League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Francisco County, CA November 5, 2013 Election
	Proposition C 8 Washington Street - Referendum City of San Francisco Majority Approval Required Fail: 31168 / 33.44% Yes votes ...... 62024 / 66.56% No votes See Also: Index of all Propositions

Arguments For Proposition C

Arguments Against Proposition C

A YES vote on Prop C Means Parks, Housing, Jobs and Greater Public Access to San Francisco's Waterfront. A YES vote on Prop C affirms decisions of the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, the Planning Commission, the Port Commission and the State Lands Commission to replace the private club and asphalt parking lot at 8 Washington Street with neighborhood housing and a new waterfront park. To deceive voters into overturning the 8 Washington plan, opponents drafted a ballot question focusing exclusively on project heights -- rather than providing a complete and transparent description of the proposal and its history. In fact, 8 Washington's design steps DOWN to the waterfront and is the product of seven years of community outreach incorporating the very heights called for in the Northeast Embarcadero Study. Here's What a YES Vote Means: A New Waterfront Park: Prop C creates a new waterfront park, dedicated public open space including a 4,500-square-foot children's playground. More Public Access to the Waterfront: Prop C opens views and pedestrian access to the Embarcadero with enhanced sidewalks and improved pedestrian and bicycle safety. More Sustainable Neighborhood Housing: Prop C creates new neighborhood housing and generates $11 million to create affordable housing. Jobs for San Franciscans: Prop C creates 250 new construction jobs and 140 permanent jobs and generates more than $100 million for San Francisco's economy. VOTE YES on C to open up the waterfront. Mayor Ed Lee* Former Mayor Gavin Newsom Supervisor Scott Wiener* Supervisor Mark Farrell* Supervisor Katy Tang* Will Travis, former Executive Director of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission* Mark Buell, Parks Commission President* Rodney Fong, Planning Commission President* San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 (Asterisks: For identification purposes only; author is signing as an individual and not on behalf of an organization.) Rebuttal to Arguments For 31,000 SAN FRANCISCANS PUT PROP C ON THE BALLOT TO LET VOTERS DECIDE. WHO'S REALLY TRYING TO "DECEIVE" YOU? Proponents fail to say that Prop C is really a special exemption to the law for one developer that raises waterfront height limits to 136 feet, twice the height of the old Embarcadero Freeway. And that's not their only deception: Blocking off, not "opening up," the waterfront. Raising waterfront height limits doesn't open up the waterfront + it blocks the waterfront by opening the door for massive towers from Fisherman's Wharf to the Ferry Building. Spot-zoning instead of smart planning. The proponents hide the fact that Prop C selectively increases height limits in one spot on the waterfront in violation of decades of waterfront planning designed to avoid this kind of "patchwork" development that always favors politically-connected special interests. Private + not public + recreation and open space. Proponents criticize the existing family recreation center and swimming pools for kids and seniors as "private" and "members only." Yet most of their promised new recreation and open space would be "members only" and "private," including a gated plaza with a private security guard and private terraces for multi-million dollar luxury condo owners only! Don't be fooled. Vote NO on special exemptions from the law written by and for special interests. Vote NO on B & C. Sierra Club San Francisco Tomorrow Affordable Housing Alliance Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods

NO WALL ON THE WATERFRONT. NO ON B & C. After the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, San Francisco tore down the damaged Embarcadero Freeway + a massive concrete wall that encircled our waterfront, blocking views and access. Props B & C threaten our waterfront by allowing a new wall to be built. Raises waterfront height limits Props B & C raise waterfront height limits to 136 feet + 12 stories high + a 62% increase over current limits. Twice the height of Embarcadero Freeway The developer's luxury condo tower soars to the height of two double-decker Embarcadero freeways stacked on top of each other. Luxury condos, not affordable homes The 134 luxury condos built by B & C will cost an average $5 million each. With NO on-site affordable housing, this raises rents and housing costs for everyone else. Misleading claims about open space Two-thirds of the new recreation and open space the developer promises will actually be PRIVATE, not for the general public. Risks raw sewage spill Engineer experts testify that the developer is building too close to a sewer line that carries 20 million gallons of raw sewage every day. It's at risk of rupture during an earthquake -- an environmental and fiscal disaster, with taxpayers on the hook. Sierra Club, Democratic Party & Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods say NO. Props B & C are opposed by a diverse coalition representing every community and neighborhood in San Francisco. Protect the waterfront that belongs to all of us. No new wall on the waterfront. Vote NO on B & C. Sierra Club San Francisco Democratic Party Board of Supervisors President David Chiu Former Mayor Art Agnos Former City Attorney Louise Renne San Francisco Tomorrow Affordable Housing Alliance Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods, representing 48 neighborhood organizations from across San Francisco Rebuttal to Arguments Against Prop C Means Housing, Open Space and a New Waterfront Park Opponents of Prop C have it backwards. Prop C embodies the same approach to urban design that replaced the Embarcadero Freeway and revitalized the waterfront from the Ferry Building to the ballpark. Prop C will tear down a 1,735-foot fence, private club and asphalt parking that currently mar views and block pedestrian access to the waterfront. Prop C replaces these eyesores with neighborhood housing, street cafes, improved walkways and bike paths and a 30,000-square-foot waterfront park. Heights are Consistent with Community Plan Opponents' claims regarding project heights are simply misleading. The design follows seven years of community outreach, and changes in heights affect just sixteen percent of the site. More for Affordable Housing Housing advocates support Prop C because C expands the City's housing stock and generates $11 million for affordable housing. Highest Environmental Standards Prop C will be built according to LEED-certified environmental standards, including protections for sewer lines, dedicated open space and a green rooftop. San Franciscans deserve an open and vibrant waterfront. Vote YES on C. Mayor Ed Lee* Former Mayor Gavin Newsom Supervisor Scott Wiener* Supervisor Mark Farrell* Supervisor Katy Tang* Will Travis, former Executive Director of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission* Mark Buell, Recreation & Parks Commission President* Rodney Fong, Planning Commission President* and Fong Real Estate San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (Asterisks: For identification purposes only; author is signing as an individual and not on behalf of an organization.)