In this Chronicle editorial, Savethe Bay urges San Franciscansto take a stand against SFO's new runway development plans.
SanFrancisco Bay has a long history of pollution and degradation as aresult of shoreline development. Now San Francisco International Airportis planning to build a new runway that could dump 90 million cubic yardsof dirt into the bay, burying fish and wildlife, poisoning birds, andruining water quality. At present, appointees on the Airport Commissionare not accountable to the public for their decisions regardingdevelopment. Lewis urges San Francisco residents to support a newmeasure that would require a public vote on any project that couldthreaten the bay. San Franciscans must assert their voice to prevent thebay from being filled in and paved over, Lewis concludes.
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