December 2009
December 31st: Volunteer for a bike organization
December 31st: Stow Lake boathouse needs upgrade to stay afloat
December 31st: Public/private pairing envisioned for SF parks
December 30th: Newsom addresses issue of southeast parks
December 29th: Imagine a playground at Mission parking lot site
December 28th: Rec and Park wins award
December 27th: Potential parkland locations for Showplace Square identified
December 27th: Body found in park that of elderly woman
December 27th: Credo: Isabel Wade
December 26th: Rec and Park improving website
December 23rd: Presidio Trust announces new leadership
December 23rd: Decomposed body found in Golden Gate Park
December 22nd: Vacant parking lot targeted for open space
December 21st: Department heads crunching budget numbers
December 20th: Board backs nature and golf at Sharp Park
December 20th: Rec and Park approves Sharp Park plan
December 19th: Frogs on the course
December 19th: Longer hearing period for redevelopment plan shot down
December 18th: Fix Pacifica: Golf Wars
December 18th: SF panel backs keeping Pacifica links open
December 17th: Off-leash dog policy battle at Nob Hill park
December 17th: Most SF parks get B-grade or better in City Controller's audit
December 14th: The worst run big city in the US
December 14th: A walk on the wild side--with dog pack
December 14th: New faces for open spaces
December 13th: The cost behind a bright idea
December 13th: Deficit doesn't dim upgrade to tree lights
December 11th: PlantSF turns pavement into a garden spot
December 9th: Rec and Park to take cue from NYC to raise money
December 8th: Overhaul planned for Ferry Plaza
December 8th: San Francisco Supervisor misses the green over Sharp Park Golf Course
December 7th: Interview with NPC Executive Director, Meredith Thomas
December 6th: Levi's Plaza: Folds of brick that pull you in
December 5th: 111-year old Sunnyside Conservatory reopens
December 4th: Kids find loaded gun in SF park sandbox
December 4th: Fixing SF's parks, step by step
December 3rd: Hayes Valley Playground gets ready for a rebuild
December 2nd: Dog mauls prominent Nob Hill woman in Huntington Park
December 2nd: Thousands in equipment stolen from youth program in Garfield Square
December 1st: Open space planning around Showplace Square continues
November 2009
November 30th: Department heads face 30 percent cut reality
November 30th: Final chance to hear plans on Geneva Car Barn Project
November 29th: Neverland comes to Bierman Park for Peter Pan show
November 29th: Bike program managers to be picked
November 24th: Forbes says Golden Gate Park is one of nation's best
November 24th: Settlement in fallen branch death comes before Supes
November 22nd: Transbay plan bumps into "sunlight ordinance"
November 21st: Heated comments in golf debate
November 20th: Inside the plan for a dramatic new downtown south of Market
November 20th: Sharp Park sparks sharp debate
November 20th: Park homeless spurn outreach
November 19th: Public honored for ideas to improve parks
November 18th: SF supes try again to stave off job cuts
November 17th: Supes OK $650K tree death settlement
November 16th: Private business could operate Golden Gate Park Carousel
November 15th: Plans for McLaren Park disc golf course move ahead
November 14th: Suggestions for cleaning up Golden Gate Park
November 12th: Anti-semitic graffiti found at playground
November 12th: Federal court upholds ban on dump near Joshua Tree National Park
November 12th: Candlestick Point-Hunters Point Shipyard project at a milestone
November 12th: SF efforts can't keep some homeless from parks
November 10th: Golfers and garter snakes
November 8th: If parks were saved, why all the 'closed' signs?
