By Hadley Robinson Posted July 11, 2012 12:00 pm
Voters will choose whether to approve a $195 million park bond, which would fund improvements to Garfield Park and Pool, among others.
By Justine Quart & Gregory Woods , Posted October 3, 2011 7:07 am
A 13-year-old girl sat on the bleachers at Garfield Park watching her brother play soccer. She motioned to the groups of older men near the fence. “The grown men playing dice can be inappropriate.” She...
By Heather Smith Posted November 16, 2010 6:50 am
"Worry about breathing later," she says. En Español
By Heather Smith Posted October 20, 2010 7:47 am
From above the pool, the scene looks like an endless loop of swimmers working an aquatic hamster wheel. En Español
By Juan David Rangel Posted July 11, 2010 12:12 am
After $260,000 in renovations.
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By Anrica Deb Posted April 30, 2010 6:40 am
Work started yesterday. Finally. En Español
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By Anrica Deb Posted February 6, 2010 6:51 am
The Mission's only winter pool needs major repairs. En Español
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Tagged aquatics , Bob Gamino , budget shortfall , drain , Garfield pool , Jane Willson , liner , Recreation and Park Department , swimming , water
By Anrica Deb Posted April 23, 2009 2:22 pm
Parks and Recreation bowed to community pressure and will keep the Mission’s pools open more hours, but fee hikes are still pending. By ANRICA DEB