catherine howard, golden gate park preservation alliance. i love the arboretum. i was a member, and as a landscape architecture student, i in turn there, but i oppose the fee. it is part of a short-sighted policy of monetizing our parks. because of this, the people of san francisco are losing golden gate park. first, the teagarden was closed. then the conservatory of flowers. if the sfpuc has their way, we will lose 40 acres to a water treatment factory with 30-foot tall buildings. in addition, there are plans to pave over meadows in golden gate park with artificial turf. the beach challis soccer complex will also expand the concrete paving asphalt and install 10 banks of city lights in this wild area of the park right next to ocean beach. imagine going down to the beach to see the sunset, and the lights go on. it will be like the mother ship landing. what will be left of golden gate park in the future? will future generations be able to enjoy nature and park land, or will golden gate park's be turned into a series of gaited tourist and revenue-generating attract