November 7th: SF plan to alter golf course to save critters
November 7th: Study says Sharp Park golf course can stay
November 6th: New plan for Sharp Park golf course
November 5th: Sharp Park as golf course is best for everyone
November 5th: Golden Gate Park homeless ignore outreach efforts
November 5th: New report: Stories on improving play in communities
November 5th: Exchange of park, wasteland OK'd
November 4th: $18 vehicle fee proposed to help state parks
November 2nd: Sharp Park plan could be released Friday
November 2nd: Sharp Park rifle range could get facelift soon
November 1st: Editorial: Less workers comp means more gardeners
November 1st: Letters to the Editor: Rec and Park's problem
November 1st: Letters to the Editor: State park closure alternative
November 1st: Pier 64 to become open space
October 2009
October 29th: Community effort grows into a garden
October 28th: Candlestick name could generate city funds
October 27th: State parks cutbacks widespread
October 27th: Yet another SF turf war
October 27th: Schwarzenegger to receive award from the National Parks Trust
October 27th: Landscape architect Lawrence Halprin dies
October 26th: Ailing department seeks workers comp change
October 26th: Synthetic turf debate a senseless ruse for control
October 23rd: Volunteers rack up change for the City
October 23rd: Op Ed: Harding Park is a city gold mine, not a drain
October 22nd: State lets parks crack down on nude beachgoers
October 20th: Visitacion Valley Greenway finally finished
October 18th: Sharp Park Golf Course: scientists, politicians and golfers duke it out
October 18th: Pier 70 financing bill dies in Sacramento
October 18th: Funds flow to fix Golden Gate Park fountains
October 17th: Rec and Park making its own headlines
October 16th: New goals set for Rec and Park
October 16th: Rec and Park Commission: Keep cars out of Starr King
October 16th: Sharp Park fundraiser sure to stir debate
October 14th: Community groups to donate funds for new playground for older kids in Duboce Park
October 14th: Fee schedule could change for resident golfers
October 13th: Candlestick Point state park reconfigured with Leno bill
October 12th: Access to sidewalks, parks, farm markets cuts diabetes risk
October 10th: The real father of our national parks
October 8th: The grass is greener at Dolores Park
October 8th: National Non-Profit KaBOOM! Honors NPC's ParkScan as Part of Nation’s Top 12 Play Programs
October 8th: Harding Park, the prodigal golf course
October 7th: SF's skateboarding laws could change
October 7th: Harding Park's finances show SF's struggles
October 6th: Garfield Square Park's pool closed for winter
October 6th: Farmer's market fees lowered for city parks
October 4th: Hardly Strictly packs in a crowd for bluegrass music fest
October 4th: Harding Park history--to oblivion and back
October 4th: Recycling the urban spaces
October 4th: Lawyers clean up on state park redevelopment
October 2nd: Crocker's got nothing on the Beach Chalet soccer fields
October 2nd: Old cottage in Golden Gate Park may become modern eatery
October 1st: Tree death to cost city $650K
September 2009
September 27th: Park-fence push has pooch lovers set for dogfight
September 26th: Big budget cuts let state parks avoid shut down
September 26th: Presidio is a park, not a shortcut
September 25th: Governor: No state parks to close
September 25th: Panel backs youth involvement in national parks
September 24th: Two-wheel nirvana amid redwoods, hills and sea
September 24th: Car wars in the Presidio
September 23rd: Supervisor Mirkarimi pushes farmer's market plan for parks
September 23rd: State paring down number of park closures
September 22nd: PARK(ing) Day 2009: San Francisco and New York Reclaim Urban Spaces
September 22nd: Rec and Park Commission retreat is close to home
September 22nd: Astroturfing San Francisco
September 22nd: Editorial: Reasons not to close our state parks
September 21st: Farmer's Market plan for Golden Gate Park
September 21st: California Assembly Committee meeting on state park closures
September 20th: Log cabin project part of Presidio restoration plans
September 20th: Tons of junk collected at Candlestick cleanup day
September 18th: Authorities to close Presidio roads to traffic
September 18th: Rec and Park prepares for disaster
September 18th: What are parks worth?
