San Francisco seeks partners to turn former gun club into public park

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San Francisco is seeking private partners to redevelop a 9.5-acre lakeside site that previously served as a shooting range. The city has already completed an extensive cleanup of the property and now envisions it becoming a public park and recreation hub. Proposals are being invited for features such as water access, community spaces, and outdoor activities. The project aims to restore nearly a century's worth of waterfront land for public use.

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