From The San Francisco Standard · · 1m 30s
Kids' playground keeps Great Highway closed
Campaign uses children's playground to block Great Highway reopening vote.
In brief
Campaign uses children's playground to block Great Highway reopening vote. Sunset Dunes Park's playground will close if voters approve Proposition G to reopen Great Highway to cars. Originally reported by The San Francisco Standard.
Sunset Dunes Park opens
Sunset Dunes Park got its first playground last month with $800,000 in private donations.
Campaign targets kids
No on G campaign shows children playing on Shipwreck Cove playground in ads to warn it would be removed if Prop G passes.
Prop G would reopen highway
Proposition G would reopen Great Highway to cars weekdays from 4 a.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Friday.
Campaign ads focus on kids
No on G campaign runs ads showing kids playing on playground to argue voting yes means voting no on kids.
Parents support park
Parents say they remember kids being happy at the playground when asked about Prop G.
Campaign claims park would close
No on G campaign manager says voting yes on G means closing the park and playground.
Ryuka prefers park
Ryuka, 5, said he'd prefer to keep the park and playground over a road during weekdays.
“Playground, I like the ship”
Parents split on vote
Some parents support Prop G for weekend commutes while others want to keep park open.
“I'm gonna vote to open it”
Election deadline near
With four weeks to go before the November election, the campaign to keep Great Highway closed has landed on a simpler pitch: happy kids.
The main idea
Sunset Dunes Park's playground will close if voters approve Proposition G to reopen Great Highway to cars.
