of a plan for the site, such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. I strongly urge you to fulfill your duty as city planners and use your power to reject an unaffordable, community-harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community- serving Marvel. Thanks for your consideration, Jean Lindgren San Francisco, CA [email removed] Virus-free. www.avast.comshow more

Richard Winer · email · 2017-12-07 · oppose · source packet

RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project
San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the … San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we ought to prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of existing Mission residents. I urge you to recognize the crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. As a Mission resident since 1976, I have observed the inexorable gentrification of the Mission and the loss of its unique culture and ambience. I have attended many community meetings where Maximus representatives have attempted to win support for this project, which to my mind, is simply outsized for the neighborhood, too many stories high and creates a wall, if you will, between the City's downtown core and the folks who live in the Mission, creating a sense of isolation and disconnect from the urban center. Surely, it is possible to build something more in keeping with the existing scale of the neighborhood that people would welcome as an asset rather than oppose as an abomination and insult. And if such a project cannot feasibly be built then perhaps it is better to not build this project at all. If Maximus has to take a haircut on its purchase and carrying costs thus far, then so be it. Perhaps they should have done more due diligence prior to aquiring the property. My concern is that this project represents not a isolated instance of out of scale development at a major regional transit hub, but that it is the tip of the spear in what is to become the new "normal" in the Mission. If this were to be the case, then this unique part of the City will be lost forever. I understand that things change but change does not need to be accomplished with a meat-axe and without genuine regard for for the folks who currently inhabit an area of proposed development. Why Maximus continues to want to develop this project in a community where no one wants it is beyond me, but I suspect that, if built, it will remain a troubled project for decades to come. And Maximus Partners, having done its' part to destroy a unique community and its' distinctive cultural flavor, will be long gone with their money without a second thought for the damage they have wrought. I urge you to reject this development. You can do better. You owe it to us all to do better. Sincerely, Richard Winer [email removed] [phone removed]show more

Eddie Stiel · email · 2017-12-07 · oppose · source packet

Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project
San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Miss… San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. I urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. Furthermore, the Maximus project would have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only would none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project would also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground would not sufficiently mitigate the shadow impact. We stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming shadow impacts. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, we must prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. Yet as 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market- rate housing at 16th and Mission would benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. The Maximus project would exacerbate the Mission<U+2019>s displacement crisis, would cast both a metaphorical and literal shadow of the Marshall School community, and would likely result in both increased pollution and traffic. Instead of the Monster, the Plaza 16 Coalition supports a plan for the site such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. I strongly urge you to fulfill your duty as city planners and use your significant power to reject an unaffordable, community- harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community-serving Marvel. Sincerely, Edward Stiel 2887 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94110show more

Nora Roman · email · 2017-12-07 · oppose · source packet

NO MONSTER IN THE MISSION RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project
Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> I AM A RETIRED RN FROM SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND I AM A HOMEOWNER IN THE 94110 ZIP CODE, WHERE I HAVE LIVED FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS, 20 OF THEM AS A RENTER. As you … Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> I AM A RETIRED RN FROM SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND I AM A HOMEOWNER IN THE 94110 ZIP CODE, WHERE I HAVE LIVED FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS, 20 OF THEM AS A RENTER. As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. We urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. MY SONS ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MOSTLY IN THE MISSION. MANY OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE SFUSD. The Maximus project would have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only would none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project would also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground would not sufficiently mitigate the shadow impact. I stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming shadow impacts. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, we must prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. Yet as 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market-rate housing at 16th and Mission would benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. The Maximus project would exacerbate the Mission<U+2019>s displacement crisis, would cast both a metaphorical and literal shadow of the Marshall School community, and would likely result in both increased pollution and traffic. Instead of the Monster, our organization supports a plan for the site such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. I strongly urge you to fulfill your sacred duty as city planners and use your significant power to reject an unaffordable, community-harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community-serving Marvel. If San Francisco is to survive, we must allow the community to lead, not the investment capitalists....they are killing us. Sincerely, Nora Roman, RNshow more

