A coalition of neighborhood activists, including the Native American population, has developed a plan called the Village SF to make living in the Mission District more affordable.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The pandemic has caused economic upheaval throughout the city of San Francisco and many tech companies and retailers are downsizing or fleeing the area outright. In contrast, Mission District leaders are making plans for a revival, focusing on their most important resource: the people who live here.
And that's where Roberto Hernandez comes in. Known by many as the"Mayor of the Mission," Hernandez sees how his community is hurting after the pandemic. On a recent day, he strode along the street, pointing out boarded-up storefronts."The city has no plan to help our neighborhood, so we've created our own plan," he said, matter-of-factly.
The plan envisions 2,300 new units of housing on currently unused properties with an option of home ownership. It also calls for a new residential treatment facility for Indigenous people on the site of what is currently a parking lot. There would be a multi-story wellness and community center located next to the existing Friendship House for Native Americans.
Village SF isn't just a feel-good concept. Hernandez traveled to Washington D.C. to promote the project as part of President Biden's"Justice 40 Initiative" in which 40 percent of the infrastructure budget would be spent in underserved communities.
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