September 18th: In hundreds of cities, parking spaces become parks
September 18th: Answers lacking on future of state parks
September 18th: Odd places turn into public art spaces in SF
September 17th: Dolores Park neighbors weigh in on partiers
September 17th: Southern Waterfront: From dumping ground to vibrant waterfront
September 17th: Parks looking for input on repairs
September 17th: Turning parking spaces into parks
September 17th: California State Parks: How they will be closed is a mystery
September 16th: Golden Gate Park Stables demolition moving forward
September 16th: More time needed to decide which state parks to close
September 16th: Cayuga Park, playground to get facelift
September 16th: Supervisors hold off on synthetic turf vote
September 16th: Tee'd off about Sharp Park
September 15th: Visionaries will weigh in on city streets
September 15th: Plastic bags found to severely threaten bay, especially SF shoreline parks
September 15th: Environmentalists ramping up efforts to save state parks
September 15th: The case for keeping Sharp Park
September 15th: Park(ing) Day this Friday
September 15th: Neighbors give future dog park a good cleaning
September 14th: Schwarzenegger's green legacy at risk
September 14th: Opera in the Park draws 14,000
September 14th: Stern Grove still has tree trouble
September 14th: Public meeting on artificial turf
September 13th: Portola neighbors share their secret gardens
September 13th: Work of Civilian Conservation Corps endures in today's parks
September 13th: Rec and Park payout up for final vote by Supervisors
September 13th: Work of the CCC endures in today's parks
September 11th: Top horseshoe pitcher tries out revamped Golden Gate Park pits
September 9th: Front garden provides oasis in concrete filled Sunset neighborhood
September 9th: US Mint list of national park quarters
September 9th: Opinion: Take a mulligan at Sharp Park
September 9th: Rec and Park gets new logo
September 9th: Opinion: Dolores Park woefully in need of bathrooms
September 8th: State park closures list expected next week
September 8th: SF's two newest trial plazas nearly complete
September 8th: Parks lined up for blanket face lifts
September 7th: More streets being reclaimed as parks
September 6th: State halts camping reservations
September 4th: Sunday Streets event getting louder
September 4th: Pitching in at the horseshoe court
September 4th: Police cleaning up Dolores Park
September 3rd: Let golfers play through on Sharp Park course
September 2nd: RFP for Leasing of Parking Spaces for Car Sharing Programs
September 1st: 40th anniversary of Woodstock planned for Golden Gate Park
August 2009
August 31st: Fight continues over fate of Sharp Park golf course
August 31st: Sharp Park Golf Course: scientists, politicians, and golfers duke it out
August 30th: Community leads charge for improvements to McKinley Park
August 29th: Department brings in heavy hitters for hillside clearing
August 28th: Stern Grove drainage ditch works too well
August 28th: Volunteers breathe life into the humdrum
August 26th: Stormwater runoff may soon be captured for landscaping
August 25th: Outside Lands festival may have room to spare
August 25th: Synthetic turf debate won't die
August 24th: Private building, public space
August 24th: Campers still visiting state parks after fees were raised
August 23rd: Nature deficit may be abating
August 23rd: Picnics in parks becoming popular
August 23rd: Lower income SF neighborhoods lack trees
August 22nd: Putting a price on walkability
August 20th: Future of Sharp Park golf course remains uncertain
August 20th: SF Zoo agrees to payment plan with City
August 20th: Wheels in motion with bike rental kiosks
August 20th: Golden Gate Park set as pilot site for citywide bike share program
August 20th: United we serve--our young and our parks
August 20th: Plan for rental kiosks in parks to make bike renting a breeze
August 20th: What's working again: Julius Kahn playground gets its swings
August 20th: Closed clubhouses could earn City $66,000/year in rental fees from private businesses
August 19th: NPC coalition meeting will establish criteria for park capital improvements
August 19th: Supervisor Mirkarimi introduces leglslation to ban artificial turf
August 19th: Scientists support restoration of Sharp Park
August 18th: What's not working: Golden Gate Park water fountain to be repaired
August 18th: Golden Gate Park horseshoe court revival
August 17th: Academy of Sciences offering neighborhood residents free admission on certain weekends this fall
August 17th: Park Service says visits to national parks are up
August 16th: Tight budgets pinch state park funds
August 16th: Editorial: How to save our state parks
August 16th: Strapped states weigh benefits, risks of drilling in parks
August 15th: Port may seek donations for redevelopment of Pier 70
August 15th: Agency to hold hearing on India Basin Shoreline plan
August 15th: We're not out of the wood yet--keep working for state parks
August 15th: State parks brace for closures, fee increases
