Appeals to the HPS EIR will silence LENNAR and enlighten the minds of the SF Supervisors

San Francisco and decent San Franciscans have stood the test of time. One has just to read the deeds of brave women and men that have stood for what is right and won - big time - for hundreds of years.

Most decent San Franciscans, the decent Environmentalists, professional people with sound education know that Hunters Point Shipyard is a Superfund Site - very contaminated, and prone to liquefaction and flooding. More if the United States Navy that polluted the Shipyard, does not clean it to the highest standards - it is on them and the decent constituents of San Francisco - suffer because of the Navy's inaction and lack of principles.

Way back in the year 2000 by a majority vote passed by Proposition P the constituents of San Francisco by 87% - yes, eighty seven percent - MANDATED the entire Hunters Point Shipyard be cleaned to " highest standards" - residential standards.

Willie L. Brown Jr, Diane Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Lola Whittle, Aureulious Walker, Sophie Maxwell, Linda Richardson are some folks that went to the Secretary of the Navy and had one parcel transferred - that is Parcel A - and gave in to Lennar in the year 2004. No one consulted the constituents of San Francisco, no one.

Now,why would anyone in their right mind try to build 1600 homes on Parcel A when the other parcels are all contaminated. The Bay that is Parcel F is contaminated. The U.S. Navy contaminated the others area and the U.S. Navy has an obligation to clean it up.

Why build thousands of homes in the middle of Chernobyl? Why?

95% of Hunters Point Shipyard is landfill. Most of it contaminated by high levels of radiological elements but also many other very toxic elements - used as part of the War Efforts - and dumped here, there, and everywhere by the United States Navy.

One has just to read the Final Historical Radiological Assessment Report and adjudicate the matter at hand. No one wants to do the reading, less understand that we cannot put innocent lives at stake. What is more, our enlightened community - follows the Precautionary Principle and preserves and fights for all - life. This after all is San Francisco the center of the Environmental Movement and have foundations that honor decent Environmentalists all over the world.

What is happening in San Francisco and in our own backyard? Where are these foundation on this subject? Where are our Universities on this score? Where are our representatives on values that should safe guard - decency and all life - including - human life?

Depleted Uranium was tested at HPS and though the SF Redevelopment Agency knows about this they voted in favor of development because all of them were bribed by LENNAR. I sat in the middle of the LENNAR thugs and they openly were talking - at the joint SF Redevelopment Agency Commission and the SF Planning Commission meeting, in Room 250 - to decide the final EIR. I heard comments like " the fix is in".

LENNAR is a thug developer that has wasted over $1 Billion of California State Employees Pension money - CALPERS.

Lennar promised to build 10,000 homes at Mare Island linked to the City of Vallejo and after ten years had nothing to show. Today, the woes at Vallejo can be traced directly to LENNAR.

LENNAR spent over $5 million dollars on Proposition G working with dubious entities like ACORN that has been shut down by the Internal Revenue System (IRS) for cheating people.

The SF Organizing Project ( a group that does not have the trust of the constituents of San Francisco nor the constituents of the Bayview Hunters Point).

The SF Labor Council led by Tim Paulson who talks from both sides of his mouth.

Bottom line today LENNAR is in deep trouble. What LENNAR wants - is the SF Board of Supervisors to pass the fake and faulty Environmental Impact Report - and then give them authority over the rest of the parcels B, C, D, E, F, G - that now all come under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy.

Lennar wants the U.S. Navy to cap the land and give it to them. Lennar will then divide the land - after putting some inferior, infrastructure and sell the lots. This is called LAND BANKING.

THIS TRICK WILL NOT WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO. NEVER, EVER.

Lennar cannot fool all the people all the time.

Kofi Bonner knows the President of Lennar Urban knows that the SHIP is sinking - but, he is permitting the evil ways of Lennar to be used in San Francisco. Lennar has paid Mayor Gavin Newsom a lot of money, paid Sophie Maxwell a lot of money, paid the "thugs" who are bused to the meetings at City Hall - a lot of money.

Dubious people that do not have the better interests of San Francisco - like Dwayne Jones have joined Lennar to exploit decent San Franciscans and further their ploys and machinations.

Dwayne Jones does not live in San Francisco and recently jumped ship from Communities of Opportunity. Millions of dollars are missing from COO and the City has to hold some one responsible for millions of dollars missing.