2017-12-14 · 3 comments · 0 / 3

Gary Gregerson · email · 2017-12-14 · oppose · source packet

RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project
San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, My name is Gary Gregerson. I am President of the Redstone Labor Temple Association. The RLTA is the tenants' organization in the Redstone Labor Temple, an historic SF landmark, at 16th and Capp. I am also a member of the SEIU Local 1021 Committee on Political Education. B… San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, My name is Gary Gregerson. I am President of the Redstone Labor Temple Association. The RLTA is the tenants' organization in the Redstone Labor Temple, an historic SF landmark, at 16th and Capp. I am also a member of the SEIU Local 1021 Committee on Political Education. Both the RLTA and SEIU Local 1021 are on record as endorsing the goals of the Plaza 16 Coalition. I am writing to express our strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. We urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. Furthermore, the Maximus project would have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only would none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project would also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground would not sufficiently mitigate the shadow impact. We stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming shadow impacts. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, we must prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. Yet as 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market-rate housing at 16th and Mission would benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. The Maximus project would exacerbate the Mission<U+2019>s displacement crisis, would cast both a metaphorical and literal shadow of the Marshall School community, and would likely result in both increased pollution and traffic. Instead of the Monster, our organization supports a plan for the site such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. We strongly urge you to fulfil your sacred duty as city planners and use your significant power to reject an unaffordable, community-harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community-serving Marvel. Sincerely, Gary Gregerson President, Redstone Labor Temple Association Member, SEIU Local 1021 Committee on Political Educationshow more

Aaron Goodman · email · 2017-12-14 · oppose · source packet

Case No. 2013.1543 // 1979 Mission Street Mixed Use Project......
San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express our strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mis… San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express our strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. We urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. Furthermore, the Maximus project would have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only would none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project would also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground would not sufficiently mitigate the shadow impact. We stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming shadow impacts. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, we must prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. Yet as 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market-rate housing at 16th and Mission would benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. The Maximus project would exacerbate the Mission<U+2019>s displacement crisis, would cast both a metaphorical and literal shadow of the Marshall School community, and would likely result in both increased pollution and traffic. Instead of the Monster, our organization supports a plan for the site such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. We strongly urge you to fulfil your sacred duty as city planners and use your significant power to reject an unaffordable, community-harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community-serving Marvel. (***A reminder that Parkmerced has not solved anything with transit (19th Ave Transit Improvements), nor prior displacement of families, seniors, and disabled residents. Their prior impacts were a flipped property now owned by another developer [Karasick] while Rosania walked away with millions... do not let more neighborhoods become displacement grounds for high-end housing that does not solve the public needs.....already we are seeing similar efforts in the excelsior, prior to any efforts by planning to acquire lots and ensure that market forces are not the only solution to housing needs. Bring the reality back to planning and ensure public good is made from the housing and infrastructure losses not addressed in prior developments, make sure the community affected gets its say, and look seriously at the Marvel in the mission, not for its design or aesthetics, but for the idea, and basis that community focused and initiated planning is the best planning........ ) Sincerely, Aaron Goodman D11show more

Keith Hennessy · email · 2017-12-14 · oppose · source packet

No Monster in the Mission / Prioritize Cheap Housing
San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express our strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mis… San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express our strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. We urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. Furthermore, the Maximus project would have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only would none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project would also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground would not sufficiently mitigate the shadow impact. We stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming shadow impacts. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, we must prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. Yet as 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market-rate housing at 16th and Mission would benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. The Maximus project would exacerbate the Mission<U+2019>s displacement crisis, would cast both a metaphorical and literal shadow of the Marshall School community, and would likely result in both increased pollution and traffic. Instead of the Monster, our organization supports a plan for the site such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. We strongly urge you to fulfil your sacred duty as city planners and use your significant power to reject an unaffordable, community-harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community-serving Marvel. Sincerely, Keith Hennessy, PhD 35 year SF resident, artist & teachershow more