August 14th: The Presidio is planning to clear house with an auction of salvaged items
August 14th: Bucks from bond to boost bayfront
August 14th: 3rd planning workshop held for Mission streetscape plan
August 14th: Roland Pitschel dies; beautified Bernal Heights
August 13th: Chronicle Watch: Alta Plaza Park will get greener
August 13th: California parks raise fees and pay price for state's profligate spending
August 13th: Digging up clues to history at SF's Presidio
August 12th: State park fees to increase; widespread closures still expected
August 12th: Harvey Milk Democratic Club votes to protect parkland
August 12th: SF firefighters battled 1-alarm brush fire in Glen Canyon
August 12th: Can I buy your park? Critics challenge bill allowing luxury condos on Candlestick Point parkland
August 12th: California State Parks to raise fees next week
August 11th: State parks reinstate $125 annual pass
August 10th: Community garden, plaza to replace Mission District cul-de-sac
August 10th: Camp Mather cancellations increase
August 10th: Future of Rec and Park commissioners in Supervisors' hands
August 10th: Land swap to improve Candlestick Point park
August 9th: US Interior focuses $11 million on national parks
August 9th: Not your grandfather's park: Yosemite's big trees withering away
August 9th: Park ranger asks: Where are the black visitors?
August 9th: Opinion: Parks improvements one step at a time
August 9th: Soccer match raises Rec and Park funds
August 8th: Supervisor Mirkarimi to get his hands dirty at District clean up day August 8th
August 8th: California state parks halt yearly pass sales, may hike cost
August 7th: Budget axe could kill 100 California state parks
August 7th: Volunteers get ready to carve paths in McLaren Park
August 7th: Sunday Streets program goes west on Sunday
August 7th: Ken Burns' "National Parks" a surprise
August 6th: New community garden approved next to McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park
August 6th: Supervisor Chu to enjoy oceanside Sunday Streets
August 5th: National park checkpoints upheld
August 4th: No plan yet for Sharp Park
August 4th: Farmers' market permit fees could be cut
August 4th: SF Chamber supports state park land deal
August 3rd: Rec and Parks director a busy blogger
August 2nd: 2000 Deadheads celebrate 7th annual "Jerry Garcia Day" in McLaren Park
August 2nd: Rec and Park misses species study deadline for Sharp Park
August 1st: What's not working: Another light off kilter in park's Panhandle
July 2009
July 30th: Former Interim RPD GM Up for EPA job? / New GM Ginsburg finishes SF Marathon; Raises money for Running Start Fund
July 30th: California seeks sponsors to keep state parks open
July 30th: Running for good ideas
July 29th: Governor signs $84.5 billion spending plan
July 29th: Letters to the Editor: Taking sides on parks
July 29th: City beaches make the grade
July 29th: Paving project riles Potrero Hill groups
July 27th: City wants urban forestry plan on fast track
July 26th: Wine country parks in peril
July 26th: Rec and Parks chief in a real race for money
July 25th: New St. Mary's Playground in Bernal Heights is completely accessible to kids with disabilities
July 25th: Millions cut from state parks; 50 may close
July 24th: Budget bulletin: California State Parks
July 24th: What's working now: Leak repaired at Golden Gate Park
July 23rd: Editorial: City park rangers need independent oversight
July 23rd: Policy change could come at a cost for libraries, parks
July 22nd: Japanese Tea Garden pitch hangs on $500,000 grant
July 23rd: Request For Proposals For the Operation of Specialty Food Pushcarts at Various Park Locations Citywide due October 1st
July 21st: Soccer moms in the Mission district--Latina style
July 21st: Japanese Tea Garden deal not out of the woods yet
July 19th: Aquatic Park Beach
July 19th: Alemany Farm: 4.5 productive acres in SF
July 17th: What needs help: Brown grass, gopher holes in park
July 17th: Opinion: Parks historically have been free for citizens
July 17th: SF to open parks to gourmet food vendors
July 16th: Lack of oversight of SF park patrol raises questions
July 15th: California's budget crisis and the parks
July 15th: SF native's quest to fill city with natives
July 15th: Vendors to set up shop in SF parks
July 15th: Golden Gate Park meters study receives the green light
July 13th: Editorial: Urban agriculture needs more support
July 13th: New parks chief brings job online
July 12th: Web site to be a one-stop spot for info on parks/open space
July 11th: Big plans for SF's Pier 70--if cash is found
July 9th: Debate over fate of Pacifica golf course resumes online
July 9th: Tale of two permits in Golden Gate Park
July 8th: City behind parking meters in park
July 8th: 11 SF parks to get upgrades, renovations
July 8th: Park meter plan gaining traction
July 7th: Editorial: Park advocate's work should be appreciated
July 7th: Reshape the Presidio Trust to run a park
July 6th: Parks protector passing the torch
July 6th: High rises on hold: What to do with empty lots?
