San Francisco's fight over Proposition K may turn political. Here's how.

[@sharongrossman819]

I voted NO and stand behind that vote. They have GGP right there if they want a park...Leave the road open plus it is very expensive to build the park and thah money could go to better use like funding or schools.

[@liangang8627]

RECALL, take him out - we voted out London Breed, we can vote him out as well.

[@AliasHSW]

Good for the No ppl. Not only are they fighting for the west side but for Daly City and Pacific residents that also rely on keeping it open.

[@janetta98]

The southern extension which bridges the UGH and Skyline is closing indefinitely due to erosion in 2025. Cars will then have to re-route up Sloat around the ZOO and go down along Lake Merced. This will no longer be the cut-through to Daly City and Pacifica that it once was.

[@AliasHSW]

@ - I know; but still beneficial for all to keep UGH open.

[@H.S.H.M.]

@@janetta98 That part is ok because it only adds 1 minute to the commute if GH is still open. However, shutting down southern extension PLUS great highway closure will mean an extra 30 minutes in commute during rush hour from Daly City/Pacifica to Richmond district & vice versa. All because people want a foggy & cold beach "park" to enjoy, as if Golden Gate Park doesn't already exist a block away. I already walk & jog on the existing pedestrian path on Great Highway after work, there really is no need to shut it down & inconvenience the 20,000+ commuters that use it daily.

[@idontmindifisaid]

Did you know that closing the Great Highway closes 4 lanes of traffic? Congestion on the neighboring residential streets is going to be a nightmare to come.

[@simplyofsoul]

Its already a nightmare... fix all the streets in the outer sunset to reflect this at this same time. Case closed.

[@ITSthatMEXICANO]

What’s making it even worse is that people that don’t live close to PCH are voting yes. Votes should’ve only be counted by people who live in the vicinity.

[@simplyofsoul]

@ITSthatMEXICANO What makes it worse is NIMBYs and entitlement because of proximity. A marginal population of SF and the greater bay area lives in this vicinity. How many people had a say in the 6 disastrous lanes pinched into 19th Ave? Just the homeowners alone the vicinity of that avenue..........?

[@Bailey-cx7zz]

These people are idiots. They don't want their doing

[@2tontony19]

People who voted yes on K is like people don't have kids voting to replace all public schools with parks. Saying its an end of era we don't need.

[@Bailey-cx7zz]

These people who are not from San Francisco. All these people who moved here messed it all up

[@ronica2623]

The great highway is NOT a park. It’s a beach with a huge roadway that gets sand on it constantly. People who voted for it want it to become a park. We can’t afford to make it a “park” for who knows how long. So it will be a carless roadway covered in sand that is usually cold and windy. The people who voted for this don’t want to believe that this is a city and not rural America. These are the same people who will end up leaving because they don’t feel they have enough space and the rest of us stuck with this and the painted red, green streets and miles of bicycle lanes.

[@donlee.4308]

Should’ve been open on the weekdays and close on the weekends.. that would be a fair for everyone . I guess🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️.

[@janetta98]

The pilot program/compromise is finite and was slated to end in 2025. The UGH would then just be a road for cars after that point.

[@timrupp2944]

Should be open 24/7/365. It's a damn street for God sake

[@RacerRobo]

Should not close it! This kind of crap is so elitist.

[@janetta98]

No, it's literally taking an unreliable road closed btwn 30-60 days annually due to sand piling up on it and asking the drivers drive along Sunset Blvd instead.

[@RacerRobo]

@ Unreliable? That road has been open almost everyday, since my grandparents were children in the 1920’s, until Covid and the request of certain elitist people asking for an outdoor area to bike ride. It’s ridiculous that people like you who never grew up here come and start laying your BS on us… Go back to whatever hell-hole you came from.

[@prte9285]

All those moving to San Francisco from others part of the country bringing all their traumas and elitists ideas; along with their money. They’ve got used to this type of crap. While the rest of us, living in the outer sunset/richmond, Excelsior/Crocker/visitation valley, Bayview and tenderloin have became their backyard for all their therapy.

[@SB-000]

Closing the embarcadero freeway was the most ridiculous thing. It makes getting to the freeway a nightmare.

[@dancemaniac3868]

We went up to the Legion of Honor from the South Bay and had to drive through a neighborhood street with a stop sign at every block. I'd be fuming if I lived next to that road.

[@CptFOff]

Close a major highway, congest the small street ways. Those that voted yes will quickly find out it was a major mistake, then complain and demand the city to do something about it. Well they did because you wanted it.

[@SB-000]

Those yes votes are people who don't live in the area.

[@H.S.H.M.]

