Shipyard Documents Available for Review

Arc Ecology has received the following newly released US Navy documents about the remediation and property transfer of the Hunters Point Shipyard:

Draft Final Record of Decision for Parcel C
Draft Final Status Survey Results for the Radiologically Impacted Building 406
Draft Final Status Survey Results for the Radiologically Impacted Building 157 Site

These reports are available for review or discussion with Arc Ecology’s scientist at the Community Window on the Shipyard Cleanup -- 4634 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94124.

Please confirm in advance that the Arc Ecology scientist will be present at the time you wish to view the documents. Best times are: Tuesday morning; Thursday all day.

24 AUG: Community Meeting, SF Gardeners

Gardening without Heavy Metals:a series of community meetings + free soil testing for 100 San Francisco gardeners

Join us for a discussion on some of the challenges urban gardeners face. We will discuss how to collect soil and where to get it tested, where heavy metals come from, and how to keep children, pregnant women, and who are at risk safe.


Events are free, open to the public, and co-hosted by Arc Ecology.

TUES 24 AUG : 6 PM
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House -- 953 DeHaro @ Southern Heights

THURS 26 AUG : 6 PM
The Women's Building -- 3543 18th Street @ Valencia

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email: [email protected] for more information
download a pdf of flyer
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article: Deadline to Review Treasure Island Report Extended - The Bay Citizen

Deadline to Review Treasure Island Report Extended

Critics worry about development project's impacts on traffic, habitats and people
SF Public Press
Victoria Schlesinger
August 17, 2025

Deadline to Review Treasure Island Report Extended - The Bay Citizen

The public now has until September 10 to submit written comments about the 2,000-plus-page report, first released in mid-July, which discusses environmental concerns ranging from transportation and greenhouse gas emissions to accommodating sea level rise and girding for earthquakes.

Critics attending the San Francisco Planning Commission and Treasure Island Development Authority special joint meeting on Aug. 12 questioned the proposed project’s density, transportation hurdles and adherence to environmental regulations.

“The scoping comments call for density, but this level of density? We don’t think so,” said Saul Bloom, executive director of Arc Ecology, a Bay Area environmental nonprofit in operation since 1983.

The 400-acre Treasure Island and its sister Yerba Buena Island, which sit in San Francisco Bay between the city and the East Bay, under current plans are slated to house up to 20,000 residents compared to the several thousand who live there now.

read more: http://www.baycitizen.org/development/story/planning-commission-extends-deadline/
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The Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Redevelopment Plan for the Treasure Island / Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project was published 12 July 2010.

The Draft EIR can be downloaded at the City and County of San Francisco's Planning Department website: http://www.sfplanning.org/index.aspx?page=1828

Public comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, 10 September 2010.

Written comments should be addressed to:

       Bill Wycko
       Environmental Review Officer
       San Francisco Planning Department
       1650 Mission Street
       Suite 400
       San Francisco, CA 94103
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Dr. Michael McGowan appointed professor at USF

Dr. Michael McGowan, Senior Staff Scientist of Arc Ecology, has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Environmental Management at University of San Francisco for the Fall 2010 term. Dr. McGowan teaches the evening class "Environmental Permitting and Compliance" in the USF graduate degree program.

The University of San Francisco founded its Master of Science in Environmental Management program nearly 30 years ago. Designed for graduate students and working professionals who seek or hold careers in the environmental field, the goal of this science-based management program is to enhance and broaden the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the demands and changes of the environmental marketplace - in industry, government and public agencies, nonprofit and non-governmental organizations and the consulting sector.

http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/msem/

http://www.usfca.edu/ 

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17 AUG: Community Meeting, SF Gardeners

Gardening without Heavy Metals:a series of community meetings + free soil testing for 100 San Francisco gardeners

Join us for a discussion on some of the challenges urban gardeners face. We will discuss how to collect soil and where to get it tested, where heavy metals come from, and how to keep children, pregnant women, and who are at risk safe.

Events are free, open to the public, and co-hosted by Arc Ecology.

TUES 17 AUG: 6 PM

Arc Ecology -- 4634 Third Street @ Newcomb

THURS 19 AUG: 5:45 PM
Portola Library -- 380 Bacon @ Goettingen

MON 23 AUG: 6:30 PM
Noe Valley Ministry --1021 Sanchez @ Elizabeth

TUES 24 AUG : 6 PM
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House -- 953 DeHaro @ Southern Heights

THURS 26 AUG : 6 PM
The Women's Building -- 3543 18th Street @ Valencia

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email: [email protected] for more information
download a pdf of flyer
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