July 4th: Jared Blumenfeld says goodbye to Rec and Park
July 2nd: Grants, land at risk if California parks close
July 2nd: Gap Founder Abandons Plans For SF Presidio Museum
July 2nd: Mount Davidson
July 1st: Walk in the park: Cities roll out easy-to-use online 'parks portal'
July 1st: What's not working: Playground bathroom on the fritz
July 1st: Interim Rec and Park Manager rides out with style
July 1st: Feds may take over State parks due to budget impasse
June 2009
June 30th: Lindy in the Park shut down
June 29th: Equal Play: Rec and Park to build 4 "boundless playgrounds" accessible to children with disabilities
June 27th: Farewell, street tree. But at what cost?
June 27th: Volunteer teens spruce up SF parks and neighborhoods
June 26th: We could get one good thing out of budget crisis--a long term fix for State Parks
June 26th: Disney museum set to open October 1st in the Presidio
June 26th: Weigh in on park bathrooms now
June 25th: Fee increases at Golden Gate Park move ahead
June 25th: California may not save money by closing state parks
June 24th: Save state parks with $15 car license fee
June 24th: Move to keep state parks open heads to vote
June 24th: Breakdown: State Park Access Pass
June 24th: What's not working: SF playground needs seats for its swings
June 24th: Environmentalists oppose Lennar's effort to build condos on Candlestick Point parkland
June 23rd: China Camp State Park fire burns 5 acres in San Rafael
June 23rd: We can save our state parks as part of the budget solution
June 22nd: Beleaguered parks demand fresh thinking
June 22nd: Music seen as headliner for SF parks-budget relief
June 22nd: Where do you go when you venture into Golden Gate Park?
June 21st: SF school playground rebuild draws star-studded backing
June 20th: NPC's ParkScan goes nationwide
June 19th: First ladies to help build SF playground
June 18th: Chronicle Watch: What's working again: Panhandle lights are back to normal
June 18th: Bike polo: Play on a hardcourt or on grass
June 18th: SF's Parks, Recreation and Open Space Committee tours Sharp Park Golf Course
June 17th: Pros need green for greens
June 16th: State park access pass may be key to preventing their closure
June 14th: Study: Parks bring billions to state, millions to local communities
June 13th: Cyclists seek haven in McLaren Park trails
June 11th: SF's foulest restrooms to get makeover
June 9th: Chronicle Watch: What's not working: Panhandle light shines all day
June 8th: Schools and parks reaping unexpected benefits from recession
June 8th: Park museums--a success story that needs a sequel
June 8th: Letter to the editor: Columbia State Park wasting away
June 7th: Backyard pick to lead parks
June 7th: Parks don't cost much--closing them would
June 3rd: Former chief of staff to Newsom accepts top Rec and Park job
June 3rd: Port plans to use Prop. A funds for waterfront parks
June 3rd: Candlestick point proposal takes heat from Sierra Club
June 2nd: Letters to the editor: State parks belong to us
June 2nd: Rec and Park may start asking golfers to chip in
June 2nd: Presidio's renowned entrance gets touched up
May 2009
May 31st: Fans say closing parks isn't answer for budget
May 31st: State deficit may close beaches
May 30th: Brian O'Neill brought dreams to life at GGNRA
May 29th: List of Bay Area parks that would close
May 29th: Schwarzenegger plan would close 220 Calif. parks
May 29th: Ohio man arrested for mowing unkempt grass at public park
May 28th: 25 Bay Area state parks may close from budget crisis
May 27th: Loving SF Botanical garden to death
May 27th: Proposed botanical garden entry fee unfair to non-SF residents; Treat our visitors better than this
May 27th: Doomsday scenario for CA state parks
May 26th: The crossroads of the world (Times Square, NY) goes car free
May 26th: SF ranked #5 on top healthy cities list
May 25th: Tokyo park plays high-pitched tone to discourage vandals
May 25th: Presidio branches out with eucalyptus swap
May 25th: Recycle your old running shoes into playground surfaces!
