Sign our petition to oppose the Monstrosity on Irving Street
Dear Supervisor Mar,
As longtime residents of the mid-Irving area, we deserve to have our quality of life ensured. We do not need a monstrosity for our community. We have gathered the following community input and demands for the housing project at 2550 Irving Street:
Community Input we and others have gathered clearly reflects the failure of the TNDC project in its perception, transparency, community engagement and ability to listen as a good neighbor should:
Petitions to Oppose the Housing Project: | |
Wet Ink Signatures within 1000 ft (As of 4/21/2021) | 800 |
Wet Ink Signatures from Irving Merchants 77 out of 84 (As of 4/21/2021) | 92% |
Online Signatures (As of 4/21/2021) | 1,777 |
SF Chronicle Quoted Residents Survey (1/20/2021) | 82% |
Petitions to Limit the Housing Project: | |
Online Signatures from MSNA (As of 4/21/2021) | 587 |
We demand TNDC and other parties involved in the monstrous 2550 Irving Street Housing Project to fully engage with impacted neighbors of all demographics, especially the seniors, immigrants, as well as the monolingual and limited English-speakers. Language access and special sessions must be offered specifically for immigrants and underserved residents.
Here is our list of demands. Please facilitate these demands with the developer, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Planning before plans should be finalized:
1. All general meetings must offer integrated simultaneous interpretations or back-to-back interpretation of Cantonese and Mandarin in the same meeting room, not in a separate language line or secondary space. The failure to provide integrated interpretations in the first 2 community meetings added to the confusion and frustration.
2. Special in-language sessions must be offered specifically for immigrants and underserved residents because it takes us longer to understand the project background and work presented. We must be able to ask questions and receive answers in our language at our own pace.
3. Impacted neighbors in our communities including seniors, immigrants and non-fluent English-speakers must be fully engaged in all stages of the design, planning and construction.
4. Maximum 4 stories should be built in harmony to the character of the Sunset. Setback must be considered.
5. Exterior of the building should match the desired appeal for the Chinese Culture District designation and Sunset historical architecture.
6. Parking ratio must be increased from 1.1% to 25% of the units planned.
7. The ground floor space of the building should be reserved for senior services, community space, child care and after school programs that are lacking in this neighborhood.
8. Upgrade safety and security measures to meet the needs of increased population, such as more beat officers and video surveillance for the area. Security cameras should be installed inside and outside of the building and in public areas. Incentives also should be given to homeowners in the vicinity for camera installation and feed sharing.
9. Housing sizes should be 100% for families. 2- and 3- bedrooms should be put in wherever possible. 1-bedrooms should only be added in to maximize the odd space. No studio should be put in at all.
10. 80% of unit allocations must focus on Sunset Families. 40% of all units must be allocated to displaced Sunset families. Another 40% for existing Sunset families. The remaining 20% should also be for families.
11. Funding must be allocated for community impact studies to ease the stress of traffic, parking, MUNI, school enrollment, shadows and other conditions that CEQA may cover.
12. TNDC, MOHCD and all parties involved need to work with us on all of the above. They must include our input on all stages and aspects of the building planning, design and construction.
We believe the voter-approved Prop. A fund must serve all Westside affordable housing needs, including BMR Homeownership, Home-SF, and mixed use affordable housing constructions. Creating one monstrosity in our neighborhood creates inequality in resource allocation and housing distribution. We ask that you listen to us and work to get our needs served in a neighborhood we love and thrive.
Sincerely,
SF Sunset Community Alliance
Sign our petition to oppose the Monstrosity on Irving Street