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I am the Vice President of the Greater West Portal Neighborhood Association and also the chair of the land use committee. And i just wanted to talk to you a little bit about west portal today and what i perceive to be the park needs of that neighborhood, which is a real family neighborhood. I mean, i chose that neighborhood because of the open space in the area, very green. It had two parks within each walking distance of our home. Mount davidson and West Portal Playground, and my children both went to west Portal School. And, so, i just some of the changes that ive seen in the neighborhood in...

Pat, who was on staff every day starting early in the morning, and she would literally rake the sand every day, every morning so that when the kids got there, any objects that might be in the sand had been removed. And she would sweep the sand on the sidewalk so that the kids could run around. That person there is no person like that any more. Nobody cleans out the sand. The rec center is usually closed. Theres nobody there keeping the place clean and neat. And i guess thats for lack of money, which is a shame and later on in the program were going to be theres going to be some discussion of f...

You can sit back and enjoy the entertainment. So, once again, thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Is there any other Public Comment under the general managers report . Okay, being none, Public Comment is closed. We are now on item 4, which is general Public Comment. At this time members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission but that do not appear on the agenda. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the me...

Changes that ive seen in the neighborhood in terms of access to open space in fact, all of them have been for the worst. And i just wanted to talk to you about them and my ideas of how to address them. When i raised my kids in West Portal Playground there was a woman, i think her name was pat, who was on staff every day starting early in the morning, and she would literally rake the sand every day, every morning so that when the kids got there, any objects that might be in the sand had been removed. And she would sweep the sand on the sidewalk so that the kids could run around. That person the...

I am the Vice President of the Greater West Portal Neighborhood Association and also the chair of the land use committee. And i just wanted to talk to you a little bit about west portal today and what i perceive to be the park needs of that neighborhood, which is a real family neighborhood. I mean, i chose that neighborhood because of the open space in the area, very green. It had two parks within each walking distance of our home. Mount davidson and West Portal Playground, and my children both went to west Portal School. And, so, i just some of the changes that ive seen in the neighborhood in...