By Heather Mack, Bay Nature
It would seem to be a no-brainer in eco-minded San Francisco that a $195 million bond to spruce up city parks would get a thumbs up on election day — which is why it’s surprising that environmentalists and some neighborhood groups are adamantly against the measure.
The Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond, or Proposition B, is supposed to improve the safety and quality of 200 city parks and playgrounds, enhance water quality, replant trees, and clean up environmental contamination along the waterfront.
But while everyone can agree that the improvements are badly needed, vocal opposition says what the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department really could use is an operational overhaul, rather than an influx of cash. A growing public distrust of the parks department is at the heart of the opposition.
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