catherine howard, golden gate park preservation alliance. we support soccer, but this is not about that. this is about location. this is about a good project at the wrong location. i am going to show you why. this is the iconic photo of golden gate park. what you think of when you think of the park? you think of meadows, trees, recreation during the day, but when night falls, people go home, and nature takes over the park. it is a beautiful place. how can we get this in san francisco? this map shows the very early layout of the park in 18720 goo. the blue is the location of the soccer field today. the parks layout has not ashamed for the last 140 years -- has not changed for the last 140 years. his old post card shows how the park was reclaimed and shows its connection with ocean beach, and you have to see how they look. this photo shows the modern park. as the city grows more dense, the park land becomes more important to everyone who lives here. notice this is one of just a few open areas in the park. please note how close they are to ocea