[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Presidio of San Francisco

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Small projects enriching S.F.'s Presidio

John King
San Francisco Chronicle
December 28, 2008

19th century homes on Funston Avenue in the Presidio have... Terry 
Langan, a Presidio Trust employee, works on the Bay...

Thanks to a tactical retreat this month by Gap founder Don Fisher, 
there's now a chance to craft a large art museum that deserves to reside 
within San Francisco's historic Presidio.

But as we warily await Fisher's next proposal for the 1,491-acre 
national park, it's vital to take stock of the larger landscape - a 
nuanced tapestry that grows richer by the month.

Lost in the debate over the 100,000-square-foot box of white concrete 
and glass was the steady procession of smaller projects, completed 
without commotion or crowds. Trees were planted. Buildings were 
restored. An enigmatic spike of bundled cedar trunks jabbed 90 feet into 
the sky.

...


For the entire article, see
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/28/MNMJ14RFRF.DTL

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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