# Kids' playground keeps Great Highway closed

> Campaign uses children's playground to block Great Highway reopening vote.
- Title: Kids' playground keeps Great Highway closed | Shortify
- Summary: Campaign uses children's playground to block Great Highway reopening vote. Sunset Dunes Park's playground will close if voters approve Proposition G to…
- Keywords: great highway, sunset dunes, prop g, playground, kids, voters, election, san mateo, news, local, Kids', keeps
- Source: The San Francisco Standard — https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/10/great-highway-sunset-dunes-kids
- Published: 2026-10-10T13:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: great highway, sunset dunes, prop g, playground, kids, voters, election, san mateo, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Sunset Dunes Park's playground will close if voters approve Proposition G to reopen Great Highway to cars.