Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening to cancel a San Francisco toilet that could cost $1.7 million and take more than two years to build
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening to halt plans to build a public toilet in San Francisco after it received huge backlash over its $1.7 million cost and 2-year construction time.that it would intervene to halt funding for a public toilet in Noe Valley Town Square if a cheaper, more efficient means of production couldn't be realized.
This includes an architect drawing up plans for the city which receive feedback and a"multi-phase review" by five commissioners, before going to the Rec and Park Commission and the board of supervisors. It would then be reviewed under the California Environmental Quality Act, before finally being put to a bidding process.
A joint statement from Rec and Park and the Department of Public Works defended the costs, which in addition to materials expenses, included planning, drawing, permits, reviews and public outreach.