Much of the evidence was either misinterpreted or in some cases never proved at all, such as the notion that Collins Charger was involved in the crime, the attorneys said. He testified about San Franciscos various gangs, as well as the history of Big Block. They claim territory from West Point to Middle Point in San Francisco's notoriously dangerous Hunters Point projects. Gang and drug activity, as well as a high murder rate, have plagued the Bayview-Hunters Point district. Everyone wore a mask, everyones temperature was taken before entering the courthouse, and deputies closely monitored the seating arrangements to make sure attendees were not less than six feet apart. For Rent on Trulia: 10 homes. Shaddix applied for a $25,000 grant from the city through the District 10 Participatory Budgeting program, spearheaded by former Supervisor Malia Cohen's office. [16] The area remains a hub of business along 3rd Street, represented by the Merchants of Butchertown. Gang Arrest Graph 2007-2010, showing the percentage of identified gang member arrests dropping dramatically after the Civil Gang Injunction program was implemented. Poverty in the neighborhood was widely attributed to the depression. [7] The district consisted of what the Ohlone people called "shell mounds", which were sacred burial grounds. As a result, Hunters Point began as one of the most integrated areas in the city. [57], Until the late 2000s the neighborhood had no chain supermarkets. Pope John Paul II celebrated a Papal Mass on September 18, 1987 at Candlestick Park during his tour of America. You can't keep saying that God will find a way. [128] The property was the former site of a shipbuilding center, and an 18-month environmental cleanup at the site was completed in August 2022. [23] This caused widespread radiological contamination and, in 1989, the base was declared a Superfund site requiring long-term clean-up. Fleishhaker Dive Club . While Fillmore has historically been identified as the mecca for San Franciscos black population, Hunters Point was also one of the first communities African-Americans resided when they first arrived into the Bay Area. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. Once SFPD considers you to be a gang member, thats it, Weir said, later adding, If you maintain close bonds of kinship and friendship with people in your neighborhood that becomes an indication of gang activity.. The USS Indianapolis left Hunters Point at 6:30 am on July 16, 1945, but was not allowed to leave San Franciscos harbor until 8:30 am, after the first atomic weapon test Trinity (5:29 am) had been confirmed successful in the New Mexico desert. [121], Bayview is home to multiple large parks. In the grocery gap, researchers from Food Trust found African Americans are 400 percent more likely to live in a community that lacks a full-service supermarket. [10] For the next several decades it was used as pasture for cattle run by the Franciscan friars at Mission Dolores. East Bay murder trial puts Hunters Point gang, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Alameda County DAs new policy will reduce prison sentences through widespread elimination of sentencing enhancements, Antioch murder trial puts Hunters Point gang in the spotlight. Key Documents from the Visitacion Valley Gang Injunction Case, Mission Civil Gang Injunction According to the San Francisco Superior Courts Order Granting Preliminary Injunction of October 12, 2007, the Safety Zone enjoining members of the Norteo gang is defined as an L shaped area generally bordered by 23rd Street to the North (but extending to 21st Street at Alabama Street), Valencia to the West, Cesar Chavez to the South, Potrero Avenue to the East, and extending to encompass La Raza Parl, also known as Potrero Del Sol Park., Western Addition Civil Gang Injunction According to the San Francisco Superior Courts December 18, 2007 Judgment Granting Permanent Injunction against Eddy Rock, Chopper City and Knock Out Posse Gangs, the following are the court-ordered Safety Zones. [114] In 2017 the Bayview opera house hosted Hercules in the Bayview presented by Theater of War Productions and featured dramatic readings by acclaimed actors Reg E. Cathey, Frances McDormand, Linda Powell, David Strathairn who read scenes from Euripides' The Madness of Hercules. [113] For Black History Month in 2014, Tony Saunders hosted an event at the opera house with special guest. The convictions mean that Webb and Young who have both beaten murder charges in two separate San Francisco cases now face a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. The decommissioned Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is located within its boundaries and Candlestick Park, which was demolished in 2015, was on the southern edge. As mentioned, Oceanview