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How did it get approved? The developer's lobbyist and PR rep is former mayor Brown's spokesman and personal friend, and at the time the current mayor was Newso
by honkhonkpants 10y ago
How did it get approved? The developer's lobbyist and PR rep is former mayor Brown's spokesman and personal friend, and at the time the current mayor was Newsom, a product of Brown's machine. Newsom was a bit of a crook in the area of real estate, having some self-dealing while he was on the board of supervisors and making sure all of his friends' problems got cleared.
The same lobbyist also represents the Warriors in their current Mission Bay proposal.
- spikels 10y agoNobody in SFgov is qualified to review the design of a skyscraper's foundation. That is why everyone involved in the project (city building inspectors, investors, lenders, etc) relie on expert engineering firms. Any firm making a mistake of this magnitude - if it is an engineering error - will be out of business and there insurers writing big checks. While I agree Brown/Newsome/SFGov is shady but I highly doubt they are responsible for this problem. How did they fool the lenders? How did they get multiple engineering firms to sign off? Why would an investor like Millineum Partners want to take such a big risk in an area they have no advantage?
- honkhonkpants 10y agoSure. I was only pointing out that there was no possibility of this project being blocked on any grounds.