Overview
- The San Francisco Controller’s Office released an analysis Tuesday that found Proposition G would require about $9.8 million in one-time capital spending and $500,000 to $1.9 million in recurring annual costs if voters approve reopening the Upper Great Highway to weekday traffic.
- Roughly $8.8 million of the one-time total is for installing new traffic signals at eight intersections, and the report also lists about $750,000 to remove park amenities plus roughly $200,000–$250,000 for restriping and signage.
- Prop G, which qualified for the November ballot after supporters submitted more than 15,000 signatures, would reopen the two-mile stretch between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard to vehicles on weekdays while leaving it as a park on weekends.
- The controller warned that the measure would require a coastal development permit that could force additional studies, permit conditions or design changes, creating uncertain extra costs and potentially affecting the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project.
- Campaigns are sharply divided: supporters say the changes would improve neighborhood circulation and safety, opponents say the measure would spend millions to dismantle Sunset Dunes Park, which has drawn about 1.7 million visitors since opening in April 2025, and the ruling could reshape local politics after prior votes and a 2025 recall.