Another person Veronica Hunnicutt who use to be the Dean of the Southeast Commission Facility and headed an educational program - has jumped ship and joined LENNAR.

Lennar has been groping in the dark - backing over 10 candidates in the coming District 10 election with " blood money ". Thinking, one of the dogs in the race for District 10 Supervisorial coming election will WIN.

The leading skunk is one Lynette Sweet a crony of Willie L. Brown Jr. who does not have the respect of the constituents of District 10.

Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, who is being termed out - is on Lennar's pay roll. Sophie has been paid and taken junkets to Canada and other places. The FBI and others are monitoring the chain of events - and it will all play out in due time.

Lennar, came to San Francisco and thinks it can do as it pleases. Three Appeals challenging the EIR that was passed by the joint SF Redevelopment Agency Commission and the SF Planning Commission - will be heard on June 13, 2010 at City Hall in Room 250.

Decent San Franciscans must gather in force and comment during Public Comment. This is your opportunity to do the RIGHT thing. Stand for our children and elders. Put to shame the many - sell outs that have been on Lennar's pay roll - Linda Richardson, Aureulious Walker, Willie B. Kennedy, Doris Vincent, the many poverty pimp pastors, Lola Whittle, Calvin Jones, Angelo King, and a host of others that I have named before. The others that know what they do and they all will pay a price.

" Only scumbags sell out their community and on this one - you have been warned but those of you that do not pay heed - will repent for the rest of your lives ".

Once and for all the decent citizens will hear and the case will be adjudicated on June 13, at City Hall in the chambers of the SF Board of Supervisors.

If San Francisco has any decency left, if the decent SF Board of Supervisors (BOS) review the facts, they will review and ask for a Sound Transportation Document, they will ask that the First People of San Francisco, the Muwekma Ohlone be heard.

The SF BOS will demand a better plan to clean up the entire Hunters Point Shipyard as mandated by Proposition P. 87% of the constituents of San Francisco voted on this Ballot Measure in the year - 2000.

Further those enlightened SF Board of Supervisors will read the appeal by Michael Boyd and CARE, the Sierra Club and those that joined them, People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER) and Sue Hester a Land Use Attorney - and do the right thing.

The First People the Muwekma Ohlone were completely ignored in the Draft, EIR to the HPS and Candlestick Point and this is wrong.

The Transportation Document does not address the adverse impacts to a large area supposedly bringing in over 50,000 new people - with drastic adverse impacts.

Large areas have not been zoned, less mapped and the SF Planning Department and one Bill Wycko and the SF Redevelopment Agency and one Stanley Murioka responsible for this document have done a SHODDY job.

The SF Planning Czar, Larry Badiner - who had a say in this document was fired.

Larry Badiner was caught with three other Senior SF Planner watching and distributing - pornography material from his computer - while being paid by the Cit and County of San Francisco.

What does this say of our SF Planning Department - what has Mr. John Rahaim to say about his department and the shoddy work produced.

Many of us, including myself commented and a bare minimum of our comments were acknowledged, less commented upon in a meaningful manner.

Hundreds of decent people testified and all their pleas were nullified at the last hearing on the EIR and heard by the SF Planning Commission and SF Redevelopment Agency.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors - have one OPPORTUNITY to weigh the FACTS, consult those that really know, and do the right thing.

Supervisors John Avalos, David Chiu, Ross Mirkarimi, David Campos, Eric Mar, Bevan Dufty, and Chris Daly - know the truth - they all have visited the Hunters Point Shipyard.

They all know the factors linked to Candlestick Point - a former dump that has serious issues. The Alice Griffith Process has not begun - and those told lies today - will moan and groan but it will be too late. Do not believe the LIES told by LENNAR.

Senate Bill 792 authored by Senator Mark Leno did not have one single meaningful meeting in the community. Yet, the California Assembly and Senators voted in favor of this bill - Lennar again used dubious ploys and spread a lot of "blood money". Lennar took 23 acres of Public Trust Land - where are our Representatives on this one? Public Trust Land that belong to all Californians!

Supervisor Sophie Maxwell can make one last decent stand - and save face.

Supervisors Carmen Chu, Sean Elsbernd, and Michela Alioto-Pier can step aside, ponder, and for once make all of San Francisco - proud. No one has to follow the evil ploys of Lennar - they are self evident.

