Daly's idea to replace the current Redevelopment Agency commission that serves at the pleasure of the mayor with an 11-member board that includes more community members drew an angry response, mainly from members of the black community who called it an ill-conceived power grab. His plan arose from discontent over several votes by the commission not to back a nonprofit developer's bid to construct a residential hotel replacement project on Sixth Street.

Board President Tom Ammiano's proposal to impose restrictions on big-box stores also became swamped by critics from Bayview-Hunters Point, where a community committee has been working for years to bring businesses and jobs to the underdeveloped area.

Today he conceded a strategic defeat on his measure but quickly introduced a similar piece of legislation that would apply to new proposals, but leave untouched the review process for the Home Depot already proposed for Bayshore Boulevard. Still, the Home Depot project is undergoing an environmental review at the Planning Department.