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Emerald Fund donates half‑acre Emerald Park to city; mayor and Parks Alliance back Google‑funded Wi‑Fi rollout
Summary
Developers donated a new half‑acre park to the San Francisco Parks Alliance under a perpetual conservation easement; donors will cover construction and an estimated $45,000/year maintenance. Separately, city officials and Google announced a $600,000 gift to install free Wi‑Fi in 31 parks across the city beginning this winter.
A private land donation and a public‑private technology gift were announced during the Planning Commission meeting Aug. 8.
Alastair McTaggart of the Emerald Fund announced that the firm is donating a half‑acre park in the Rincon Hill/Rincon area to the San Francisco Parks Alliance under a perpetual conservation easement that guarantees the site will remain a public park. "Emerald Park will be open to the public every day of the year,"…
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