From the Office of Michelle Davis

Dear Neighbors,

As you may know, UC San Francisco is proposing to develop a research building at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) along 23rd Street between Vermont and Utah Streets.  Additionally, the City and County of San Francisco (City) is proposing  a potential expansion of the existing SFGH public parking structure at 2500 24th Street.

As part of the environmental review process, the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) scoping meeting will take place Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 7:00 pm, at the SFGH Cafeteria, 1001 Potrero Avenue, 2^nd floor. SFGH is on MUNI lines 9, 10, 33, 48, 90. If you must drive, please park in the 24th Street garage for a fee.

UCSF at SFGH                                                         

UCSF’s mission at SFGH is to provide patients with extraordinary care, informed and enhanced by research.  UCSF physicians work with San Francisco Department of Public Health staff to treat patients, conduct research and train medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy and advanced science students. The research is dictated by the needs of patients, especially those from high-risk or underserved populations, which directly impacts the health of San Francisco citizens as a whole. With research laboratories in close proximity to clinics, faculty can collaborate across disciplines and make the discoveries that transform health worldwide, while maintaining their focus on healing individual patients. A new research building is critical to that mission.

Proposed Project

The proposed UCSF research building would meet UC seismic safety requirements and would be 5 stories and approximately 175,000 gross square feet.  UC would acquire the site through a long-term ground lease.  The City’s proposed expansion of the existing SFGH public parking facility includes extending the garage south to 24th Street and possibly adding one floor to the height of the entire structure, potentially with the development of 20,000 square feet of retail space onsite.

EIR Scoping Meeting Purpose

The scoping meeting provides an opportunity for the community to discuss the scope and content of the environmental information they expect to see included in the Draft EIR. This allows UCSF to learn about potential concerns early, as well as further define the issues, feasible alternatives and potential mitigation measures that may warrant in depth analysis in the environmental review process.

Initial Study

An Initial Study that includes a project description will be available online starting October 6, 2015 athttp://campusplanning.ucsf.edu/. It also identifies the scope and content of the environmental information that will be included in the Draft EIR. You can obtain a paper or CD copy of the Initial Study by calling 415.476.2911. To give written feedback on the Initial Study, please write to Diane Wong, UCSF Campus Planning, Box 0286, San Francisco, CA 94143 or email her at EIR@planning.UCSF.edu byNovember 5, 2015.  The Draft EIR is expected to be published in early 2016. If you would like to be notified about the publication of the Draft EIR, or if you would like to attend the public hearing, please contact us at 415.476.3206 or community@cgr.ucsf.edu.

Please feel free to contact me with general questions at Michele.Davis@ucsf.edu or 415-476-3024.

Sincerely,

Michele Davis, MPH, MCP 
Assistant Director, Community Relations

Community & Government Relations 
University of California, San Francisco 
3333 California Street, Suite 103 | San Francisco, CA 94118-0462
tel: 415/476-3024 | fax: 415/476-3541

Email: Michele.Davis@UCSF.edu

UCSF fully ascribes to the Americans with Disabilities Act. If at any time you feel you have a need for accommodation, contact UCSF Community & Government Relations at community@cgr.ucsf.edu or415.476.3206 with your suggested accommodation. If you would like to be on our email notification list, please email community@cgr.ucsf.edu, specifying the campus site(s) of interest: Parnassus, Mission Bay, Laurel Heights, Mount Zion, San Francisco General Hospital.