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Just an old-fashioned neighborhood water-gun fight
 The fight over the future of the Pacific Rod and Gun Club at Lake Merced has been placed in the sights of several local organizations — and it’s looking more like an old-fashioned land grab instead of a genuine debate about water policy.The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, which is taking over management of the lake, has been holding hearings on the future of the lake — but most of the focus has centered on the 14-acre site, which has been used by the popular gun club for more than 60 years. A number of groups, including the Neighborhood Parks Council and San Francisco Beautiful — which made its name fighting billboards and blight — are now lobbying to get rid of the gun club, saying that it does not fit the best long-term use of the lake. But the fact is, the gun club has said it would share the property, possibly with crew teams that want a new storage facility at the lake. The Parks Council recently tried to takeover several city-run golf courses because they were losing money for San Francisco. But the gun club is one of the few lakeside facilities that makes money for The City — as politically-incorrect as some view it. The PUC has been trying — mostly unsuccessfully — to appear neutral regarding future lake management. But a large number of city residents want the gun club to stay, and they can express their sentiments at lakemerced@sfwater.org. Members of the Pacific Rod and Gun Club would like to be able to keep shooting clay pigeons on Lake Merced. (Examiner file photo) |
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