May 23rd: What's working: Panhandle light is back to normal
May 22nd: San Francisco public tennis courts: Golden Gate Park
May 22nd: Finding unused pavement for parks and plazas in lower Potrero
May 21st: Special park treats are close by
May 20th: Mission Sunday Streets expected to draw largest crowd yet
May 19th: Block off cars, add tress--and presto, it's a park
May 19th: For the city of Panhandles! Copenhagenize it!
May 18th: Dolores Park facelift is a "dream"
May 18th: Open space planning continues despite economic slow down
May 17th: Urban anthropology, Dolores Park edition
May 17th: The man behind the park
May 16th: New park at Transbay Transit Center to be oasis in the sky
May 15th: Frank Dean named as interim replacement for GGNRA chief
May 15th: CA regional parks districts retain right to sell land
May 15th: Budget crisis among topics of Statewide Conference of Parks Foundations convention
May 14th: 430 Main / 429 Beale Redesign Approved with Conditions for Affordability
May 14th: Popular GGNRA superintendent Brian O'Neill dies
May 13th: Eastern Neighborhoods: Community meeting gone awry
May 13th: Editorial: Dolores Park more for community than kids
May 13th: What's working: North beach pool opens doors again
May 13th: Mayor unveils pedestrian friendly plaza in the Castro
May 12th: Giving citizens tools to report conditions of parks
May 10th: On the watch list, Day 15: Panhandle light still on during the day
May 10th: More than $1M of potable water used annually in neighborhood parks, $375K used for Golden Gate Park alone
May 8th: Victim stabbed near Conservatory of Flowers near Golden Gate Park
May 7th: Golfers and snakes coexisting
May 6th: Legislation that may close Sharp Park approved
May 6th: More open space may be added to the city
May 6th: Curiosity in gardening grows
May 6th: Fun with concrete slides in Seward Park
May 6th: Pacifica's Sharp Park one step closer to becoming wild
May 5th: Environmentalists and golfers square off over the future of Sharp Park
May 5th: New for green buildings: City parks in the sky
May 5th: What out-of-town architects say about SF's buildings and public spaces
May 4th: SF Supes support Sharp Park wildlife habitat
May 4th: Skate park planned for Golden Gate Park
May 4th: Building project could cast parks into shadow
May 4th: Volunteers can care for Presidio forest
May 1st: Letter: Contrary to claims, Sharp Park is economically viable
May 1st: The people have spoken: SF park bathrooms are nasty
May 1st: Messy restrooms foul up survey
May 1st: Sharp debate over Sharp Park golf course
April 2009
April 30th: Sharp Park golf course decision up to board
April 30th: Visitors to nation's parks need to represent new America
April 30th: SF local government gets C+ in city survey
April 30th: Residents note city improvements; Rec and Park earns B- in survey, up from C+ in 2007
April 30th: Arboreteum fee for residents looking less likely
April 29th: Sharp Park might be returned to wetlands
April 29th: Another model of convivial spaces
April 29th: Legislation to protect state park clears first hurdle
April 28th: Letter: Consider restoring Sharp Park
April 28th: Funding announced for new skate park in Golden Gate Park
April 24th: Sunday Streets closured planned this summer in the Mission
April 23rd: $97 million awarded to state's national parks
