In today's elections, the San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure oversight board approved the environmental impact review of the Warriors' planned $1 billion-plus arena, office space and retail space.
The San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure oversight board vote to approve the Warriors' environmental impact review helps push the franchise's Mission Bay arena forward. The arena has been estimated to cost over one billion dollars; the Warriors hope to open the stadium in time for the 2018-19 season.
Due to widespread concerns that the Warriors were not doing enough to address the negative impact the stadium would have on access to the nearby hospital, as well as the overall traffic congestion, last month the franchise partnered with UCSF and the Mayor's Office to create a special circumstances cap and a $10 million fund to monitor and improve traffic flow.