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data centers

Supervisors Freeze New Data Centers Citywide — With Bayview Directly in the Crosshairs

A unanimous Board of Supervisors vote pauses data-center expansion in San Francisco, halting a planned power-output increase at the NOVVA facility on Paul Avenue in Bayview, as a neighborhood biomonitoring group simultaneously launches a pilot proposal to track the campus's health impacts.

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on October 6 to impose a 45-day moratorium on new data centers and expansions of existing ones, a measure that takes direct aim at a facility already operating in the heart of Bayview-Hunters Point. <cite index="79-1">The moratorium pauses the expansion of NOVVA, a 7.6-acre data center at 400 Paul Ave. in Bayview, which was slated to increase output from nine to 36 megawatts by 2028.</cite> <cite index="79-7">The measure was first proposed by District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton and co-sponsored by Supervisors Connie Chan…

Crocker Amazon

Crocker Amazon Turf Fight Reaches City Hall Steps as Rec & Park Commission Meets

Opponents of a $50 million Giants-backed renovation of Crocker Amazon Park rallied outside City Hall on Thursday ahead of the Recreation and Park Commission's October 15 meeting, where the contested project is under continued review.

<cite index="107-9,107-10">Keep Crocker Real, the neighborhood group opposing the renovation plan, organized a press conference on the steps of City Hall on Thursday, October 15, calling on neighbors and community groups to rally in a show of unity before giving public comments at the Recreation and Park Commission meeting.</cite> The conflict centers on a proposal to overhaul the baseball and softball fields at Crocker Amazon Playground. <cite index="144-2,144-3">With help from the San Francisco Giants Community Fund, the Recreation and Parks Department is proposing a renovation of parts of Crocker Amazon…

economic justice

Report: Bayview Workers Receive Cents on the Dollar From Projects Built in Their Own Neighborhood

A new analysis published by the Bayview Hunters Point Coordinating Council finds that residents of the neighborhood received only 4.5 cents of every project wage dollar on major public infrastructure jobs, despite hosting some of the city's largest facilities.

<cite index="10-4,10-5">On July 11, 2026, residents, civic leaders and candidates for District 10 gathered at the Alex Pitcher Community Meeting Room at 1550 Evans Ave. to hear the findings of the Wage and Contract Disparity Report prepared by the newly organized Bayview Hunters Point Coordinating Council.</cite> The report was published in the San Francisco Bay View on October 7. <cite index="10-10">Workers residing in ZIP code 94124 — Bayview Hunters Point — received only 4.5 cents of every project wage dollar</cite> on the public infrastructure projects examined. <cite index="2-10">If workers living…

Upcoming Events

Friday–Saturday, October 16–17

CRANE: Shipyard Gantry Crane Light and Sound Show

📍 Hunters Point Shipyard, Building 101, 451 Galvez Ave, Bayview-Hunters Point · 7:45 PM (doors 6:00 PM) · Verify · Shipyard Trust for the Arts / crane.video

Saturday, October 17

We Run Bayview 5K

📍 Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, 500 Hunters Point Expressway, Bayview · 11:00 AM · Verify · Young Community Developers

Saturday, October 17

14th Annual District 10 Health Fest: Bayview in Motion

📍 Southeast Community Center, 1550 Evans Avenue, Bayview · 11:00 AM–4:00 PM · Verify · Southeast Community Center / Eventbrite

Sunday, October 18

Sunday Streets Excelsior: Lucha Libre, Salvi Soul Encuentro & Community Block Party

📍 Mission Street between Geneva Avenue and Theresa Street, Excelsior · 11:00 AM–4:00 PM · Verify · Sunday Streets SF

Friday, October 23

From The E: Fall Festival Night Market

📍 Ocean Ave & Mission St, Excelsior · 4:30 PM–8:30 PM · Verify · Funcheap SF / Excelsior Action Group

More from the Community

Temporary Green Space Coming to Vacant 3rd Street Lot in Bayview

<cite index="30-5,30-6">A temporary green space is coming to the vacant lot on the corner of Jerrold Avenue and Third Street, where Economic Development on Third Street is partnering with Climate Action Now!…

D10 Community Pharmacy on Track for Early 2027 Opening at 5668 Third St.

<cite index="59-6,59-7">Last year, the sole Walgreens in Bayview-Hunters Point shut its doors, leaving the neighborhood's nearly 35,000 residents without access to a local pharmacy.

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