SFGTV Mayors Press Availability September 25, 2022
Radical idea and a Strong Community partnership. In the recovery after the 89 earthquake and the 1990 and 1991 recession, San Francisco was facing tough times and at that time the city had a bold vision to demolish the embarcadero freeway and replace it with a surface boulevard but that wasnt good enough because we needed to serve the heart of china town so mayor willy brown and rose pack struck a brilliant compromise to agree to demolish the embarcadero freeway but build a subway into the heart of china town, connecting chinese San Francisco in the cultural heart of chinese San Francisco. But...