New comments devastate Presidio plan for a hotel and art museum in the national park.

The public had its final say in the future of the Presidio's Main Post in hundreds of comments submitted by June 1. The Trust Plans for a contemporary art museum and a hotel in a national historic landmark were challenged from many perspectives. Many of those objections may end in court if the Trust persists in what the public believes is a foolish and reckless plan. Many commentators pointed out how confusing and inadequate the management of the environmental process has been, beginning with the first marketing brochures and ending after a thousand pages with the puzzling "Supplement to the Draft Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement." This confusion is a fundamental basis for the courts rejecting of the Trust planning process.

Most Recent Press Releases:

National Park Service Again Warns that Trust Proposals Are Illegal and Threaten National Landmark Protections. Click to read pdf >>
See the Presidio Historical Association's Comments. Click to read pdf >>
See the City and County of San Francisco Comments. The Mayor still supports the art museum, but the staff points out fatal deficiencies in the environmental process. Click to read pdf >>

What is Next?

We expect that the Trust will need at least until late summer to read and process the comments it has received. It then may revise the documents, revise the museum and hotel plans, perhaps move to an entirely different alternative and complete the historical review process. Possibly, by late summer the Trust will reach a decision and issue a final Environmental Statement. The public then has 30 days to comment or to initiate legal action.

Meanwhile, the Presidio Historical Association is looking to the future to see - finally - a truly remarkable national historic landmark district and national park become a place the public enjoys and experiences America's past.

"The True Picture of Presidio's Destructive Construction Proposal"

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