This enrages me, mostly because it hits near my home and heart. The Presidio of San Francisco is a beautiful national park at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge and Trump just fired its entire board of directors.
Trump has had it in for the Presidio for some time, partly because it's in Nancy Pelosi's hometown (ditto Alcatraz). It's a particularly poor target because it's actually a conservative's dream: a national park that pays for itself! The Presidio rents space to businesses, including LucasFilm's Industrial Light and Magic, and hasn't taken a penny of federal funds since 2013. If anything, it should be a right-wing model of "doing it right"! Instead, Trump seems determined to grind it into the sand. We'll see what his replacement board look like.
The Presidio is a regional and national gem that I've explored and treasured. I can only hope, as the linked article says, that the legislation that created the Presidio Trust is robust enough to outlast a petty tyrant who's determined to destroy it out of spite.
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| Karen and I, with our late dog Riley, picnicking on the Presidio parade grounds in 2023. |
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