THE DAILY KERNEL

Press release from the Presidio Historical Association.  This document details mounting opposition to the Presidio Trust’s plans for a modernistic 100,000 square foot contemporary art museum to be located on the Presidio’s Main Post.

– Doug Kern

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Discussion around the Main Post Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) continues in the public arena.    (h/t to TDK Reader Jay Bird)

“There has been a real popular upwelling of concerns about plans for the Main Post,” said David Bancroft of the Cow Hollow Association, one of several neighborhood groups slated for involvement in the group.

The neighborhood groups are concerned about a lack of public transportation in the Presidio and an incongruous mix of new additions to the Presidio’s historical Main Post…

– Doug Kern

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing the Supervisors offer their concluding remarks including Supervisor Alioto-Pier’s desire to convene a meeting of the various parties to resolve the contamination problems at Mountain Lake.

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Friends of Mountain Lake Park President, Kate Scanlon speaks about the value of Mountain Lake to the local community. Rich Shrieve, with Friends of Mountain Lake Park since 1980 talks about human impacts to the lake and his frustration with potential legal action among the agencies.

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Presidio Trust Executive Director Craig Middleton confirms that Mountain Lake does need to be cleaned up and that stormwater does need to be diverted away from the lake.

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Caltrans spokesperson, Dan McElhaney, answers that Caltrans will share in the responsibility for cleaning up Mountain Lake at the Presidio of San Francisco. But does he commit his agency to any action other than meeting with other parties? Does the stalemate continue? You be the judge.

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Caltrans spokesperson, Dan McElhaney, discusses how Caltrans wants to be a good neighbor and share in the responsibility for Mountain Lake at the Presidio of San Francisco. He makes a claim (at about 2:40 into the video) that Caltrans’ portion of the runoff into Mountain Lake is only about 5% of the total. Highway 1 outlets drain stormwater from the roadway directly into Mountain Lake. Lake sediment testing shows high levels of lead near these stormdrains.

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At the April 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Presidio Restoration Advisory Board community member, Doug Kern, comments on the nature and extent of lead and pesticide contamination in Mountain Lake at the Presidio of San Francisco.  

Part 1 of Doug Kern’s comments appears below.

And Part 2…

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In this segment of the 2-25-08 San Francisco Board of Supervisors hearing on lead and pesticide contamination at Mountain Lake, Supervisor McGoldrick comments on the historical significance of Mountain Lake.

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Back in February, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee held a hearing on the lead and pesticide contamination at Mountain Lake on the Presidio of San Francisco.  The cleanup is stalemated between responsible agencies including the Presidio Trust, the Army and most notably, Caltrans.  In this segment Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier makes her introductory remarks about the situation and the reason for the hearing.

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