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Potrero del Sol Park, San Francisco Potrero del Sol Park, formally known as “La Raza Park,” is an urban park located at the intersection of Potrero Avenue and 25th St [1] in the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District within San Francisco’s Mission District. The 4.5 acre park houses San Francisco’s largest skate park, a large event and ...
The general manager is appointed by the mayor of San Francisco.General Manager Phil Ginsburg oversees a staff of over 850 that includes gardeners, foresters, natural resource, pest management and nursery specialists, recreation and summer camp staff, lifeguards, park rangers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, metal shop/welders and painters from the historic headquarters inside McLaren Lodge ...
Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. National Park Service. Golden Gate National Recreation Area (partially), including Alcatraz; China Beach; Fort Funston; Fort Mason; Fort Miley (partially) Lands End; Ocean Beach; The Presidio, including Baker Beach; Crissy Field; Fort Point; San Francisco ...
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The first steps were taken in 1940 to convert the area to a park, when San Mateo County's Parks and Recreation Department purchased 727 acres (294 ha) from the Howard family, of which 329 acres (133 ha) were underwater. The purchase included 7,000 ft (2,100 m) of shoreline. [4]: 29
A draft master plan was prepared in 1983, updated in 1988, and issued in 1996, following a 1987 bond passed by San Francisco voters to allocate $2.4 million for major park improvements. [13] The McLaren Park Vision Plan was approved by the Recreation and Parks Commission in 2017. [14]
Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, locally called Stern Grove, is a 33-acre (130,000 m 2) recreational site in the Parkside District. It is administered by the city's Recreation and Parks Department and is the concert setting for the Stern Grove Festival, which has taken place annually since 1938.