The Adventures of San Francisco's Favorite Native Son
The Adventures of San Francisco's Favorite Native Son
Follow stories of interest to Chang and his assistant, Sarah Dunne currently on file in their office at DBI better known as Otis Street
Infrastructure / Shoreline Developments / Urban Field Notes
Linking the Freeway revolts of the 1950s and 1960s to the anti-freeway movement in the 1990s, the removal of the Central Freeway running through Hayes Valley in San Francisco is explored for its effective community organizing
Essay by Jason Henderson - Found SF
A kayak launch and publicly accessible "tidal shelves" will be part of China Basin Park, a 5-acre space that would meet McCovey Cove as part of the 28-acre Mission Rock development
SF Chronicle - October 2019
Throughout the city there are a multitude of well-crafted utility covers on the sidewalk. They are remarkably artistic despite their utilitarian purpose. Many of the older ones show off a pride of craft and design, often with interesting patinas. These covers also reveal the variety of services needed to run a complex modern city
SPUR October 2011
Environmental justice helped prioritize the Third Street Corridor - the 1.7 mile subway tunnels running from Third Street's dense mixture of clay and sand to Chinatown - bored its way at the rate of 40 feet per day through the Franciscan Bedrock Complex that forms Nob Hill
over 1,000 change orders
The kayak launch at Islais Creek takes us to shoreline development on India Basin where community, city and developers clash. For the new $29M park, a long time resident and social activist asks, is this project “about selling new homes and making the area look beautiful for developers, or is it about making this site accessible for the community?”
Securing permits from fifteen different city agencies, a 139-year old, two-story, six-bedroom Victorian was successfully moved six blocks in 13 hours to its new home
In anticipation of sea level rise, Historic Pier 70 Shipyard Building 12 - weighing in at 2,250 tons - was lifted 10 feet on 136 hydraulic jacks. The lift took over two weeks to complete at 5.5 inch increments
Photos 'Now + Then' / J. Eyrich
Top Photo by of Fort Mason pier by Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle
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