Pickleball players clash with San Francisco homeowners in pricey Presidio Heights

[@alihakimi1707]

29M house?! If you have that much money, why the hell you living there??

[@Bbmangood]

You could not have any more selfish person, then the guy who plays pickle ball and says you don’t have the right to complain. Oh my God. There is no fucking hope for the Bay Area. It just sucks up there. I would hate to live there.

[@ropro9817]

"Just because you don't like something it doesn't mean you get to complain about it" Isn't that what these pickleball players are doing? 🤷

[@Mike__B]

The woman who complained only cares until the sale of her house goes through. To complain about the noise of pickleball while you have a pickleball court on your home is just the definition of hypocritical.

[@giftedgreen2152]

How about use tennis balls?

[@ecor150]

Pickelball is a loser, fad sport for rich people anyways and they're invading tennis courts. No one cares about these rich privileged people from both sides.

[@Mike__B]

@@giftedgreen2152 And the same "argument" could be used for baseball, yet for some strange reason they don't, almost like a game is designed to use a specific type of ball for a reason.

[@silaakkidumma]

the logic is not hypocritical...they just using this "public" park to annoy the people who actually live in the neighborhood...these dimwits dont go to Oakland and do this shit right? because they will get robbed off their underwears too! there is reason neighbors made this safe neighborhood and she bringing her filthy mindset...i am sure she will fight for her house if it is otherwise...a game she dont like...then she will become full on Karen.....these wussies guys are much worse Karens than the real karens

[@GoldAceNews]

Rich idiots attitude.

[@gophertrembled]

I hate that stupid sound all day and night

[@mjb0183]

These pickle-ballers need to stop being ridiculous and just go back inside to their ping pong tables, in their basements, WHERE THEY BELONG!

[@alihakimi1707]

I hope the pickleball players win this battle, pretty ridiculous when you live next to a public park but don’t want the public to use the park

[@savannahm.laurentian1286]

Rich people problems.🙄

[@DemPilafian]

Are you saying that poor people are deaf or that they are ignorant?

[@user-zq4fv8sj6v]

@@DemPilafian These are all “white privileged” Pelosi voters who would still rather have a park to bitch about than raze it to build housing for the homeless. White plight!

[@hyphydan]

Pickel Ball players are obnoxious, yikes.

[@danstenis660]

Pickleball is obnoxiously loud and no tennis player wants to play near pickleball. Tennis courts are for tennis, not for pickleball. If tennis players wants to use the court whether they have reservations or not they have first priorities after tennis players with reservations. Pickleball needs their own courts away from tennis courts or the neighbors because nobody wants to be near the obnoxious noise of pickleball.

[@hsuehhs1]

Baseball field is for baseball not for Kickball! People play kickball on the baseball field! Nobody is telling them to get their own field

[@ecor150]

@@hsuehhs1you replying to every comment against pickelball... Go get a job, oh wait... You're living off mommy and daddy.

[@madmax6654]

We want Americans to have more exercise be out more it’s happening, and people are complaining. Yes, I understand. The sound is a little bit annoying we need to find a solution maybe a different type of ball with the same characteristics.

[@ryanletemi]

boohoooooo

[@danmacarthur8944]

They have no clue how influential people living in Presidio heights are. Rich folks recently got their streets repaved even when they were perfectly fine. All the sidewalks get leveled out while middle-class neighborhoods go ignored. I think all SFers need to go walk these neighborhoods and see how usually well-maintained public spaces are for these folks. That's have SF rolls.

[@citygirl5705]

Then why can't the wealthy get the city to do something about the crime and homeless???

[@ziggzaggzip8241]

I'd rather hear pickleball players having fun than shooting and idiots doing sideshow in the middle of an intersection

[@DemPilafian]

I'd rather have my toes amputated than my fingers amputated. Therefore, I should get my toes amputated. Hey zig, can you please explain my brilliant logic to everyone.

