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We are told that affordability is the Number One issue for voters this year

Investigating the Safeway closures turned into a multitude of detailed investigations that are summed up here rather well on this site by agricultural organizations.  https://www.affordabilitywatchca.org 
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They cover some of the major reasons I have been talking about for the high cost of food and huge changes In California’s agricultural industry. https://www.affordabilitywatchca.org/food

This week we saw some possible good news on the Marina Safeway. Someone is taking the nearby park issue seriously according to the sfist.

Opponents Say Proposed 25-Story Marina Safeway Project May Not Be Eligible For Fast-Tracking

By Leeanne Maxwell : sfist – excerpt

The proposed 790-unit Marina Safeway redevelopment was granted fast-track status under a state housing law, but opponents argue the project may not actually qualify because the law requires that the majority of the surrounding land already be developed for “urban uses.”

The latest challenge to the proposed 25-story Marina Safeway redevelopment centers on whether the project should have been allowed to bypass a full environmental review, as the Chronicle reports. In a letter signed by several neighborhood groups, Marina Supervisor Stephen Sherrill argues the project does not qualify for streamlining under Assembly Bill 2011 because the law reportedly requires at least 75% of adjoining parcels to already be developed for “urban uses.”

Sherrill contends the requirement isn’t met because much of the property surrounding the Safeway site consists of parks and open space, including Marina Green, the Marina Yacht Harbor, and nearby land managed by SF Recreation and Park or the National Park Service at Fort Mason...(more)

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Four Safeways are closing in SF.

Align is turning Safeways into housing towers.   

Looks like Safeway wants to convert their business from groceries to real estate. Three Safeways are already closed or in the process of closing. They want to add the marina Safeway to the list. This is provably one of the worst site to building a tower. The Marina is sitting on landfill. This is where the houses fell and fires burned during the Loma Prieta earthquake. Fortunately Lurie doesn’t like this plan. What can be done to protect our grocery stores, pharmacies and banks when the land owners want to tear them down?
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Arquitectonica architects said the unique design of this Marina District tower will allow it to preserve more “view corridors.”  Whose views are they protecting?

Perhaps we should ask the candidates who are running for office what their plan is for protecting what we need to survive?
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RELATED:
Marina Safeway Project Hits the Time Out Button for Many
https://votersrevenge.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/marina-safeway-project-hits-the-time-out-button/

 Marina Safeway Also on the Redevelopment Docket with Plans for 790 Units in 25-Story Complex https://discoveryink.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/marina-safeway-also-on-the-redevelopment-docket-with-plans-for-790-units-in-25-story-complex/

Preliminary Permits Filed For Fourth Safeway Redevelopment In The Marina, San Francisco https://sfyimby.com/2025/12/preliminary-permits-filed-for-fourth-safeway-redevelopment-in-the-marina-san-francisco.html