Yes on G, No on F Supporters Turn Out for Early Voting at City Hall

Yes on G, No on F supporters rallied together in San Francisco's Civic Center for early voting on Tuesday, May 13. Voters, many of them young people who grew up in the City, waited in a long line on a remarkably warm day to cast their ballots at City Hall.

	People wait in line to cast their important vote.

If Proposition G passes, it will speed the long-awaited cleanup of toxins at the Shipyard, which was welcome news to voter Cheri Newton. ìI personally used to work on the Shipyard at the Golden Gate Railroad Museum,î she reported. "And it was filthy. It was horrible. I was scared to go to work in the morning because I didn't know what was back there."

If Proposition G succeeds, it will bring 8,000 jobs, 300 acres of parks and open space, and up to 10,000 housing units to the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.

Voter and Bayview-Hunters Point resident Lorene Butler said that she was voting yes on Proposition G because she felt "They're willing to start working on the Shipyard and thinking more about the people in the community. I'm excited that so many people are out here willing to do the same thing."

There was also a strong presence of people who planned to vote no Proposition F, a competing ballot measure. Proposition F would block the development of the Shipyard and Candlestick Point and make Proposition G's plan for jobs, parks and housing for the Bayview-Hunters Point community impossible.

Asked why she is supporting Proposition G and voting against Proposition F, Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt, Dean of City College's South East campus explained, "I'm supporting Prop G because I think people need to really understand what is at stake...but they need to not get confused with other kinds of gimmickry and machinations by people who really do not want this to happen."

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