[Sustain] Draft SFGP Parks Anti Privatization Plank

[Eric Brooks]

Hi all,

He is my rough draft proposal for an SF Green Party - Parks, Recreation 
and Common Areas Anti Privatization Platform:

The San Francisco Green Party (SFGP) regards free public park and 
recreation spaces, freely accessible wild open space, and extensive free 
public commons as intrinsic to the fundamental health and sustainability 
of a community and its residents.

To this end the SFGP:

Opposes the sale or transfer of any public park, recreation properties, 
or commons to private ownership, and supports the progressive transfer 
of private land and facilities to become public park and recreation 
property, wild open space, public gardens, and public commons to the 
greatest extent possible in San Francisco

Opposes any fees charged to any person for access to, or use of, public 
parks, recreation areas, commons, or public recreational facilities; 
which should all instead be paid for via San Francisco's general fund

Opposes the operation of any business in public parks, recreation areas 
and commons, which is owned by a for-profit private corporation or 
partnership

Supports a complete ban on formula retail establishments in public 
parks, recreation areas, or commons

Opposes the management of any public park, recreation area, or commons, 
by a for-profit private corporation or partnership

Opposes the leasing or renting of any part of a public park, recreation 
area, recreational facility, or commons to any person, private club, or 
for-profit corporation or partnership; such parks, areas, facilities and 
commons, should be perpetually open and free for public use

Opposes the use of fees on any profit making private business activity 
in public parks, recreation areas, recreational facilities or commons, 
in order to gain operating funds for the San Francisco Recreation and 
Parks Department, or its facilities or operations

Opposes the placement of industrial facilities of any kind in public 
parks, recreation areas, or commons

Supports the requirement that no private donation of funds, 
construction, recreational facilities, equipment, or ongoing 
facility/equipment maintenance, may be made to City and County of San 
Francisco public parks, recreation areas, or commons, unless the City 
and County matches or exceeds each such donation in kind and value; and 
that such donations may only be made after very thorough public input on 
how any given section or facility of San Francisco public parks, 
recreation areas or commons should be used toward the common good of the 
community

Supports a complete ban on the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers 
in public parks and wild areas

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Ok, that's a start.

Let's see where we can take it from here..

cheers

Eric B
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