SFStandard.com
Residents living on Marina Boulevard have filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco, alleging that their homes were flooded with sewage and rainwater because of flawed city infrastructure after unusually high rainfall through the end of 2022 and early 2023. The lawsuit includes 49ers legend Joe Montana and real estate mogul Victor Makras.
Khaldoun Baghdadi, the former head of the city’s Human Rights Commission, represents the residents. Regarding the case, Baghdadi said, “When the city makes the decisions that cause raw sewage to flood homes, it is responsible for compensating residents.”
While the lawsuit identifies the San Francisco sewage infrastructure as insufficient, a spokesperson for the City Attorney’s Office commented, “The intensity and duration of the storm that hit the city on Dec. 31, 2022, was almost unprecedented.”.… “The storm, and not the city’s infrastructure, was responsible for widespread flooding throughout the city. We are reviewing the complaint and will respond in court.”