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housing

Alice Griffith Owner Agrees to $9 Million Settlement After Years of Code Violations and Rodent Infestations

Developer McCormack Baron Salazar will pay city penalties and fund mandatory repairs at the 337-unit Bayview complex in what City Attorney David Chiu called the first code-enforcement settlement in city history to direct money straight into a property.

St. Louis–based developer McCormack Baron Salazar has agreed to pay $9 million to the City of San Francisco to resolve years of documented health and safety violations at Alice Griffith Apartments, a 337-unit affordable housing complex in the Bayview neighborhood. City Attorney David Chiu announced the settlement on August 26 alongside Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Shamann Walton.

business

Nine New Bayview Businesses Are Opening on Third Street This Fall, Led by Bayview Oyster Bar

City Storefront Opportunity Grants totaling $800,000 are fueling a wave of new openings on Bayview's main commercial corridor, including a seafood restaurant from a Bayview-born restaurateur opening this month.

A wave of new restaurants and businesses is arriving on Third Street in Bayview–Hunters Point this fall, backed by Mayor Daniel Lurie's Storefront Opportunity Grant program, which has directed $800,000 to nine new businesses on the corridor — the second-largest neighborhood allocation in the program citywide after downtown. The grants, ranging from $50,000 to $100,000, cover tenant improvements, equipment, inventory, and permits. Opening this month at 5114 Third Street is Bayview Oyster Bar, from April Spears, a Bayview native whose previous Auntie April's Chicken-N-Waffles was a neighborhood institution.

parks

Crocker Amazon's $50 Million Renovation Awaits Board of Supervisors Vote as Community Opposition Continues

After the Recreation and Park Commission voted in April to recommend accepting a $28 million San Francisco Giants grant for a synthetic-turf overhaul of Crocker Amazon Park, opponents have organized a public meeting at the Excelsior Library on September 26.

The proposed $50 million overhaul of Crocker Amazon Park's baseball and softball complex remains before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which must vote to formally accept a $28 million grant from the San Francisco Giants before construction can proceed. The Recreation and Park Commission voted unanimously in April to recommend accepting the grant and to approve an accompanying public-private partnership agreement.

Upcoming Events

Friday, September 25

Visitacion Valley Night Market

📍 Leland Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and Peabody Street, Visitacion Valley · 4:00 PM

Saturday, September 26

Keep Crocker Real Community Meeting

📍 Excelsior Branch Library, 4400 Mission Street, Excelsior · 2:00 PM

Saturday, October 17

14th Annual D10 Health Fest

📍 Southeast Community Center, 1550 Evans Avenue, Bayview · Various times

More from the Neighborhood

Visitacion Valley Students Get New One-Seat Muni Ride to Francisco Middle School

A service change that took effect the week of August 27 gives Visitacion Valley students a direct one-seat ride to Francisco Middle School, eliminating the transfer from the 8AX Bayshore Express that…