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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Hi all,<br>
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He is my rough draft proposal for an SF Green Party - Parks,
Recreation and Common Areas Anti Privatization Platform:<br>
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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.<br>
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To this end the SFGP:<br>
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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<br>
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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<br>
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Opposes the operation of any business in public parks, recreation
areas and commons, which is owned by a for-profit private
corporation or partnership</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
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Supports a complete ban on formula retail establishments in public
parks, recreation areas, or commons</font><br>
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Opposes the management of any public park, recreation area, or
commons, by a for-profit private corporation or partnership<br>
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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<br>
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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<br>
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Opposes the placement of industrial facilities of any kind in
public parks, recreation areas, or commons<br>
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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<br>
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Supports a complete ban on the use of chemical pesticides or
fertilizers in public parks and wild areas<br>
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Ok, that's a start.<br>
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Let's see where we can take it from here..<br>
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cheers<br>
<br>
Eric B<br>
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