walking through the park and it had rained and the sun had come out and it was twilight, in the gloaming. the grass was lessened. i was on the phone with my sister and she was depressed and i said you will not believe it. there are 200 robins on the grass. you will never have that possibility with astroturf. you cannot yield habitat to expedience. we have to think about what the park is, not just for us, but for the other forms of life that enjoy it. john mclaren and the founders continued -- intended it to be a refuge for all wild life. the fact we have parents and coyotes living in the park is proof that it is commodious for other forms of life. thank you for your time. president olague: thank you. next speaker? >> my name is terrance faulkner. my father worked most of his life with golden gate park and the rec and park department from world war ii straight to 1974. our next door neighbor hood was -- neighbor was the general manager. we wrote -- the road some of the bond issues for rec and park that eventually went on the ballot and got passed. they felt strongly about maintaining thei

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