America's Cup Looms Large Over City

The America’s Cup, SF’s hottest topic, has pushed our much beloved Telegraph Field into the spotlight.  Though racing doesn’t commence until 2013, construction is scheduled to begin January 2012.  And if you have not heard by now the "public race village" will be where else but at Pier 27.  Goodbye Teatro Zinzanni. Goodbye Bauer's Limousine.  Goodbye Telegraph Field? 

Many concerned parents, of our over 300 families this season alone, have been asking about the future of SoccerTots. We have found it difficult to acquire field space through the San Francisco Recreation and Parks, as Trishan worked with them for months before we were able to secure the Upper Noe Recreation Center, and we continue to struggle to maintain our times and expand with their support.  So as we pursue private spaces, preferably easy-access, fenced-in fields with storage and parking (hint, hint, if you know other fields that we might be able to use, we'd appreciate a contact), and continue holding classes throughout the city (you can’t get rid of us that easily), in 2012 we will no longer call Pier 27 our home. 

And neither will San Francisco Soccer, "a California nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting participation in, and access to, recreational sports in San Francisco."  San Francisco Soccer  serves nearly 1,000 adult players a season, and supports local schools and neighborhood centers (Schools of the Sacred Heart, Salesian Boys and Girls Club, Francisco Middle School and Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center to name a few) by providing them a free place to play.

To have the field relocated as opposed to demolished both organizations are working together to show The Port of San Francisco just how much this space means to the community.  And while the construction phase is still a year away, the  negotiation process has begun.  Please help us preserve our field by signing the Telegraph Field Relocation Petition. If you have any questions feel free to ask.  Let’s not say goodbye to Telegraph Field.  Let’s say hello to a new location.