Editor:

District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong recently wrote in the February 2026 issue of the Sunset Beacon about the Upper Great Highway and his efforts to reopen it to weekday car traffic. He presents himself as someone searching for a middle ground. But the most important truth is simple: San Franciscans already decided the future of the Upper Great Highway at the ballot box.

Proposition K permanently closed the Upper Great Highway to cars and converted it into public space. It passed citywide. 

It is also true that District 4 voters opposed Proposition K. That reality deserves to be acknowledged and respected. But in a citywide democracy, we do not undo outcomes because one district disagrees. The responsible response is not to search for procedural ways around the result – it is to come together as a community and build the next chapter of this park together.

I’ll be honest: I was once an opponent of Sunset Dunes.

When I first heard about closing the Upper Great Highway, I thought it was a terrible idea. I worried about traffic. I worried about seniors. I worried about how it might affect our neighborhood.

But over time, I’ve seen what this space has become, and it has changed my mind. Every day, people are out there walking, biking, gathering and connecting.

Shortly after my mother-in-law passed away, my family and I attended an Ocean Calling event at Sunset Dunes. At sunset, musicians played while community members stepped forward to speak the names of loved ones they had lost, offering them to the ocean one by one. Strangers stood side-by-side in quiet reflection. It was a collective act of remembrance, grief and love.

It was one of the most beautiful, healing and community-centered experiences I’ve ever witnessed.

Beyond the ballot box, legal challenges seeking to block or overturn the closure have failed. Courts have allowed the voter-approved measure to stand. The closure is lawful, valid and settled.

Supervisor Wong labeling the failure to place a reversal measure on the ballot as “sabotage” mischaracterizes what occurred. The proposal failed because there was not sufficient support to even put it on the ballot. That is not sabotage. That is not securing the votes of the other supervisors. That is not leadership.

Meanwhile, District 4 faces urgent challenges that deserve our full attention: safer streets, reliable transit, small business support, affordable housing, clean public spaces, and meaningful investments for seniors and families.

Endlessly reopening the Upper Great Highway debate drains time, energy and trust.

Let’s build on what’s working. Let’s make Sunset Dunes a true urban and natural park for Sunset residents, for all San Franciscans and for everyone who wants to experience the best of our City.

It’s time to stop refighting yesterday’s battles and start building a better Sunset together.

Jeremy Greco, candidate for District 4 supervisor