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U.S. Senator Boxer to visit MacArthur Maze site

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer announced yesterday she will visit the site of the MacArthur Maze sectional collapse on Friday and will be joined by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters. File photo.
Photo(s) by Luke Thomas

By Lara Moscrip

May 1, 2007

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer said today she will make a visit later this week to the portion of the MacArthur Maze that collapsed after a fuel tanker crashed and ignited Sunday morning.

Boxer will be joined by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and members of the California congressional delegation on the Friday visit, according to a statement from Boxer's Web site. Boxer spent part of today in a conference call with Peters and the head of the Federal Highway Administration, Richard Capka.

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Saving Trinity

Supervisor Chris Daly was honored last week for his efforts to reach a deal with developer Angelo Sangiacomo over redevelopment of Trinity Plaza. The agreement maintains rent controlled units in a new building development, ultimately protecting tenants from displacement.
Photo(s) by Luke Thomas

By Rachel Redondiez and Chris Daly, special to Fog CIty Journal

April 30, 2007

The real beauty of San Francisco is in the diversity of our people -- a precious diversity jeopardized by forces pushing working class people out of their homes and communities.
Nowhere was this issue more in the balance than at Trinity Plaza. A classic David versus Goliath battle, the Trinity struggle became the leading symbol of the fight to save the soul of the City.

On one side was Angelo Sangiacomo, a multi-millionaire landlord and real estate mogul pushing a fancy development project for the site. On the other, hundreds of working class residents and families led by a dozen tenant leaders who became unsung heroes of San Francisco.

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And in other news...

- Officials gear up for MacArthur Maze collapse consequences

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