[@chanhyupark6353]

Play somewhere else where you are allowed to play pickleballs.

[@hsuehhs1]

How about we tell people not to play kickball in a baseball field

[@chanhyupark6353]

@@hsuehhs1 you deal with that Thang with your boys.

[@cardinalstar2048]

It's all due to noise? Good grief it's refreshing nobody is doing donuts in the streets ok

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

Popping wheelies and doing donuts is perfectly fine.

[@calikalbocalikalbo6082]

Make those courts homeless camps instead.

[@bnwo]

I would be embarrassed to have my face in this video.

[@TC-kn9kk]

imagine having to listen to that all day long.....its not a problem until it becomes your problem....put the courts where the players live...It’s not even a real sport btw

[@hsuehhs1]

Neither is Kickball

[@ronbennett7885]

Surprised no one has found a way to make the game quieter. Surely, it should be possible.

[@LoamReaper]

It's a hard plastic ball and a solid paddle. Not much to work with!

[@zicotu9407]

@@LoamReaper How about rubber/string paddles and rubber balls like tennis?

[@LoamReaper]

@@zicotu9407 haha That would make it a different game! it would be like changing the paddle and balls for ping-pong. It's too late!

[@zicotu9407]

@@LoamReaperYep, a better game :). One won't be afraid of hitting by a hard plastic ball. The balls also bounce more, so players don't have to run to the balls as they used to. The games are more quiet too. I can see too many injuries of this pickleball game.

[@LoamReaper]

@@zicotu9407 Just like with any sport, you can't make drastic equipment changes without fundamentally changing the game--for the worse. Play it a couple times and you'll understand. Btw, nobody worries about getting hit by the ball!

[@citygirl5705]

Why don't these wealthy residents put pressure on the city to do something about crime and the homeless???

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

Because they're not affected and feel punishing pickle ball players is more important than making the city livable for the people that work for and serve them.

[@frankmacleod2565]

What do you expect them to do about the homeless? Shove them out of town like republican cities do?

[@luldreamer4159]

Its a park for crying out loud!! People are supposed to be playing there and having fun. Maybe consider purchasing windows that have noise barrier and or have a time that people are allowed to play at the park. This is so disappointing.....this can be resolved. You guys sound like kids... There is much more important things out in the world to complain about and this is not it!!

[@raulingaverage]

Love when (Housing) NIMBYs fight with NIMBYs

[@StephenDavis-vh4oc]

Change the Pickelball Court into a Homeless Shelter, Problem Solved!

[@Olderbroad65]

Same issues, different location. I love pickleball, but I wouldn’t want to live near pickleball courts. While many courts are in public parks, many residents bought their homes before the pickleball courts (think incessant popcorn poppers) were there. Other communities are tackling the same issues. Why don’t these communities collaborate and discuss what does and doesn’t work regarding this first world problem.

[@H0lland0ates79]

Ok and until they construct more courts elsewhere the homeowners can suck it😂 Old saying: If it’s too loud, you’re dead

[@DemPilafian]

About a year ago they started playing pickleball on the tennis courts down the street from my place, and I can hear the pop, pop, pop of the pickleball. The courts are half a kilometer away! I would go insane if I lived right next to the courts.

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

I see that side of it. They could definitely limit hours... say from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

[@brettm8970]

You move next to a park. What do you think is going to happen?😂. You move next to a train track……..

[@robmastroianni]

The park did not have pickleball. It's like a paintball facility suddenly invading your neighborhood.

[@aeromtb2468]

its too f-ing loud!!!!

[@burritosburritos]

How about getting rid of the homeless and street poop first?

[@thermann9]

The neighbors could donate money so the park district can install some sound deadening around the courts. Also, you have a choice to live next to a playground. No one is forcing you. Or, limiting the hours might be a good compromise.

[@peterbedford2610]

I play and like it.. But the noise is obnoxiously loud. Can't hey make it quieter?

[@Nerval-kg9sm]

I think half the noise probably comes from that loud-mouthed lady they interviewed. Why does she yell from the sidelines?

