S.F. Supervisors Vote to Support Developers' Plans at Lake Merced!

Lake Merced neighborhood groups are digging in for a long and protacted war against developers and their City Hall hacks who have their sights set on destroying designated open space parklands at and near the lake.On a vote of 8-3 last Tuesday, August 16th, SF Supervisors sent a message to San Franciscans that all protected open space areas in The City are fair game for development including scenic Brotherhood Way that leads to the lake.The Bella Vista Project is a 182-townhouse, market-rate development being peddled by the owners of Parkmerced, aka Olympic View Realty and Carmel Partners, LLC. Supervisors Daly, Mirkirimi, and Sandoval cast the only dissenting and principled votes against the grotesque PUD that will destroy the character of the protected city park lands as well as ignite a wave of destructive development around the lake. Parkmerced residents fear the project will begin a trend towards gentrification in one of The City's last remaining working class neighborhoods. Community groups, environmentalists and supporters of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) intend to continue the fight! Stay tuned.