was one of San Franciscos few urban neighborhoods that was not located in a housing project. She said it proved along with rap lyrics and recorded jail conversations that there was a gang motive behind Singhs murder. A child watches as the playground at the Alice Griffith public housing development burns to the ground after being set on fire by an unknown culprit. He said hed known Webb and Young since they were children. While it is often difficult to draw conclusions about causality from crime statistics, anecdotal evidence indicates that San Franciscos civil gang injunction program has played a role alongside the work being done by San Franciscos Police Department and San Franciscos District Attorney in reducing gang related violence and nuisance conduct. (1982), "Untitled", by Santie Huckaby and Eustinove Smith on 1520 Oakdale Ave. (1999), "What's Going On? The San Francisco District Attorneys Office later dismissed all charges, saying there was evidence Webb and his co-defendant, the San Francisco rapper Charles Prezi Gardner, acted in self-defense. The data also show progressive improvements over time, with only 14 percent of identified gang members (13 of 93) arrested for non-injunction crimes to that point in 2010 down from 41 percent in 2007. [35] Despite the decline, the 2010 U.S. Census shows the African American population in the Bayview to be greater in number than that of any other ethnicity. Such usage offends other Bay Area Ohlone peoples who are not members of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. In light of the changed circumstances and improved public safety, Herrera in April 2018 launched a comprehensive review of the gang injunctions. The case started Wednesday with the testimony of its first witness, San Francisco police Sgt. Islais Creek and the adjoining bay has been heavily polluted. Collins attorney flipped the accusation back at authorities, arguing that police put Collins life at risk by publicly implying her car was used in a murder, and that shed had the work done to avoid violent retaliation from Singhs friends. The Aug. 19 2018 shooting came one month after Singh and his passenger gunned down a San Francisco resident who authorities described as a beloved Hunters Point resident and member of the. "[59] A large swath of the southeast sector of San Francisco sits within a Federally recognized food desert. The 866-acre area is a jigsaw slab of concrete docking bays and abandoned buildings jutting out of the southeast shoreline of San Francisco. Herm, rapper from the Bayview-Hunter's Point. He derided African Americans for wearing saggy pants, speaking improper English and giving children names like "Shaniqua, Shaligua, Mohammed and all that crap. In 1968, actor Steve McQueen and mayor Joseph Alioto attended the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial swimming pool at Third Street and Carroll Avenue. 's most close-knit communities", "SFGov: Southeast Community Facility Commission", "SFGov: Southeast Food Access (SEFA) Workgroup", "Guns, crack cocaine fuel homicides in S.F. [78] Linda Brooks Burton, born and raised in the Bayview was the Managing Librarian at the Bayview branch for 15 years before promotion to District Manager. Two SF gang members found guilty of East Bay, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Alameda County DAs new policy will reduce prison sentences through widespread elimination of sentencing enhancements, Two SF gang members found guilty of Antioch murder, face life without the possibility of parole. Today, gentrification has almost completely taken over the community. [citation needed], A collaboration was completed with singer-songwriter Michael Franti and Freq Nasty, in which Franti's single "The Future" was remixed in support of a Bay Area nonprofit Beats for a Better Future to help create a music studio for at-risk youth in Bayview-Hunters Point. Follow us on Facebook! Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. Each injunction covers one of four geographic areas. Its rivalry with Big Block was the subject of the 2002 documentary Straight Outta Hunter's Point [1] and is linked to rap and drugs. The transformation has also been slow but steady. 5 Schools: Through the education and employment of low-income youth, young people of color, and young women in the Bay Area, and producing media for socially-minded clients, we are changing the stories that get shared with the world."[105]. Twenty-nine posters are now installed along the 3rd Street corridor of the Dogpatch and Bayview, capturing the Bayview residents who represent their neighborhood proudly. [47] Root causes include a working class populace historically segregated to the outskirts of the city, high levels of industrial pollution, the closure of industry, and loss of infrastructure. Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library "During the 1960s there were riots in some cities. Upon their arrival, Hunters Point was still a predominantly white community with the neighborhoods original housing projects being segregated with African-Americans only living around Navy Road, which has now been demolished and is a completely vacant lot. This migration into Bayview increased substantially after World War II due to racial segregation and eviction of African Americans from homes elsewhere in the city. The case focuses on Big Blocks internal investigation into the shooting death of Matthew Higgz Higginbotham, which occurred a month before Singh was shot. The following gangs were named in the injunctions issued . BaHu was the second location for the exhibition spaces sponsored by METRAe, originally located in SOMA. Young had a tangential family connection to Singh, which made him suspect to Big Block members, when in fact it was another man who vouched for Singh and allowed him to get close enough to murder Higginbotham, Weir told jurors. The jury found him and his co-defendant, Darius York, not guilty of murder. "Untitled", by Bryana Fleming on Palou Ave at 3rd St. (2010), "Southeast Community Facility Founders", by Santie Huckaby on Oakdale Ave and Phelps St. (2007), "Lenora Le Von", by Bryana Fleming on 3rd St at Palou Ave. (2010). The jury convicted Collins only of an ammunition-possession charge, for some bullets found in her home. Collins, Webbs girlfriend, was accused of being an accessory because she got her cars paint job changed after police released sketches of both Webb and Young, and told reporters that a vehicle similar to Collins was used in the crime. San Francisco police said Monday that a running clash between Bayview district gangs led up to a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead. Efforts include the Bayview Redevelopment Plan for Area B, which includes approximately 1300 acres of existing residential, commercial and industrial lands. Earl Shaddix, executive director of Economic Development on Third, called for its restoration. The prosecutions case centered on the Big Block/Harbor Road gang, which started in the Hunters Point area of San Francisco. [145], A Lucky's grocery store opened at Bayview Plaza (the site where the old Walgreens stood) in 2022. Other speakers at the Bayview event included letter carriers, someone whose mailbox had been removed, and a veteran with epilepsy who depends on the postal service for medication. Of Bayview's population, 24.9% was of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (11.5% Mexican, 4.2% Salvadoran, 2.6% Guatemalan, 1.4% Honduran, 1.4% Nicaraguan, 0.7% Puerto Rican, 0.2% Peruvian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Spaniard, 0.1% Colombian, 0.1% Cuban, 0.1% Panamanian).[43]. The MUNI[36] T-Third Street light-rail project was built through the neighborhood, replacing an aging bus line with several new stations, street lamps and landscaping. The Quesada Gardens Initiative is a well recognized organization that has created a cluster of 35 community and backyard gardens in the heart of the neighborhood, including the original Quesada Garden on the 1700 block of Quesada Ave., the Founders' Garden, Bridgeview Teaching and Learning Garden (which won the 2011 Neighborhood Empowerment Network's[77] "Best Green Community Project Award," Krispy Korners, the Latona Community Garden, and the new Palou Community Garden. Westmob is sometimes known to associate with Oakdale Mob and Sunnydale gangsters. The Albion Brewery was built in 1870 and opened as the Albion Ale And Porter Brewing Company (this was also the location of the Hunters Point Springs and the Albion Castle). Many long-time African American residents, whether they could no longer afford to live there or sought to take advantage of their homes' soaring values, left what they perceived as an unsafe neighborhood and made an exodus to the Bay Area's outer suburbs. [84][85] In September 2011, the court denied the transfer of property to Lennar prior to clean-up of contamination. The former Navy Shipyard waterfront property is also the target of redevelopment to include residential, commercial, and recreational areas.[6]. The phrase, "Muwekma Ohlone" refers to a tribe and should not be used to refer to all of the Ohlones peoples of the San Francisco Bay Area, past or present. [12] Of the original approximately 1500 people who inhabited the San Francisco Peninsula prior to the Portola Expedition in 1769, only one lineage is known to have survived. Members of Big Block were also convinced that theyd been betrayed by one of their own, according to a defense attorney who even suggested that it was a Big Block member who offered Singh thousands of dollars to murder Higginbotham. The crane still looms large over the neighborhood today. Dr. Arthur H. Coleman (19202002), the first black physician and one of the last privately practicing family doctors in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point district. [21] In 1947, the Hunter's Point crane was constructed at the shipyard to repair battleships. 1390 Market St., Fox Plaza, 7th Floor Reception:
Food deserts are areas with a 20 percent or greater poverty rate and where a third of residents live more than a mile from a supermarket, farmers market or local grocery store. Sylvester House at 1556 Revere, was built in 1870. "Where were you when he was 2? He was reportedly gunned down in. The Galvez block was renamed "Sam Jordan's Way" in his honor. A recent Brookings Institution report identified Hunters Point as one of five Bay Area "extreme poverty" neighborhoods, in which over 40% of the inhabitants live below the Federal poverty level of an income of $22,300 for a family of four. This project would really focus on seniors and families as well, Latino and Black seniors are twice as likely to be food insecure in San Francisco, according to The Citys COVID-19 Command Center report. Physically isolated from the rest of the city by both Mission Bay and the Islais Creek estuary, the only way to get to Hunters Point aside from sailing was via the San Bruno Road, completed in 1858.[11]. The Bayview currently has two major USPS offices, the second-largest branch (next to Napoleon Street) located on Evans Street, and a smaller branch on Williams Street. The murals were revealed during Imprint City's "block party" and was mostly commissioned with private funds, but public funds were secured by the California Arts Council. This left only the Westside Courts near the Fillmore District for African-Americans. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Westmob is sometimes known to associate with Oakdale Mob and Sunnydale gangsters. But the defense argued that police had identified Webb and Young as the killers based on a series of assumptions, and predicted that by trials end, the identity of Singhs killer would remain be a mystery. Their co-defendant, Victoria Collins, 38, was acquitted of being an accessory to murder. Bayview/Hunter's Point is a neighborhood in San Francisco that has been historically working-class residential and a home to many people of color. The locals treat Hudson Street as a way of relieving the heavy traffic on Hunters Point Blvd and Innes Avenue. In 1994, the San Francisco Energy Company proposed building another power plant in the neighborhood, but community activists protested and pushed to have the current facility shut down. Since the 1960s, the BayviewHunters Point community has been cited as a significant example of marginalization. Sam Jordan's Bar and Grill was the oldest African-American bar in San Francisco. Little Boy was loaded on the USS Indianapolis on July 15, 1945, and is reported to have contained half of the uranium-235 (U-235) available in the United States, valued at the time at $300 million ($4.37 billion in 2018). ", After his visit, Cosby praised the school, but he stressed that it was parentsnot just the schools themselveswho needed to step up to ensure their children beat the statistics. [155], In 2012 postmaster Raj Sanghera announced that the Bayview Williams location was taken off the closure list, with other branches as well located in Visitacion Valley, Civic Center, McLaren Station, and San Bruno Avenue. The building was completed in February 1969, and the formal dedication took place on July 12, 1969. Community gardening, art, and social history are popular in the area. On July 26, 2013, prior to being demolished, Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z brought the Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour to Candlestick Park. In August 2011, UK supermarket chain Tesco, owner of Fresh and Easy stores, opened BayviewHunters Point's first new grocery store in 20 years, though this store has closed as part of Fresh and Easy's larger corporate exit from the United States. In response, the Navy was forced to momentarily cease transferring shipyard land to Lennar for redevelopment. Out of the 6,000 students who live in the Bayview, more than 70% choose to attend school outside of their neighborhood. Since San Franciscos gang injunction program was launched at the end of 2006, 46 percent of identified gang members (43 of 93) had gone without even a single arrest in San Francisco for crimes other than minor violations of the injunction itself in 2010. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? [91], Operating from 1987-1998, BaHu Gallery was a free-space, non-commercial art gallery and installation location in Bayview-Hunters Point (BaHu). On April 21, 2021 Afatasi the Artist, Tanya Herrera and 4 other artists designed a group of the new murals that line Evans Avenue and Hunters Point Boulevard viewed only in the pedestrian lane in Bayview-Hunters Point.[97]. gang violence, and violent crime. According to their site, BAYCAT exists "to end racial, gender, and economic inequity by creating powerful, authentic media while diversifying the creative industry. The policeman, Alvin Johnson, stated he "caught [a couple of kids] red-handed with a stolen car" and ordered Matthew Johnson to stop, firing several warning shots before fatally shooting Johnson. The night of the killing, Webb and Young allegedly received word from Collins son that Singh was at a San Francisco nightclub. However the eastern part of the neighborhood had a population of 12,308 and is still roughly 53% African-American. Unaligned or independent street gangs began associating under the Norteo umbrella in the early 2000s. Beginning as an all-white community until the 1940s as handful of African-Americans moved into the community. This is about branding the Bayview neighborhood to honor and pay respect to the decades of contributions that African-Americans have made to the southeast neighborhood and to the city. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? After the injunction, the amount dropped to 58. Really? The Food Empowerment Market idea stems from legislation introduced by District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai that allocates $1.5 million in startup funds from the Human Service Agency to establish the model for the new market in partnership with a yet-to-be-named neighborhood nonprofit. Crime statistics continue to reflect the danger here. [117][118], The Quinn House, located at 1562 McKinnon Avenue, was built in c. 1875 and listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark on July 6, 1974. Dogpatch is located on the eastern side of the city, adjacent to the waterfront of the San Francisco Bay, and to the east of Potrero Hill.Its boundaries are Mariposa Street to the north, I-280 to the west, Cesar Chavez to the south, and the waterfront to the east. When the city built its housing projects during the 1940s the vast majority, from Sunnydale to Potrero Hill, were for strictly for white residents, during a time of segregation. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. [28] The growing population of Italian, Maltese, and Portuguese residents seemingly pushed out the early Chinese community that was located in the Bayview. [108][109] Other studios include all female dance studio, Feline Finesse Dance Company.[110]. For two hours after the shooting, a large, angry crowd milled about the site along Navy Road. Five buildings historic buildings in the district, which are listed in as San Francisco Designated Landmarks. Office of the City Attorney
The neighborhood also has the most residents (mainly seniors) facing food insecurity than anywhere else in the city, according to a report from the San Francisco Department of Public Health. As African Americans moved in, many of the communitys white families and residents decided to relocate as the black community was slowly becoming established. But the store closed in 2019 due to a range of factors, including lack of patronage from the surrounding community. [54] Police have made the removal of guns from the streets their top priority in recent years, leading to a 20% decline in major crimes between 2010 and 2011, including declines of 35% in homicides, 22% in aggravated assaults, 38% in arson, 30% in burglary, 34% in theft, 23% in auto theft, and 39% in robbery. [10] In 2011, it remained "one of the most economically disadvantaged areas of San Francisco". As the United States was ending segregation and integrating schools and communities, the housing projects would become all-black neighborhoods by the beginning of the 1970s. You could spend a whole week just in this park with museums, wild animals . cityattorney@sfcityatty.org, Copyright 2023 City Attorney of San Francisco Go to SFGov.org, launched a comprehensive review of the gang injunctions, PDF of the Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury Report on Civil Gang Injunctions (2003-04), PDF of the Criminology & Public Policy published study on civil gang injunctions in California (2005), Read the City Attorneys News Release on the Gang Injunction Opt-Out Process (March 24, 2008), PDF of the Gang Injunction Opt-Out Presskit (March 24, 2008, PDF of the Gang Injunction Opt-Out Petition (updated June 11, 2018), PDF of the Order Granting Motion to Modify DBG and Towerside Injunction (July 12, 2018), PDF of the City Attorneys Motion to Modify DBG and Towerside Injunction (June 7, 2018), PDF of the Order Granting Default Judgment for Permanent Injunction (Feb. 17, 2011), PDF of the Plaintiffs Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Issuance of Preliminary Gang Injunction (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declarations Parts 1 and 2: Qualifications and General History and Crimes (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 3: Clothing (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 4: Tattoos (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 5: Hand Signs (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 6: Graffiti (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 7: Intimidation and Injunction (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 8: Down Below Gangsters overview, PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 9: DBG members Beard to Calloway (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 10: DBG members Crawford to Jackson (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 11: DBG members Jones to Mitchell (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 12: DBG members Pelllette to Rose (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 13: DBG members Smith to Woodson (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 14: Towerside overview and members Beasley to Dogan (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 15: Towerside overview and members Floyd to Johnson (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 16: Towerside members Johnson to McCroey (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 17: Towerside members Punzal to Young (Aug. 11, 2010), PDF of the Expert Declaration Part 18 Exhibits (Aug. 11, 2010), Herrera seeks civil injunction against warring criminal street gangs in Visitacion Valley; Complaint begins process to enjoin 41 members of Down Below Gangsters, Towerside in safety zone encompassing both turfs (Aug. 5, 2010), PDF of the Visitacion Valley Gang Injunction Complaint Presskit (Aug. 5, 2010), PDF of the Order Granting Motion to Modify Norteo Injunction (June 29, 2018), PDF of the City Attorneys Motion to Modify Norteo Injunction (May 18, 2018), PDF of the Order Granting Default Judgment for Permanent Injunction (June 17, 2008), PDF of the Courts Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (Oct. 12, 2007), PDF of the City Attorneys complaint against Norteno (June 21, 2007), PDF of the City Attorneys MPAs on the Norteno case (July 11, 2007), PDF of the Expert Declaration and Evidence in the Norteo case (90MB, July 11, 2007), PDF of the Declarations and Evidence in the Norteno case (15 MB, July 12, 2007), PDF of the Courts Order to Show Cause for the Norteno gang (July 12, 2007), PDF of the Order Granting Motion to Modify Chopper City, Eddy Rock, and Knock Out Posse Injunction (June 7, 2018), PDF of the City Attorneys Motion to Modify Chopper City, Eddy Rock, and Knock Out Posse Injunction (April 24, 2018), PDF of the Courts Judgment Granting Permanent Injunction against Eddy Rock, Chopper City and Knock Out Posse (Dec. 18, 2007), PDF of the City Attorneys complaint against Eddy Rock, Chopper CIty and Knock Out Posse (June 21, 2007), PDF of the City Attorneys MPAs for Eddy Rock, Chopper City and Knock out Posse gangs (July 12, 2007), PDF of the Expert Declaration of SFPD Officer David Q. At the branch library, Linda co-founded the African American History Preservation Project in 2007 to create digital archives about a vanishing piece of local history as well as collected and recorded information about the migration of blacks to jobs at the Hunters Point Shipyard and the culture that developed in the area. The market would also host an on-site community kitchen focusing on culinary education and offer free delivery service for seniors and those with mobility issues. Started by Tyra Fennell, Imprint City is a non-profit organization located in the Bayview that seeks to activate underutilized spaces with arts and culture events as well as community development projects, encouraging increased foot traffic and economic vitality. At night, the imagery is animated with lighting effects to allow viewers to enjoy the work throughout the day. It has been incorrectly claimed that Ramaytush territory is Muwekma territory and refers to all Ohlone peoples from the San Francisco Bay area as Muwekma Ohlone. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. From this point onwards, racial discrimination in terms of the environment, housing, employment, and policing shaped the development of the Bayview Hunters Point and further contributed to its segregation from the rest of the city. Gentrification is a hot button issue in San Francisco. Opening in 2007, the T-Third Street line, a line extension of the Muni Metro system, linked Bayview-Hunters Point to downtown San Francisco. 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