I live on 48th Ave, the closest street next to Great Highway & our entire block voted No on K. When its closed on Friday-Sunday, the traffic more than doubles on our street. It doesn't matter how many new speed bumps the city place here, most drivers are flooring it through every stop sign since they are frustrated that the GH is closed. This highway should have never been closed to begin with, & the ballot should not have been a city wide vote since other neighborhoods could give a rats @ss about a highway they don't need to use daily

[@abelcompany1556]

I guess Joel doesn't want to be reelect

[@joy2world97]

Yup, he is not representing Sunset. I will do everything I can to recall him.

[@rainbow1021]

Recall Joel please!! He already lost our trust in Sunset District! Go home and move to the other side of San Francisco. I use Great Highway to go home everyday. I’m not one of those when they feel like it they will come for fun. It’s not FUNNY for people that live in OUR neighborhood! Can we close Geary Blvd, Stockton St, Bay St and San Bruno Ave for Park? NO! Because people use it to go to work and go home. Don’t be selfish and try to put yourself into our situation. It is NOT FUNNY!!!!!!!!

[@juscallmeehx]

The Sunset is some of the most entitled people in SF.

[@bigbigdog]

It's dumb to close it. No reason to close it at all.

[@HorizonMelt]

I saw one of the proponents of this say "the Great Highway belongs to all San Franciscans''. Does it? Why? Because they can go there anytime and enjoy the beach? I live an hour south. I can go there anytime and enjoy the beach. Does it belong to me? And while you figure out who it really belongs to, don't forget that the impacts belong only to the people in the Sunset district. *THAT* is what's critical here!

[@janetta98]

Not really.

[@HorizonMelt]

@janetta98 dumb

[@mei6044]

Native San Franciscan here. I voted no on K. Yet another stupid idea. Keep the Great Highway and Ocean Beach as is. Just fix schools and crime.

[@ericbrownvideo84]

The Biker Mafia always win while everyone else suffers.

[@pfcparts7728]

What’s going to happen is that the park or whatever will be built in about 5 or 6 years, however long it takes. Then when we do get the park pretty much no one but weekday dog walkers and unemployed cyclists and joggers will use the park, while it gets constantly inundated with sand with irregular cleanings because the city can’t be bothered to clear sand for the rabble who voted this in.

[@bxvids2761]

why not just close 2 lanes and keep 2 lanes

[@TheBigExclusive]

Why was the vote open to the entire City when it only affects Sunset residents?

[@ncrtransport5993]

"I think" famous last words before he gets recalled

[@b566t3]

You take away the Great highway Then Give us a underground 19th ave freeway that connects to the Golden Gate bridge Think about your future R.i.p embarcadero freeway

[@primestandardpoint]

Open the Great Highway for Access to All 24/7!! No More Compromise, they close it on weekends, now they want to close it the whole week !! It is called the Great Highway for a reason. By the way, there are already pedestrian/bike pathways along the Great Highway. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department wants use the space to collect fees for park events.

[@janetta98]

With the park, the space will be open to all and not just car drivers.

[@HorizonMelt]

@@janetta98 you really don't have a good point, do you?

[@ziggzaggzip8241]

Every homeless person living in motorhomes now has a place to park and not get harassed by SFPD

[@tsquare6289]

It's not good for Sunset and Richmond districts. Closing the great highway will increase pollution, parking and traffic problems for the entire westside of the city.

[@jng888]

Let's close some of the main roads on the east side. Joel will not get re-elected.

[@mitchelllee8651]

Build a park next to the biggest park in the city, smart

[@benzhao5472]

Great highway is builted for cars, pedestrians and all kind of transportation. I don’t understand why great highway cloesd for cars only. It is not called equality. The Golden Gate Park and 19 ave traffic getting worse, we need to open great highway for easing the traffic

[@lostworkervolunteer]

This is appropriating public land. For private use by the few.

[@Thomas23-tu8gj]

What utterly infantile behavior. Reminds me of the toddler who has a tantrum at Walmart when his parents won't buy the toy that he wants.

[@SoSpicy-Gmac]

Once great highway is closed. Will all traffic get diverted down Sunset Boulevard ? Will Sunset Boulevard still be a 3 lane car lane? Or will it become a 2 car lane and 1 buss lane ? Like all buss lane of sf. Open gray highway

[@SFPhilo]

3 now, but then it'll be so congested, they'll want an express bus only lane, to save the 29 three seconds.

[@4happythoughts]

What’s the significance of the bunny suit?

[@kevx12172002]

Joel! I curse you! I work in San Mateo, I rush back to SF to pick up my kids from daycare using the GH! When I get there, I only have 10 minutes left before daycare closes. I'm pretty certain I'll need to find more expensive daycare in San Mateo. The SF daycare loses $ and taxes, my kids will affected!

