Midway Rising

Urged a public vote to sell the Sports Arena land instead of Midway Rising, claiming taxpayers fund all its affordable housing, and pitched a 70,000-seat stadium plan.

Argued Midway Rising would strain parking, traffic and infrastructure, and criticized the mayor's role in overriding the Midway height limit.

Raised flooding and litigation risks from a comparable Oakland project and questioned a policy committee postponement tied to a possible Governor Newsom visit.

Argued extending the Midway Rising lease to 2031 surrenders city leverage, delays 2,000 affordable units, and freezes future tax revenue.

Opposed the project; asked the city to require lease payments to fund 2,000 housing vouchers, noted construction-defect liability falls on taxpayers, and said geotechnical reports show good soil 60 feet down with no deep foundation recommendations.

Adamantly opposed but said taxpayers deserve a fair deal: ground rent starting at 1.5% of net operating income on ~50 acres of public land with 100% equity recapture first is unfair, especially given Stan Kroenke's ~$27.6 billion wealth.

Opposed the project, questioning who benefits from public land tied to the mayor's political donor, and raised concerns about a financing district committing decades of property tax growth plus traffic and environmental impacts on the Peninsula.

Urged Director Bibler and the negotiating team to protect the affordable housing component, especially tax credits, and apply due diligence — promising support if they do.

Opposed; described the area as "the gauntlet" for traffic with only two roads in and out, and urged the council to consider long-term consequences.

Said the council isn't speaking openly about sea level rise risks and must clearly address mitigation, calling silence on the issue disingenuous.

Vehemently opposed, calling Measure C a cash grab; cited no-bid contracts and said civil engineers warned against building tall on this dangerous ground.

Final remote speaker; technical audio problems prevented her comment from being heard.

Spoke in general opposition to the council and the item, making personal allegations.

Called moving forward with the lease gross malfeasance, warning the marshland site floods and El Niño storms will worsen; said union job desires shouldn't justify a harmful project.

Said the city has a history of bad stadium lease deals and warned against adding Stan Kroenke, citing his $400 million loss and legal battle in Inglewood; noted developers are already signaling an October groundbreaking.

Urged the council to be careful with the lease, citing liability for unbuilt low-income units and groundwater pumping, and questioned the mayor's strong push for the project.

Furious District 7 resident said a thousand families are still suffering three years later and urged the city to be honest about money and engage the community.

Said the state approved the Midway EIR and blocked further legal challenges, and warned about flooding and sea level rise where housing and an event venue are planned.

Praised the Mission Bay EIR as a model and urged the same rigor at Midway Rising, opposing SB 958 and proposing her La Playa tide lands reclamation plan.

Criticized the city's litigation over potholes and infrastructure negligence, questioned transparency, and raised concerns about the Midway Rising project.

Urged the city to analyze traffic and environmental impacts at the Midway Rising site rather than legislate away state Supreme Court requirements.