Bernal Heights residents lose bid to stop park renovations

As I reported in an earlier post, a group of Bernal Heights residents have been rallying against the Parks and Rec departments desire to remove a parking lot near the top of Bernal Park.

On their neighborhood blog, Bernal SF, residents are organizing weekly meetings and phone/letter campaigns to attempt to halt the process which has already been approved by the Recreation and Park Commission.

Not being a resident of Bernal Heights, I am not aware of when the residents actually got involved in this process, but as one of the commissioners wrote in a letter to the residents, there was a chance for public input, but it appears that neighbors might not have been involved soon enough.

This is not meant to point out anything specific to Bernal Heights, but rather to highlight the fact that changes do happen in this city (and every city, for that matter), and if you feel strongly about something that should either remain the same or be changed for the better of the neighborhood or city, it's never too soon to make your voice heard.

This is not about being NIMBY, it's about being a member of a community and being a concerned citizen, and hopefully logic and reason will win in the end.