Waterfront For All

http://blog.sfgate.com/matierandross/2015/06/16/extra-inning-talks-stave-off-giants-ballot-fight/

Extra-inning talks stave off Giants ballot fight The Giants’ plan to build a new neighborhood across from AT&T Park appears headed for smooth sailing at the ballot box in November, following a marathon deal-cutting session between team...

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Giants-add-affordable-housing-shorten-heights-in-6241939.php

Giants add affordable housing, shorten heights in building plan Giants add affordable housing, shorten heights in building plan The San Francisco Giants’ long-planned mixed-use development across from AT&T Park will have twice as much affordable housing and significantly shorter buildings under a revised scheme that city voters will have a chance to vote on in N…

And here we go again.

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Anonymous-alliance-is-out-to-kill-Warriors-arena-6237604.php?t=544b64e2e81210a92f&cmpid=fb-premium

Anonymous alliance is out to kill Warriors arena The out-the-gate attack may center around parking and traffic headaches, but the real aim of the anonymous big-bucks group of UCSF donors that’s going after the proposed Warriors arena at Mission Bay is to kill it entirely — so the land can be saved for a future expansion of the school’s $4 billion…

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/ZinZanni-theater-wants-to-put-tent-down-near-S-F-5815369.php

ZinZanni theater wants to put tent down near S.F. waterfront Three years after it was ousted from Piers 27-29 to make way for a new cruise ship terminal, Teatro ZinZanni is jumping back into the spotlight with a plan to build a permanent home and hotel on a parking lot where Broadway meets the Embarcadero. Details are still being hammered out, but Teatro ZinZ…

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Prop-F-to-develop-S-F-s-Pier-70-set-for-5784061.php

Prop. F to develop S.F.’s Pier 70 set for smooth sailing In a city where waterfront development proposals inevitably become political brawls, Proposition F â€" a ballot initiative that would allow Forest City to go ahead with the massive redevelopment of Pier 70 â€" stands out for another reason. The former mayor (1998 to 2002) has resurfaced over the pas…

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-s-new-cruise-ship-terminal-opens-without-5765244.php?cmpid=twitter-premium&t=fb69105f8e1210a92f #/0

'A soft opening' for S.F.'s new cruise ship terminal The newest dock of the bay - San Francisco's handsome $100 million new cruise ship terminal - opened for business Thursday when giant ship Crown Princess, big as a castle and white as a wedding cake, tied up just after 7 in the morning. There was no ceremony - Peter Dailey, the port's maritime direc…

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/place/article/Port-Time-to-change-future-of-S-F-waterfront-5682445.php

Port: Time for a new view of the S.F. waterfront's future [...] a 250-page draft report being released Tuesday suggests "refreshing" the way the plan deals with certain areas, such as sites near Telegraph Hill where neighbors have blocked projects that the port favored. Port staff also suggests that it might make sense to ask voters - after a public review…

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Coping-with-the-throngs-on-S-F-s-beloved-5645556.php

Coping with the throngs on S.F.'s beloved Embarcadero [...] as the city, its residents and visitors turn more of their attention to the waterfront, transportation planners want to help the Embarcadero accommodate the growing crowds more safely by creating a physically separated bikeway or bikeways. Research for the city's WalkFirst initiative found tha…

A galaxy far far away might be on the waterfront.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/S-F-to-offer-George-Lucas-prime-lot-for-his-5508234.php

S.F. to offer George Lucas prime lot for his museum The team was figuring on building a hotel and condos on Seawall Lot 330 to help pay for the arena, but chances were good that the project would go before voters because it would have exceeded the area's height limits. First it was a resolution calling on community college accrediting officials to de…

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Google-barge-must-be-moved-state-says-5201337.php

Google barge must be moved, state says State regulators said Monday that Treasure Island development officials must find a new place for Google's mysterious, high-tech barge or face penalties for not having the necessary permits. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission sent a letter Friday informing the Treasure Isl...

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Signatures-for-S-F-waterfront-height-limit-5201678.php

Signatures for S.F. waterfront height limit measure filed If passed, the measure would put a check on high-rise hotels and condo towers along the bay and require voter approval for height increases for three major waterfront development plans: the Golden State Warriors' proposal for an 18,000-seat arena complex, the San Francisco Giants' plan for an urban…