Here’s who will win my vote for D4 supervisor: I will vote for the candidate with the best vision for how to continue to develop the Sunset into a family friendly neighborhood with vibrant small businesses and beautiful parks.
From my home facing Ocean Beach I’ve been daily observing and photographing trucks, emergency vehicles, sand removal equipment, and the occasional car driving on the closed Great Highway/Sunset Dunes Park. Clearly, this 4-lane highway that was driven on by nearly 20,000 vehicles every day when it was open, had not lost its utility at the time of its closure, nor has it lost its utility yet. My photographic proof indicates at least one or more vehicles drive on it nearly every day.
I’m a senior and go there frequently to walk, and I see so many people there. I always see a lot of other walkers of all ages, families with young children, couples, friends walking together, as well as runners and bicyclists.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission is seeking public feedback on the search for its new General Manager. It lists four opportunities for the public to express their thoughts; see https://sfrecpark.org/1856/Commission-Seeks-Feedback-on-GM-Search for date/time/location for two January 2026 in-person town halls, one virtual meeting to be scheduled for February, and survey to complete and submit.
The Chronicle article, “‘Choker’ to slow traffic will be removed despite its success,” on
Dec. 7, reads like an MTA press release rather than investigative journalism.
Sunset Dunes isn’t a park. It’s a monument to privilege and denial, built on the suffering of Sunset families, disabled residents, and endangered wildlife.
What a mess Edgardo left this district. Mayor Lurie is trying, and I believe doing a great job: consistently bringing new businesses and supporting existing ones, supporting the working-class, blue-collar workers. It is not easy considering the idiocy of the state legislature (Wiener). We will see how the new Sunset District supervisor appointee fairs. At least he’s a native.
Much of the Sunset is already compact, with row houses shoulder-to-shoulder that would look like urban blocks in most towns. You can’t simply stack more stories on soft sand and limited parking and call it progress.
The plan would raise height limits from the current four stories in many places to as much as eight stories. It would encourage the demolition of single-family housing and even small apartment buildings in favor of larger apartment buildings.
I find walking at Sunset Dunes to be absolutely exhilarating, right above the beach and the ocean, with the sound of the waves, the smell of the salt air, and in the evenings, the incredible sunsets.
Furthermore, if we still had at-large elections, there would have been no recall – whom would you recall? The whole Board? Those board members who voted to put this on the ballot?
But the latest development really takes the cake! The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society (now corporate branded as “The Gardens of Golden Gate Park”) is putting gaudy LED lights on a “mile” of trees in Strybing Arboreum (now commercially promoted as the “botanical gardens”).
If the Great Hauntway celebration is truly inclusive to everyone, then it should be fully ADA compliant so disabled children and adults may also attend. This follows the same pattern of deceit used to establish this so-called “park” by widely spreading misinformation. The park’s events are not open to everyone if disability access is inadequate.
Ultimately, Joel Engardio’s speech is completely opposite of the recall’s true results because it falsely presents a narrative of his success, of progress, and of democratic triumph, while the recall actually signifies his voter rejection of his leadership and policies.
I want to sincerely thank Supervisor Joel Engardio for his correct and courageous decision in supporting the transformation of the Great Highway. Even in the face of opposition and political risk, he stood by what he knew was right for safety, livability and the long-term future of San Francisco.
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