2018-01-18 · 1 comments · 0 / 1

Juliana Morris · email · 2018-01-18 · oppose · source packet

Please reject the "Monster in the Mission"
San Francisco Planning Commission 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Street Mixed-Use Project Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Miss… show more

2018-03-29 · 1 comments · 0 / 1

Berniecrats Sf · email · 2018-03-29 · oppose · source packet

RE: Case No. 2013.1543, 1979 Mission Mixed-Use Project
Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, We are writing to express our strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at… Dear President Hillis and Planning Commissioners, We are writing to express our strong opposition to the project proposed for 1979 Mission Street by Maximus Real Estate Partners, known widely as the <U+201C>Monster in the Mission.<U+201D> As you know, the Mission District is facing a dire crisis of community and cultural displacement. To address this crisis, we must prioritize deeply affordable housing at this site, not a project of mostly luxury-priced housing that will further accelerate gentrification and the displacement of the existing residents, SRO hotels, mom and pop businesses, nonprofit organizations, arts and cultural spaces, PDR spaces etc. In San Francisco, we consistently meet the target numbers for market-rate development, while falling behind on affordable units. We urge you to recognize the urgent crisis facing the neighborhood, acknowledge the impact of the current massive and unsustainable imbalance of market-rate vs. affordable development in the neighborhood, and reject this project outright. Furthermore, the Maximus project would have a significant negative impact on the Marshall Elementary School community. Not only would none of the housing in the project be affordable to the majority of families and employees at this Spanish immersion school, the project would also cast a shadow over the school<U+2019>s playground for most of the school day. For many students this playground is their primary outdoor recreational space. The developer<U+2019>s proposal to raise the playground would not sufficiently mitigate the shadow impact. We stand with the many Marshall community members who oppose this project due to its unaffordability and student-harming shadow impacts. With the overwhelming influx of market-rate development across the Mission, we must prioritize affordable housing at all remaining building sites. Yet as 16th and Mission is one of the City<U+2019>s busiest public transportation hubs, affordable housing there is even more essential. Recent research confirms that low income households use public transit at much higher rates than higher income households that drive and/or use car shares at much higher rates. Therefore, building deeply affordable versus market-rate housing at 16th and Mission would benefit the environment and our city with reduced greenhouse emissions and less street congestion. The Maximus project would exacerbate the Mission<U+2019>s displacement crisis, would cast both a metaphorical and literal shadow of the Marshall School community, and would likely result in both increased pollution and traffic. Instead of the Monster, our organization supports a plan for the site such as the <U+201C>Marvel,<U+201D> the community serving project envisioned and created with input from over 300 community members via a grassroots year-long process anchored by the Plaza 16 Coalition. We strongly urge you to fulfill your sacred duty as city planners and use your significant power to reject an unaffordable, community- harming Monster in the Mission and instead advocate for an affordable, community- serving Marvel. Sincerely, The San Francisco Berniecrats --- San Francisco Berniecrats --- Website Facebook Page Bylawsshow more

2018-10-25 · 1 comments · 1 / 0

Evan Knopf · email · 2018-10-25 · support · source packet

1979 MISSION STREET - Public Comment
Hello, I am a resident of the Mission (137 Duboce Avenue) who uses the 16th Street BART Station daily for work. I will not be able to come to this public meeting, but I would like to voice my support for this project. I understand that a small but loud group of people claiming to represent the "community" will be there as well. I want to make clear that people in the neighborhood and who access this site … show more

2018-11-15 · 2 comments · 2 / 0

Angelica Santiago · email · 2018-11-15 · support · source packet

1979 Mission ... BULID IT!!!!
Good morning Commissioners and Staff, My name is Angelica Santiago and I am with Mission for All. We are an organization and community group in support of the 1979 Mission St project. I would like to share with you this video which demonstrates just how much support there is in our community for this project. Thank you for your time. Angelica Santiago Mission For All 1979 Mission Street San Francisco CA 941… show more

