How We See It: A Defining Moment for Jobs

How We See It: A Defining Moment for Jobs

By Steve Falk, President and CEO of The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

The rubber is finally meeting the road for the city’s single largest job-creating project of the decade. Next week, the Board of Supervisors will vote whether or not to approve the Hunters Point Shipyard Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The result will either usher in a new era of jobs and economic growth or kill one of the nation’s largest ongoing development projects. As the city continues to face high unemployment and plummeting tax revenues, the Board should jump at this extraordinary opportunity to stimulate our economy and improve one of the city’s most underserved communities...

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