Lurie announces $100 million Chesky gift for San Francisco parks | The Locally Times
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The November 9 announcement describes the largest-ever single-donor gift to the city, funding five Recreation and Park Department projects with more to be identified.
Mayor Daniel Lurie announced on November 9 a $100 million philanthropic gift to San Francisco parks from Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky. ## What changes The department states the money will allow it to complete five projects in neighborhoods including South of Market, the Mission, and Bayview-Hunters Point, with additional projects to be identified over the coming year. The release says the new resources will speed up construction timelines, deliver upgrades and programming, and close funding gaps, making new parks available to San Franciscans more quickly. ## Background The release places the gift alongside work Lurie has done this year, including breaking ground on the Twin Peaks Promenade Project and the Portsmouth Square Improvement Project in Chinatown. It also cites the reopening of the Tenderloin Recreation Center Children's Play Area and the opening of the rebuilt Eugene L. Friend Recreation Center in South of Market. The announcement quotes both Lurie and Chesky describing the gift as expanding recreation access across neighborhoods, and links it to the mayor's Family Opportunity Agenda on childcare and after-school programming. The supplied excerpt is a partial extract of the November 9 press release and does not include the full text of Chesky's statement or any spending plan for the $100 million.