You can read in full here the newsletter that arrived in many of your boxes this morning.
But let us take a snippet here and there. Robert Brust writes about a “few cracks” in the process to agree on a renovation plan for Dolores Park.
“One rather interesting bit of drama came when out popped a series of proposed locations for the food vendors. Well here my well-behaved and professional committee members protested…. But I have to ask, are we being too complacent? Is it time to have a real discussion, a protest even, about all the stuff we are being asked to place in Dolores Park? Yes, the new design will have more benches, and a viewing plaza at 20th Street and Church. And everyone wants bigger and cleaner restrooms. But how many picnic tables do we need? Do we need a new 14 ft road? And if we build a new maintenance building and two new restrooms, do we need to keep the crappy old clubhouse (It’s historic you know)? The playground has already blown out a footprint twice its previous size. Keeping the park’s open lawns has always been a concern. When you ask people on the street about the renovation they frequently ask us why are we messing with Dolores Park. The committee has shut down the call for an artificial soccer field and the food vendor area, so we are not completely useless. We may need some help on this one though….
More will be discussed at the fourth workshop, August 25, 6:30 p.m., at Mission High.
Again, Robert Brust’s full newsletter is here.