By Colleen Rivecca, HANC Board member

This is just a quick follow up to the article from September’s Voice about District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener’s proposed ordinance to establish uniform park closure hours for all of San Francisco’s 220 parks. The proposed ordinance, which is co-sponsored by District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell, would close all parks from 12:00 midnight until 5:00 am.  Exceptions to the law are made for Balboa, Golden Gate, Lincoln, and McClaren parks, where people are allowed to use a vehicle on park roadways or to walk on paved sidewalks adjacent to those roadways for purposes of crossing the park.

The legislation was assigned to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee, which is chaired by Supervisor Wiener. Supervisors Jane Kim and David Chiu also sit on the committee.  We have learned that the legislation is set to be heard on Monday, October 7.  The Committee meets in Room 263 at City Hall, beginning at 1:30 pm.

You can give your public comment at this hearing (if an ordinance is heard in committee, the public does not have the right to comment at a subsequent hearing before the full Board of Supervisors).   Now is also an opportune time to contact your supervisor and let him or her know how you feel about this proposed ordinance and how you’d like to see him or her vote on it.