[Sustain] Important! Monday: New Chance To Roadblock Lennar Redevelopment Projects - Hearing On Navy's Radioactive Waste Cover-Up, Mon, Oct 15, 5:30pm, SF City Hall Rm 250 (Main Chamber)

[Eric Brooks]

Hi all,

New revelations of a cover-up of far more widespread radioactive 
contamination from Navy dumping on Treasure Island (where there is 
another huge Lennar condo project planned) have also given us a -major- 
new opportunity to roadblock Lennar's Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard 
project because of its even worse Navy radioactive and chemical 
contamination. (To see reports on the new revelations about the Navy 
cover-up go to these sites: http://tinyurl.com/9jy2dbz - 
http://tinyurl.com/9296f9n - and http://tinyurl.com/8tqf4pa )

HEARING THIS MONDAY NIGHT

Because such a huge scandal has erupted around the Treasure Island 
cover-up, Supervisors John Avalos and Jane Kim have called a special, 
single item evening hearing of:
- The SF Rules Committee
- This Monday, October 15, 5:30pm
- SF City Hall Room 250 (the main board chamber)
(See the agenda at http://tinyurl.com/952hsm2 )

This hearing gives us a powerful chance to throw a big wrench into the 
gears of Lennar's redevelopment projects, but not if we don't turn out 
for the hearing. And if no one shows up from, and to defend, the 
Bayview, the discussion will only focus on Treasure Island. So Lennar 
Shipyard opponents need to be there and speak out.

Some key things we can demand are:

- Both the Treasure Island and Shipyard Lennar projects must be halted 
immediately until a full -independent- investigation of the Navy, SF/CA 
Health Departments, Toxic Substances Control Department, and EPA's 
handling of these development sites is completed; so we can get to the 
truth.

- Both the Shipyard and Treasure Island must be fully characterized for 
all toxic and radioactive contamination and NO developments can proceed 
until both redevelopment areas are completely cleaned to -residential- 
health and safety standards.

- The newly created Redevelopment Successor Agency Commission must have 
at least three of its five members appointed (one each) from the three 
neighborhoods surrounding the active Redevelopment areas of: the Bayview 
Hunters Point, Mission Bay, and Transbay Terminal (South of Market); and 
the public must be given -strong- input on these appointees.

- The meetings of the Redevelopment Successor Agency Commission and the 
Treasure Island Development Board -must- be televised live, and be well 
noticed, to ensure full public participation.

- The hearings promised to us in 2010 on the Bayview Hunters Point 
Shipyard redevelopment project and the Navy dump sites must be scheduled 
immediately for November. No more delays!

- The City's legally adopted Precautionary Principle ordinance must be 
followed as the governing law for these development projects.

Please forward this message widely!

peace

Eric Brooks
Campaign Coordinator
Our City
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