April 23rd: Bay Area national parks to get millions in stimulus money
April 23rd: Debate on Sharp Park Golf Course continues
April 23rd: San Francisco public tennis courts: JP Murphy Playground (9th Ave and Ortega)
April 23rd: Sunday Streets: Freewheeling on a car-free day
April 22nd: National parks await funding injection
April 21st: Filmmaker Ken Burns aids effort to make nature appeal to kids
April 20th: Some land is too valuable
April 18th: Plan for skate park in Mission rolling forward
April 17th: Presidio plans challenged by report
April 17th: Presidio preservationist Redmond Kernan dies
April 17th: Sunday Streets to close more blocks, add events
April 17th: City to cash in on Outside Lands
April 16th: Endangered butterflies released on Twin Peaks
April 16th: SF Supervisors discuss Sharp Park future
April 16th: SF magazine lists top 10 parks; Golden Gate Park snubbed entirely
April 16th: What's working again: Drip images wiped out under nets
April 15th: SF Sunday Streets announced for April 26th
April 14th: Celebrate with a visit to Golden Gate Park
April 14th: Relax at the Japanese Tea Garden in SF
April 13th: Deficit may drive up city's recreation fees
April 10th: Enviro, preservation concerns drive opposition to Presidio Main Post plans
April 10th: Livability, open space successfully defended at Rincon Hill Planning meeting
April 10th: Cuts to parks, playgrounds damaging to kids, adults
April 9th: 10 Best SF parks
April 9th: Reclaim SF's corporate-sponsored public spaces
April 9th: New public plaza going in at 17th and Castro
April 9th: Paradise is already paved
April 8th: Habitat proposal endangers links at Sharp Park
April 8th: A New Public Plaza by Public Architecture for the Castro
April 7th: CA State Parks Dept. launches fundraiser to restore state forests
April 5th: City's landmark gardens may start charging visitors
April 3rd: Dolores Park Playground gets a makeover
April 3rd: Chile’s Metropolitan Park of Santiago and Golden Gate Park Become Sister Parks
April 2nd: Dolores Park Playground rebuild is a citywide model
April 2nd: Paying to monitor city's gardeners? What a joke
April 1st: Golden Gate Park rhododendron garden slated for massive renovation
March 2009
March 30th: RPD hopes to fashion GPS tracking devices on vehicles
March 29th: Shadow cast over park sunlight debate
March 29th: Parks bond to fund neighborhood renovation
March 29th: Valued Rec and Park employees are being lost
March 29th: Central Freeway land sale could net city $35 million
March 26th: Local snake to inherit Sharp Park golf course
March 25th: Urban green spaces could use stimulus seeds
March 25th: SF seniors fear losing director due to Rec and Park budget cuts
March 25th: 17th Street closure will be first NY-style plaza in SF
March 25th: NPC hosts "Play Day" at District 4 Playground
March 25th: SF proposes Botanical Garden entrance fee
March 25th: Chronicle Watch: Soccer field toilets are a big mess
March 24th: A proposed urban park in historic North Beach
March 24th: $250 fine urged for smoking at state beaches, parks
March 23rd: Will Sharp Park Golf Course become a nature preserve?
March 21st: What's working again: Dark park bathroom not a problem anymore
March 18th: Change ahead at Sharp Park?
March 17th: Sharp Park golf course on the chopping block?
