| From Friends of Ocean Beach Park: Overdue love for our dunes Earlier this winter, we partnered with Rec. Park, the GGNRA, ReimaginingSF and the Surfrider Foundation on a pilot dune revegetation project to reintroduce native beach grass near Judah. Vegetated dunes trap the sand blown from the beach and help build resilience against erosion. You may have noticed fencing along the Ocean Beach dunes, which the SF Estuary Institute recommended and the Coastal Commission required. The initial installation left access to Ocean Beach unclear at some points; we worked with Rec and Park to help clarify that access points remain at all intersections. We hope to apply lessons learned from this pilot to restoration work across the park. Welcome to the park – have a seat Rec. and Park is working on initial park improvements to roll out when the park opens full-time. We are excited that parkgoers will finally enjoy simple amenities like a place to sit with neighbors and enjoy an ocean view. As the improvements land, we’d love to hear what you think. If there are improvements you’d like to see, please let us know. We will work with Rec & Park to ensure your feedback is heard. A concrete canvas for our local artists Our coast deserves more than two miles of gray concrete, and we’re excited about the long-term work to restore a more natural environment. To kickstart our imaginations for that long-term vision, we’re opening our coast to local artists in two waves.First, for the park’s opening, we partnered with local artists on temporary installations that celebrate Ocean Beach and the Sunset. We’ll be highlighting them as opening day nears, but here’s a quick summary: we looked for art that celebrated the coast and people/wildlife who call it home, from artists with strong roots in the Bay Area and the west side in particular. We asked them to let the ocean remain the star and for the artwork to complement and foster stewardship of the natural environment we all cherish. All installations are temporary and are permitted to remain in place for a maximum of a year. The goal is to provide food for thought about what we would all like to see from the future of the park. For the next wave, we’re preparing open calls for both community feedback and artist submissions. For artists, we’re preparing an open call for proposals for additional temporary, rotating art. For everyone, we created an open call for community feedback at oceanbeachpark.org/art. Have thoughts on what you’d like to see? We’d love to hear your thoughts, which we’ll use to guide future temporary installations. |
| Planning for the Future — TogetherDay 1 is just that: a new beginning. The most exciting part of this upcoming journey is the chance to work together as a community to imagine – and build! – a new future for our coast. This Spring, the SF Recreation and Parks Department will begin collecting community feedback to inform long-term park improvements. We will participate in that process in two ways: Sharing your input: We will keep you informed on all opportunities to provide your feedback to Rec and Park. You can always submit your feedback directly to us here, which we will use to inform our recommendations to Rec and Park. Advocating for access and ecology: We believe the future of the coast should be grounded in four values, so we’ll advocate for them at all opportunities: Community. The coast is a place for communities to come together. Accessibility. The coast belongs to everyone and should be accessible to everyone regardless of ability. Environmental Stewardship. Our coast is a precious natural resource that we should steward for future generations. Joy. The coast should be fun for everyone! Learn more at https://oceanbeachpark.org |
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Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 
Readers Beware!! The Friends of Ocean Beach Park are anything but! This group was started by a tech attorney who moved to the Sunset district less than 5 years ago. This group has less than 20% membership of persons who live in the Sunset District. Their ultimate goal is to support Joel Engardio, tech moguls, and real estate developers take over the Sunset District. The membership in this group is predominately Bike Coalition and YIMBY’s. Don’t be fooled into thinking they have the Sunset Districts best interests at heart!
Sincerely,
Marty Murphy
sfpoliticshub.com
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“Environmental Stewardship.” – WHAT A LOAD. It does NOTHING for the environment!
LIARS.
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