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"They (John and Denise York) are interested in keeping the stadium on Candlestick Point. But they would also consider the possibility of putting a stadium at the shipyard," says Singer, who also represents the Yorks. "John and Denise York have expressed interest in a stadium at the shipyard. They have looked at the shipyard, have spoken to Lennar about it. They are talking hypothetically about it. But that's as far as it has gone.
"There is no plan."
For that matter, every aspect of the Hunters Point Shipyard plan -- except for the housing proposed for Phase 1 -- remains in a kind of arrested development, even if the city signs a deal with Lennar this year. New jobs, other than those connected to the construction of infrastructure and houses, are still years away. So are public facilities such as a community center and job-training programs. Environmental cleanup of most of the shipyard will not be complete for at least another seven years. In fact, Mayor Brown's successor may not see development of this shipyard to a finish. But after three decades of living next to a dead, toxic shipyard that has offered nothing but the vague promise of jobs and development on a long and indefinite timeline, few in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood are particularly surprised by a plan that involves uncertainty, and a lot more waiting.
