8 Washington condo project losing big in S.F.

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Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Voters Tuesday were overwhelmingly rejecting a referendum that would have allowed a high-rise waterfront development, forcing developers to rethink or redesign their plans to build 134 luxury condominiums along the Embarcadero.

By voting "no" on Proposition C, voters would overturn the Board of Supervisors' June 2012 decision to grant the 8 Washington project an exemption to the city's 84-foot waterfront height limit. The board's ordinance would have allowed the development to rise to a height of 136 feet.

... Opponents complained about the condominium development's proposed 327-space underground parking lot, the loss of the athletic club and the price of the new units, which they said could sell for as much as $5 million each.

... Calling the project a "wall on the waterfront," opponents of the development, working with environmental groups and neighborhood organizations, charged it was the first step toward turning the city's waterfront into an exclusive haven for the wealthy, with high-rises lining the Embarcadero.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/8-Washington-condo-project-losing-big-in-S-F-4958982.php

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1. great news!

so many wonderful victories tonight!

[NBachers]

2. Other good San Francisco news:

S.F. voters supporting prescription drug measure
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-voters-supporting-prescription-drug-measure-4958964.php
San Francisco voters on Tuesday gave overwhelming early support to Proposition D, a purely advisory measure that calls on city officials to find ways to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

In early returns, the measure had 80 percent support with 20 percent opposed.

AND:
Retiree health care fund measure leading in S.F.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Retiree-health-care-fund-measure-leading-in-S-F-4958953.php
San Francisco voters on Tuesday were approving Proposition A, a measure that aims eventually to eliminate a projected $4.4 billion shortfall in the city's retiree health care fund.

That means retirees will be able to depend on promised health care and the city will be able to pay for it without raiding funds for other necessities like police, parks and Muni