Comments on: Dolores Park Playground Fails Playground School

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:43:17 +0000

The silliness of all the attention on this (not to mention the F grade without an asterisk) when the playground has an upcoming groundbreaking for a completely high-end upgrade/rebuild within the year has been poorly summarized at best, and intentionally obfuscatory at worst… again, though, MissionLocal leads the pack and a whole horde follow in due sequence.

By: chalkman

chalkman — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:03:22 +0000

The bathrooms at Mission Playground drain right into the sand over at that corner….

By: laurie bk

laurie bk — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:52:10 +0000

To be fair, A-grade Mission Playground, an excellent place that we adore, can be rough around the edges. In the last week there’s been parents picking up broken glass from the asphalt walkway within the fenced-in children’s playground. And within the fenced-in Valencia Street hardscape, small kids played with broken bottles, watching them shatter to smithereens.

By: ct

ct — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:12:59 +0000

Maybe there are politics at play, but that playground is a serious dump. Among other awesome features, there’s a swingset in the middle of a large pool of stagnant rainwater/dog urine. I was there during the week a few weeks ago, and I saw a toddler take off his pants and throw them in that water. His dad shouted “oh HELL no” and threw the pants away in a nearby trash can. The kid walked home wearing a diaper.