{"id":389734,"date":"2026-07-07T21:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389734\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:51:08","slug":"san-francisco-sunset-dunes-another-proposed-ballot-to-reopen-great-highway-as-relitigation-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389734\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Sunset Dunes: Another proposed ballot to reopen Great Highway as relitigation continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The future of San Francisco’s Sunset Dunes park could soon be before voters again, just two years after residents approved closing part of the Great Highway to create the park.<\/p>\n

Organizers seeking to reopen the roadway to traffic on weekdays submitted signed petitions on Monday in an effort to qualify a measure for the November ballot.<\/p>\n

The proposal would limit public access to the park if approved, restoring weekday vehicle traffic along the affected stretch of the Great Highway.<\/p>\n

MORE: SF Supervisor Alan Wong’s proposal to reopen Great Highway fails<\/a><\/p>\n

Heidi Hartley, who regularly visits Sunset Dunes park with her family, said she is frustrated that the issue continues to return to the political arena.<\/p>\n

“It’s such a great resource for us, and it feels like the fight to reopen the Great Highway, it continues on and on and on,” Heidi Hartley said.<\/p>\n

Supporters of the ballot measure argue the closure has benefited a limited number of people while creating challenges for others.<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day, it is to the benefit of the few at the expense of the many,” said Richard Corriea, a retired San Francisco Police Department commander.<\/p>\n

District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong described the proposal as a compromise and said voters should have an opportunity to weigh in again.<\/p>\n

“We’ve seen the we’ve seen the both the pros and the cons, and I think this will be a chance for people in across the city to vote on it,” Wong said.<\/p>\n

MORE: SF’s car-free Sunset Dunes Park can stay open after judge rejects lawsuit<\/a><\/p>\n

The debate over the Great Highway has remained contentious. Residents previously recalled former Supervisor Joel Engardio over his support for the roadway closure.<\/p>\n

Opponents of the new measure are now pursuing legal action in an effort to prevent it from reaching the ballot.<\/p>\n

“It’s not a compromise,” Lucas Lux, president of Friends of Sunset Dunes, said.<\/p>\n

Lux says opponents believe the petition materials contained inaccurate information.<\/p>\n

“We did believe already that it included a number of factually misleading statements that were designed to encourage voters to sign on to the measure,” Lux said.<\/p>\n

For residents such as the Hartleys, the ongoing political fight has become exhausting.<\/p>\n

“Relitigating it over and over, it’s time to move on,” Heidi Hartley said.<\/p>\n

Julian Hartley said he believes the park has had a positive effect on the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

“It’s making the community stronger,” he said.<\/p>\n

The Department of Elections has 30 days to verify the more than 15,000 signatures submitted in support of the measure. If enough signatures are confirmed, the proposal could appear on the November ballot.<\/p>\n

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