March 16th: What's not working: Dark bathroom at playground unsafe
March 15th: Profile of Potrero del Sol Skate park
March 15th: The Bay Area's best outdoor playgrounds
March 14th: What's working again: Bayview children's pool reopens, with heater
March 14th: Defense installations gave way to parks
March 13th: Streetscape envisions a Mission District facelift
March 12th: Community concern over SF park cuts
March 12th: Understaffed department struggles with tree upkeep
March 12th: Children living near green spaces are more active
March 11th: City seeks input on parks' future
March 10th: SF Arts Commission Installs New Sculpture at JP Murphy Clubhouse
March 9th: Harding Park reportedly far from ready to host President's cup
March 9th: Outside Lands fest announces 2009 dates
March 5th: Rec and Park statements spark questions
March 5th: Running down rumors of Rec and Park closings
March 5th: Sunday Street garners support from neighborhoods
March 5th: Presidio on the way to self sufficiency
March 4th: All SF parks staying open, no matter what you've heard
March 4th: Sunday Streets expands routes
March 3rd: Eight favorite San Francisco parks
March 3rd: Dates announced for controversial concert inside Golden Gate Park
February 2009
February 27th: Rec and Park may be required to use recycled water in irrigation
February 27th: Presidio museum fight becoming costly
February 26th: Meter plan nearly expired
February 23rd: Weighing in on the 'wrecked park department'
February 20th: Letter to the editor: Park problems start at top
February 20th: Layoffs, fee increases for SF parks backed by Park Commission
February 20th: SF lays off dozens of park employees
February 19th: Patrons may soon pay more for park services
February 19th: Why investing in parks is smart economic stimulus
February 19th: Public lands, private hands
February 19th: Golden Gate Park Japanese tea garden concession will change hands
February 19th: Rec and Park turns to layoffs to balance budget
February 19th: Letter to the editor: Parking meters in Golden Gate Park?
February 18th: Wrecked park department
February 18th: Cuts coming to San Francisco parks
February 17th: What's working again: Golden Gate Park statue cleaned up
February 14th: SF's Sunnyside Conservatory gets retrofit
February 13th: Speak up for kids' programs at SF parks: today at 3 PM
February 13th: Rec & Park proposes to cut jobs, hours
February 12th: Dog walker discovers body in Corona Heights Park
February 12th: Park that plan in the trash
February 10: Parks Department plans layoffs, parking meters
February 10: Rec centers may lose services amid cuts
February 9: SF park rangers want more power, guns
February 8: Letter to the editor: Try redoing parks story
February 7: Golden Gate Park signage still needs work
February 7: Golden Gate Park stables to be razed but not immediately rebuilt
February 6: S.F. parks story failed to look between lines
February 5: San Francisco parks score a B
February 5: Anything goes at Fort Mason community garden
February 5: To grow the greenest jobs, invest in NYC public parks
February 5: Fun and mystery at the seashore
February 5: Golden Gate Park festival is too invasive
February 4: Report finds parks vacant of gardeners
February 4: Letter to the editor: Park parking fees may discourage commuting
February 4: Three things to consider with parks assessment
February 4: Even horses aren't immune to a bear market
February 4: Report urges preserving Bay Area outdoors
February 3: Office towers trade sky space for public plazas
February 3: Free parking areas in city parks may vanish
February 1: Call to rebuild parks evokes 1930s program
February 1: Voters may have say on parks with June ballot item
January 2009
January 30: Beach visitors’ center will stay open, but unstaffed
January 30: SF signs deal for Golden Gate Park concerts
January 29: Artist Andy Goldsworthy's 'Spire' graces Presidio
January 29: Neighborhood concrete slides
January 28: The new playground: Bye, jungle gym!
January 28: Golf under attack in San Francisco
January 27: Rosa Parks School in SF's Western Addition wins green campus contest
January 27: Still waiting for trash receptacles in Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse
January 27: Secrets of San Francisco: Recommendations for improving our city's privately-owned public open spaces
January 25: Recreation trends driven by low water, empty wallets
January 22: Mission Greenbelt zig zags across the neighborhood
January 22: Trees dying in the west a record rate
January 22: The role of parks in redevelopment projects
January 21: Ask not what SF can do for you . . .
January 21: SF parks need volunteers
January 20: Unlocking SF's privately owned public spaces
January 18: Packed with people, SF leaves room for nature
January 14: SF history lesson runs through Islais Creek
January 13: Charlie Sava Pool gets the details right
January 10: Death of fun, the sequel
January 8: Deal in works to bring recycled water to Harding Park golf course
January 7: Urban students get to study in a living library
January 6: Wrecking recreation
January 5: Demolition underway for $108 M Presidio project
January 1: Russian Hill hike
January 1: West Portal Playground's water fountain now working