Every main clause linked to the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) - a legal document linked to Parcel A has NOT been fulfilled by Lennar. This is the Parcel that should have been a benchmark.

Lennar promised rental units and amended the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) linked to Parcel A. In other words they LIED.

Lennar promised to follow the Dust Mitigation Plan and was fined $515,000 by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The largest fine by that agency ever imposed on any entity in the Bay Area.

Lennar poisoned our children and elders and defied the community and fired three African American employees - who took Lennar to court and won. The suit was filed and won by Angela Alioto.

Lennar clear cut 400 mature trees without any permits and stunned hundreds of decent San Franciscans that love trees.

Lennar with intent cut 35 feet of ultramaphic serpentinite rock - that when crushed released very toxic asbestos structures - and bombarded the entire Bayview Hunters Point area and beyond. All documented, commented upon, and adjudicated against the manner in which Lennar operated. Kofi Bonner knows this and all those in authority know this.

Lennar has a track record building inferior homes. Building homes on toxic land. Building a school with infill that contained live ammunition. Building over 4000 units with contaminated Sheet Rock, laden with fungi and other dangerous contaminants - imported Sheet Rock from China - Miami, Florida.

Lennar wasted $1 Billion of CALPERS money - money belonging to the California State Employees in a project named LandSource in Southern California.

Lennar deceived Vallejo and failed to build 10,000 homes causing the mess that we hear and see Vallejo facing today. Lennar promised tax increment money to Vallejo but after 10 years had nothing to show.

Finally, since 1998 when Lennar first created its Limited Liability Corporation and registered it in Sacramento - I have been following and monitoring the Rogue Developer. I do my home work and fully comprehend the antics of dubious corporations and entities. Lennar by far is a rogue developer and has " no moral compass".

Since 1998 Lennar has changed its corporate name four times - now it is a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) registered in Delaware - what does that say?

I have fought a hard fight - to stand by our children and elders that I respect and will do all in my power to safe guard their rights and human dignity.

Lennar has no compassion and is filled with GREED and disregard to humanity. The many consultants and backers of Lennar know me and speak from both sides of their mouth. They are in for the money.

Kofi Bonner knows me and knows how I have fought this good fight. We, the community that battled Lennar on principles linked to justice and fair play - will win.

Michael Cohen knows me from our first meeting on the subject way back in 2001 - he knows the good people of the Bayview Hunters Point and beyond will win this war.

Tiffany Bohee has LIED and so has Amy Brownell - they better repent - your days are numbered.

I have tried my best to inform and inform Sophie Maxwell - she has ONE last chance to leave a legacy on behalf of our elders, her mother Enola Maxwell who I loved and was my very good friend. Our people are decent and have suffered too much at the hands of a rogue company that is much like British Petroleum.

We few environmentalists, few advocates can only speak the TRUTH. God sees it all.

The time has come for all San Franciscans to take a stand, the signs are on the wall, we see what is happening unfold before our very eyes in the Gulf of Mexico. We must learn from this lesson - we have been shown the signs - when people disregard and do not follow laws, abide by regulations, and permit GREED to over rule decency and what is right - and do wrong.

Clean up the Shipyard to the highest standards as mandated by Proposition P in the year 2000.
This burden is on the U.S. Navy and we must not permit them to go Scott Free.

Please follow the Precautionary Principle - a law, an ordinance on our books in this great City and County of San Francisco.

I rest my case - this Nation has a constitution that in principle safe guards the right of all citizens, this Nation is a Nation of law. This Nation aspires to give Justice to all - and we must not falter and permit a rogue developer like LENNAR, with a bad track record - harm our children.

On behalf of the Muwekma Ohlone, the First People of San Francisco, who I represent on matters dealing with Base Closure and Infrastructure matters - I say " unless the entire shipyard is cleaned, mitigated and abated no good will come at Hunters Point Shipyard. In years past, you the U.S. Navy - desecrated the Shipyard spreading the remains of our ancestors the Ohlone, all over the Shipyard. You must do right and if you do wrong - you will be punished".

We all, decent people have fought the many battles and won all of them - morally with sound ethics some written in books and others that abide in our conscience.

The least we can do in look in the eyes of our innocent children and ask ourselves to do right by them. Greed is evil and will take us down. The TRUTH must make us free. God Bless You All".


Francisco Da Costa
Director
Environmental Justice Advocacy