Angelica Santiago · email · 2018-11-15 · support · source packet

1979 Mission Support
Good morning Commissioners and Staff, My name is Angelica Santiago and I am with Mission for All. We are an organization and community group in support of the 1979 Mission St project. I would like to share with you this video which demonstrates just how much support there is in our community for this project. Thank you for your time. Get filesyour [email removed] sent you some files 1 file, 805 MB in… show more

2019-02-07 · 125 comments · 27 / 98

Jessica Hyunh · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

PLAZA 16, MARVEL

Carmen Jovel · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

PLAZA 16, tenants face eviction

Simon Marganelli · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Stolen native land, Housing for All

Brandon Harami · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Working class community fight over scrap

Ingrid Figueroa · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

We have so little, but you want to keep taking

Shanti Singh · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Tenant Advocate, MARVEL

Jose Mariscal · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Risk losing our identity

Edward Humphrey · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Need jobs, needs equity

Maria Hordes · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, displaced students

Chris Auerbach · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Do No Harm Coalition, gentrification

Lian Ladia · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

SOMCAN, MARVEL

Mitchell Salazar · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

16th and Mission needs major change

Angelica Santiago · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Mission for All, be a part of the change

Bahlam Vigil · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Maximus dehumanize community

Erika Martinova · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

PLAZA 16 COALITION

Rafael Picaso · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

SEIU 1021, need housing now

Leila Mansur · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Plan for the people

Leon Rodriguez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Mission is home, MARVEL

Ana Avalos · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Students long commute to school

Elizabeth De Young · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Community all gone

David Woo · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

South of Market Action Network, displacement,

Sherman King · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Betterhousing.org, provide more rental units

Ramon Godinez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

PPM, ParkMerced

Fran Taylor · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Seattle building it right

Lori Leano · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

No to the Monster

Theresa Flandrich · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Affordable housing

Rogelio Foronda · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Project presentation

Lori Liederman · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Oppose Monster, support MARVEL

Cely Tamayo-Lee · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

City of white supremacy

Eric Arguello · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Very little benefits to community

Armando Vasquez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Displacement, viable alternative MARVEL

Roberto Hernandez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Our Mission, No Eviction

Don Beckler · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Rent control building, no plan B if evicted

Kim Ayzar · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Respond to the neighborhood, not the money Speaker (Sign language) – 100% housing, Mission for All

Laura Daza · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Causa Justa, Maximus building for profit not community

Sarah Sherburn-Zimmer · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Housing Rights Committee, landlords evicting

Anabelle Ibanez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

No Monster, MARVEL

Ken Tray · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

No more displacement

Cassandra Gutierrez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

HOMIE, future displacement

Alfredo Bohorquez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Local 1021, family commute to work

Vi Nguyen · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MARVEL, 100% affordable

Gary Gregorson · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Local 1021, PLAZA 16

Aaron Molina · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

PLAZA 16, gentrification

Diana Martinez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MARVEL

Debbie Thomas · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Condos go up, tent goes up

Michelle Reiss · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, average lottery number 1573

Francis Lee · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Observe the people

Kevin Ortiz · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Latino Democratic Club, displacement, gentrification

Spencer Hudson · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MARVEL

Tony Robles · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Feel like strangers in our community

Hugo Vargas · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Survivor of gentrification and displacement

Mark Solomon · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Necessary and desirable, 100% affordable

Fernando Marti · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Monster killed 50 years ago

Renee Kern · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Rent Control passed in 1979

Gabriela Lopez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Board of Education, gentrification

Samuel Espino · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Local 22, job creation

Paul Monge · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

COMPASS, homelessness crisis

Maria Barrera · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, more affordable units

Celina Lucero · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Family history in Mission, Marvel

Joseph Silva · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Positive community benefits

Tanya Martinez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

In process of being evicted, family crisis

Danisha Tucker · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Mercado, need housing for all

Lucero Munoz · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

More affordable housing, expensive transit to work

Estela Garcia · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Listen to the community experience

