as someone who lives near sue bierman park, i am sure you all remember when peter pan came to sue bierman park, and the department made some thousands of dollars. i doubt you are ever informed that in order to make room for the tenths of peter pan, 20 mature cherry trees were cut down and destroyed. it is a great thing for our park commission to do. it destroyed the cherry trees. bring in the back doors. and now what do we have left? a few ginkgos saplings. the place has been landscaped over again. and it looks it. cherry trees take at least 20 years to mature. so i am not surprised they have been replaced. they just threw in something else. if you are familiar with that park, you would know that in the spring, while life was really attracted to those cherry trees. the wild parrots of telegraph hill love to each individual buds. so did a lot of native sparrows. ah, their environment has been destroyed. big deal. this is just the parks department. but as usual, i do not think any of you know that peter because there is a lot of lying by omission that goes on. and i do not think you were in

playground in the general vicinity, and a majority those there were satisfied with the location of sue bierman park. sample, support of the site or following -- the committee the demographics need to change. you can create a playground without opening the floodgates. families and youth are missing from the neighborhood, and we need them to have a vibrant community. regarding developments in the area and opening the floodgates, the playground is not the same as a building. a playground might be the best defense against proposed future appropriate uses. there no playgrounds in easy walking distance. by the time we walk to the closest one, we are exhausted. it is difficult to raise a child in san francisco due to the high cost of living and education. families are being forced out. sample, opposition to this site included an amending the ordinance and proper use of the legislation process. the location seems unsafe given the traffic on nearby streets. changing the legislation would open the floodgate to other uses. the bocci ball courts are a better location for a playground. and the master plan