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Supervisors adopt resolution opposing privatization of Camp Mather after heated debate

3005741 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution opposing franchising or further privatization of services at Camp Mather, after a lengthy committee hearing and floor debate that split supervisors and drew dozens of public comments about preserving the site’s character and concerns about potential privatization.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 30 adopted a resolution opposing franchising of services and concessions at Camp Mather and urging preservation of the site’s traditional, family‑oriented character. The item drew extensive floor debate and public testimony from longtime Camp Mather users and supervisors.

Supervisor John McGoldrick, sponsor of the resolution, told the board the action is intended to be proactive: "People have been going up there for generations...this is a way to be proactive," he said, asking the board to set policy to prevent privatization that could make the site unaffordable. McGoldrick said the resolution was a response to recent concern…

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