Jenny Barragan · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, Yes to Marvel

Antonio Diaz · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Approach to community unethical

Tyrina Lang · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Need more housing

Amparo Alarcon · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

No benefits to the community

Norma Garcia · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Brother displaced from the Mission

Flora Campoy · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Oppose Maximus, affordable housing

Aly Cunningham · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Population growth

Maria Ferrera · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Stop the Monster, owner harassment

Luis Granados · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, strongly oppose the Monster

Vilma Ortiz · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Women's Building, strong opposition to luxury tower

Roberto Eligio Alfaro · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Homey, Plaza 16 Coalition

Chirag Bhakta · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Mission Housing, Plaza 16 Coalition

Maria Zamudio · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Housing Rights, Plaza 16 Coalition

Magaly Magalu · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Community service, affordable housing

Tim Paulsen · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Crisis of housing in community

Monique Ortiz · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Asad sanctuary @ plaza, affordable housing

Morris Pineda · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Healthier changes

Araceli Lara · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Displaced from the Mission

Maria Velez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Crisis of displacement, no access to new building

Bill Blackwell · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Local 38, good community outreach

Sam Moss · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Mission Housing Corp, redlining

Brenda Cordova · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Affordable housing, no monster

Tim Colen · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

SF Housing Coalition, housing crisis

Marcia Contreras · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Voices of the community

Tony Rodriguez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Local 43, housing shortage worsen

Isa Angeles · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Plaza 16, corruption of Maximus

Doug MacNeil · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Need housing, employees commute

Lara Kiswani · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

AROC, viable solution presented

Tommi Avicolli Mecca · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Evictions inevitable

Marie Ramirez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Marshall School, no shadows, affordable housing

Greg Mack · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Fear raised by opposition

Sharif Zakout · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Arab part of the Mission, sanctuary city

Araceli Catalan · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

PLAZA 16, displaced from the Mission

Amelia Ordonez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Youth advocate, gentrification

Irenay Johnson · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Supply and demand real and simple

Mariena Rodriguez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Moved 4 times because of rent increase

Steve Landers · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

New Chase stadium, presentable BART station

Mario Paz · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Homeless employees

Anastasia Yovanopoulos · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Listen to community, affordable housing

Luther Gary · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Local 22, job creation

Gabriel Medina · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Mission Neighborhood Center

Leah Faley · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Local 22, job creation

Gloria Esteban · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

PLAZA 16, affordable housing, MARVEL

Dylan Harris · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

More housing better idea than none

Steven Buss · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Oppose racist, classist process, not project

Maria Santiago · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Provide 100% union labor

Laura Espina · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

PLAZA 16, project not resolve community problem

Hans Art · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Be part of the solution, not the problem

Daniella Herrera · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

PLAZA 16, displacement and gentrification

Azul Cortez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, "how much they pay you?"

Karoleen Feng · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, developer of affordable housing

Luis Ostolaza · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Mission Promise Neighborhood, affordable housing

Blanca Trujillo · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, displacement

Lorena Melgarejo · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Faith in Action, not enough housing, MARVEL

Beatrice Mero · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

No familiar faces in neighborhood, increase rent

Antonia Lopez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

MEDA, displacement, 100% affordable

Gwen Kaplan · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

Employees commute, need housing

Sonja Trauss · spoken · 2019-02-07 · support

More housing, less displacement

Jordan Davis · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

No more "Trump tower"

Ruth Nunez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Push the "working poor"

Luz Rodriguez · spoken · 2019-02-07 · oppose

Does not represent community needs

2019-02-14 · 1 comments · 1 / 0

Henry Karnilowicz · email · 2019-02-14 · support · source packet

1979 Mission Street project.
Dear President Melgar, Attached is our letter in support of the referenced project. Henry Karnilowicz President San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations 1019 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103-2806 [phone removed] cell [phone removed] fax