Newsom Declares Civic Center the "Sustainable Resource District" of Tomorrow!

Part of Mayor Gavin Newsom's plan or save the Earth/become Governor of California, Civic Center has been declared "a sustainable vision for the heart of San Francisco." That is to say, it's the neighborhood...OF THE FUTURE!

How so? Well, according to HuffPo contributor Gavin Newsom, the goals of the ideally carbon footprint-free district might result in following:

• 80% potable water use reduction
• 45% wastewater discharge reduction
• 35% peak power demand met by renewables
• 33% annual energy reduction
• 5% reduction in human fecal matter adorning sidewalks
• Organic crack-cocaine
• Reduction of the community carbon footprint by 2,225 tons annually; the equivalent of the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 1,286 San Francisco households

Basically, this means, at least according to SF Citizen, "we’re going to get wind and solar together, living roofs and water reclamation." Cool. Also "the installation of solar rooftop photovoltaics, water conservation fixtures, living roofs, and a public Wi-Fi connection" might be a few other features in store for the tattered and torn hood.

Also, what with all of these newfangled roof gardens sprouting on top of buildings, this could mean a dramatic increase in spiders crawling into your apartment. Ack, is right!