[@CC-xn5xi]

​@@Nerval-kg9smShe will give you lessons for free. Nice lady.

[@zimmiez7368]

It's only "loud" because it's actually popular. I GUARANTEE if nearby tennis courts were as busy as pickleball courts are, they'd have a problem with that too.

[@peterbedford2610]

Nah. Its way louder.

[@sfhayesvalley]

"Pickleball for ME, but NOT FOR THEE!" Infuriating.

[@robinrising1834]

It's wild we have this like pickleball pandemic going on, they permanently rented out the event space in Richmond, told the mayor they were having a pickleball tournament one weekend and started selling annual passes while pretending it was all temporary on the news last week.

[@567307]

NIMBY.

[@thesadboxman]

Perfect example of NIMBYism. If the argument you make is a variant of NIMBYism, you're on the morally losing side. The only thing a homeowner owns is the land beneath their home. Not the air above, not the sounds from beyond.

[@smokyo7855]

Pickleballers are The rudest group I’ve ever come across. Find your own courts and add some mufflers

[@hsuehhs1]

Why can’t we just share and you put on some mufflers

[@smokyo7855]

@@hsuehhs1 My experience has consistently been that PBallers aren’t able to share. They just Take Over

[@ecor150]

@@hsuehhs1why don't you guys get off of tennis courts. You don't see basketballers playing on soccer fields.

[@hsuehhs1]

@@ecor150 tennis courts and pickle ball courts are very similar. Basketball courts and soccer fields aren’t. Plus they are not making any trouble. Plus people play kickball in baseball fields and people can play rugby in football field! So should give people a ticket for doing something like that?

[@batmangsxr300]

If others came to do any other sport on a designated pickleball court I'm sure the pickleballers would be up in arms and have the same argument as tennis players - find your own space and don't vulture ours

[@SOLDOZER]

So the tennis players get hosed.

[@LoamReaper]

Pickleball is much more popular in most places than tennis.

[@johnj8069]

@@LoamReaper yea because Tennis is hard.

[@bikedawg]

THE NOISE IS RIDICULOUS. PICKLE BALL SHOULD BE BANNED FROM AT LEAST 1 MILE FROM ANY RESIDENCE.

[@hsuehhs1]

Pickle ball is a lot of fun

[@CC-xn5xi]

The wealthy lady complaining has a pickle ball court in her backyard.

[@vndragonslayer1]

is noise any different from tennis?

[@bikedawg]

@@vndragonslayer1yes - its much louder--sharper popping sounds - super irritating. Its at least 20db higher in peak sound.

[@Jnthncrrll]

OH YOU SHUT UP, TRUMPSTER FREAK AND PICKLEBALL SHOULD NOT BE BANNED!!!!!

[@-.-_123]

They need to stop whining and start playing!

[@CC-xn5xi]

Residents have double paned glass. They can't hear the pickle ballers.

[@AbaddonGamin]

bro hahahaha they have a fucking court themselves

[@SAGUY1971]

Damn entitled first world problems. Yawn.

[@vndragonslayer1]

nimbys vs woke.. what can go wrong

[@Paiadakine]

Such problems, terrible all around. The homeowners and the players have so much stress.

[@stephaniewilliams6756]

This is the most Bay Area headline of all time. These pickleballers are entitled and obnoxious children

[@hsuehhs1]

You clearly need to get your lazy butt and get life

[@RacerX1971]

Eat cake😂😂

[@Nonenone23]

The gay area

[@giftedgreen2152]

I don’t even want to think about hearing that noise all day.

[@SOLDOZER]

Pickelballers are the cross fitters of tennis courts.

[@GetTheFOutOfMyWay]

😂

[@Nonenone23]

Handball courts in ggp have a sign ,no racket ball allowed. Park and rec at 2045 Harrison is a joke to

[@SB-408]

FAKE TENNIS 😂😂😂😂😂