[@hoklau1936]

Understand the closure can lead to traffic and parking problems. But it needs not be. Maybe the city will only allow public transit into the neighborhood. Residents in the neighborhood will be issued decals so cars entering without decal will be automatically ticketed with heavy fines like one or two grand. The city can sweeten the deal by giving half of the fine back to the neighborhood either as additional services or a monthly/quarterly check per household. The city can even make MTA adds a surcharge to routes to the close hughway so people using the closed highway actually pays the residents for the inconvenience. I think the closure can be a win for everyone. We just need to be a but creative

[@fiernanluvall]

Nothing like closing EMB freeway, Embarcadero still open to traffic. “Park” barely gets use on weekends as is, will be even less during the week. Not to mention OB, GGP and Lake Merced are all huge parks very close by. Surprise surprise, another terrible idea carried to fruition by completely unaffected population. Should be a neighborhood decision, clearly. 😑

[@SFPhilo]

Sorry Joe, voted for you, but I'm signing the petition. Even before the construction Sunset is a $hitshow.

[@jonathanthink5830]

The yes people seem delusional. I suppose they want to keep the view to themselves????? As if SF roads are not congested enough, they want to close another big road.

[@bdefonzo]

What you really need to pay attention to is getting rid of the express lane. It's a scam!

[@randallwood630]

Another episode of commies against cars

[@abelincoln9026]

Shut up

[@loganriki2625]

This is dumb. I mean you have Golden Gate Park. Its all about global wa

[@CheeseLayong]

Its never a good thing to close a road. Most ppl drive

[@randallwood630]

The Great highway is a major artery

[@THACOMMENT22]

RECALL, stop tryna force people out there cars

[@frankvuong1080]

Wait so you want us to see the potential without a plan? That's like a shady real estate agent telling you why you should buy this crappy house.

[@SoSpicy-Gmac]

Will sfmta keep Sunset Boulevard as a 3 lane Cars or turn into to a 2 lane car and a dedicated bus lane. Will the future of Fulton and Lincoln become a 1 car lane And a dedicated bus lane.. open great highway

[@SFPhilo]

Yes.

[@MouseCIick]

I notice its mostly minority on one side..

[@michaelWells-ef9bx]

I Voted ( NO ON K ) ...Cars are Speeding all around on the Side streets Near the Beach Now .... where all the little kids ~ Walk ...

[@chuckxu5910]

Can y’all just get along, hippies?

[@beelikemizu604]

If you don't like the vote outcome, you can do a mulligan? What if the next vote is the other way & gets contested again? How many times can it keep going back & forth before it's considered the final vote?

[@SFPhilo]

Tearing down the Embarcadero Freeway took 2 or 3 votes.

[@ATRTAP]

Rich people will always get to drive, the rest of us better figure out something else.

[@HellaSayHella]

As the lady said, the voters have spoken. Sorry guys, that's democracy. Some props I don't like pass, that's how democracy works.

[@andrewpagan]

But the people who voted aren't the ones that have to deal with the effects of it every day. It wouldn't make sense for someone in the Mission to have a say what happens in the FiDi. Those directly effected should have the vote.

[@HellaSayHella]

@@andrewpagan That's true, though even many in the areas that would be affected also voted yes (obviously not the majority, and sorry for being pedantic haha), and I do empathize by any person who is negatively affected by it, but that part of San Francisco isn't, nor hasn't really ever been, at risk of traffic congestion, according to reports and maps. That and the existing policy/schedule of closure there hasn't created any major of issues as of yet. They also considered its current state of repair, and erosion rates, and how much it will cost to make future repairs and/updates necessary to maintain the highway vs the benefits of its closure. With all that said, I super support those who voted against the prop using whatever legal means possible to challenge the measure, up to and including funding additional reports and studies on the negatives and positives of implementing prop K. Apologies if my comment was flippant. I'm a San Franciscan as well, and I want whatever turns out best for the entire city :). Hope you are well.

[@lilyluu973]

People who voted for this don’t even live in the district!!! 😢

[@dimi_sf]

“No on K” folks DO NOT represent entire Sunset and Parkside! If you look by precinct - on average from 30% up to 49% of Sunset residents voted YES ON K! I AM the Parkside resident! So don’t you no on k mostly boomers dare to speak on MY behalf! I am the resident here and I have a say! And many people agree with me, not you! My precinct voted 40% YES on K!

[@SFPhilo]

40% is still less than 60%.

[@janetta98]

What happened to whom? The road bypasses the Sunset, anti-prop K person, so nothing actually happened to you who lives in the Sunset.

[@simplyofsoul]

I voted yes to close this not very great hwy. End of an era. Let it be removed with grace before the sea takes it away anyhow. 🔑

[@simplyofsoul]

The entitlement on here is so American😢

[@Airsole23]

You don’t live in the area you ☠️☠️

[@simplyofsoul]

@Airsole23 94111 little profile

[@isaacsac5]

I voted yes on K. We really need to recall the upcoming mayor and recall Brooke Jenkins.

[@Airsole23]

London breed only care about her ppl.

[@richardwright4265]

Perhaps A EIA study concerning the traffic problem this would cause