http://thedailykernel.com Cleanup, Remediation and Restoration at the Presidio of San Francisco Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:39:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Main Post Update and Draft SEIS comment period have been extended until November 17, 2008.  The Presidio Trust has also postponed the date of the Board of Directors meeting to November 13, 2008.  The meeting will be held at 6:30 pm at a location yet to be determined. --Doug Kern http://thedailykernel.com/2008/10/07/seis-comment-period-extended/ This September 9th article from the Los Angeles Times explores the ongoing Main Post controversy. (h/t to TDK Reader KW) The Fishers have made it clear that they want their building to sit on the promontory at the top of the parade ground, and those familiar with the negotiations said there is ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/09/14/presidio-in-the-la-times/ This online August 22, 2008 article in Preservation Magazine, describes the ongoing controversy surrounding the Contemporary Art Museum at the Presidio (CAMP) and reports this news: Kicking it Up a Notch In a rare move, this week the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation requested guidance from the National Park Service in the form of a ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/09/13/what-is-section-213/ Just returned to the computer tonight after a day of meetings to see this article on Tennessee Hollow restoration project in today's Chronicle. Peter Fimrite, staff writer at the Chronicle, interviews Allison Stone of the Presidio Trust. If you're not familiar with where the Tennessee Hollow watershed or El Polin ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/09/10/tennessee-hollow-in-the-news/ Back in May I noted this ABC News report on the dangers of artificial turf. Today's LA Times reports that California Attorney General Jerry Brown alleges in a lawsuit against top makers of green plastic playing fields that: ...three makers of artificial turf deliberately failed to disclose that their products contain ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/09/03/lead-in-artificial-turf/ According to the Presidio Trust website the comment period for the Main Post SEIS has been extended to October 20, 2008. This is approximately a 30-day extension. There will be a Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 6:30 pm at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater, 3301 ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/09/02/seis-comment-period-extended-30-days/ Guided Project Tours at El Polin Springs in the Presidio’s Tennessee Hollow Watershed  Saturday, September 6, 10:30 am–Noon Saturday, September 13, 10:30 am–Noon Meet at the picnic tables at El Polin Springs, off MacArthur Avenue, in the Presidio. RSVP/Directions (415) 561-5357. Sponsored by the Presidio Trust  Restoration of the Tennessee Hollow watershed is now continuing at El Polin ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/08/18/tennessee-hollow-guided-tours/ Several documents pertaining to the Main Post museum project have been posted to the Presidio Trust website. These include the: Main Post Finding of Effects, Part 1 Main Post Finding of Effects, Part 2 The Finding of Effects (FOE) is an important document in the Section 106 Process. This report identifies historic properties ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/08/15/main-post-section-106-documents-released/ We are hearing a lot about Section 106 in the Main Post debate. What is Section 106 and where does it come from? The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) was passed in 1966 and according to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the independent federal agency created by the NHPA, The goal of the NHPA ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/08/13/what-is-the-section-106-process/ TDK Reader WH shares his thoughts... Parking on the El Presidio is a tough problem that has to be solved. Worse, there is Moraga Street cutting across the archeological site directly in front of the 1778 structure, the Officers Club now. And Moraga is on the city’s scenic 49 MIle Drive. ... http://thedailykernel.com/2008/08/01/main-post-parking-and-circulation/