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

Tags: Alioto-Pier, decision, environmental document, main post, opposition, Presidio Historical Association, presidio of san francisco, Presidio Trust, san francisco board of supervisors, SEIS, SF Board of Supervisors

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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.

Tags: Alioto-Pier, Caltrans, contamination, FMLP, funding, lead, Mountain Lake, pesticides, presidio, presidio of san francisco, Presidio Trust, san francisco board of supervisors, SF Board of Supervisors

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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.

Tags: Alioto-Pier, Caltrans, contamination, FMLP, funding, lead, Mountain Lake, pesticides, presidio, presidio of san francisco, Presidio Trust, san francisco board of supervisors, SF Board of Supervisors

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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.

Tags: Alioto-Pier, Caltrans, contamination, Craig Middleton, Executive Director, FMLP, funding, lead, Lobos Creek, Mountain Lake, pesticides, presidio, presidio of san francisco, Presidio Trust, san francisco board of supervisors, SF Board of Supervisors

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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.

Tags: Alioto-Pier, Caltrans, contamination, FMLP, funding, lead, Mountain Lake, pesticides, presidio, presidio of san francisco, Presidio Trust, san francisco board of supervisors, SF Board of Supervisors

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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.

 

Tags: Alioto-Pier, Army, Caltrans, contamination, FMLP, lead, Mountain Lake, pesticides, Presidio Trust, san francisco board of supervisors, SF Board of Supervisors

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