John King, of the San Francisco Chronicle, weighs in this week on the behind-the-scenes planning surrounding the proposed development project at 1st and Folsom Streets.
Now there's another competition just two blocks away, the grand prize a site with room for a 60-story tower at a major entrance to the Financial District. But only three teams bothered to respond - and the way the rules are currently written, the public won't be allowed to glimpse any of the proposals until the city selects a winner.
What's different this time is that the sale of public land doesn't include a scenario where the public can glimpse the competing visions.
Instead, a staff report this month shrugs that "the details of the proposals, including the concept designs ... will remain confidential until a recommendation of a development team is forwarded to the (redevelopment) Commission for exclusive negotiations."
ARTICLE: SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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