Committee Against Park Mismanagement Exists
I came across an organization called the Committee Against Park Mismanagement. They opposed Proposition B, a bond measure for SF parks.
In opposing Prop. B, they wrote the following: "For 15 years, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has been ranked by national surveys as one of the 5 best funded Recreation and Park Departments in the country – yet they are routinely unable to perform basic maintenance and gardening tasks other departments throughout the country perform as a matter of course.The fact that this has gone on for 15 years indicates that there is a deep- seated culture of incompetence in the Department which must be rooted out. For 15 years, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has demonstrated total contempt for the express wishes, concerns, and opinions of San Francisco citizens, whether by routinely ignoring majority sentiment in hearings, written comments, and ballot measures, or by using staff time and department resources for political organizing to manipulate public sentiment.The fact that this has gone on for 15 years indicates that the Department has a deep-seated culture of contempt for the public, and for the very concept of accountability, which must be rooted out. The Department will not be accountable until the voters hold it accountable. Accountability begins with a NO vote on this Bond Issue."
My dealings with Rec & Park make me a firm believer in CAPM's argument. Basic questions go unanswered by Rec & Park and they're more likely to ignore phone calls and emails from community members than respond to them. Trails are built but not maintained. They claim to care about community input but only because that's what they're supposed to say. Their actions show that they do not listen or care.
