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@Aleksi
Telegraph Hill is a bullshit, elitist (yet 'liberal') area which apparently is a 'great community' but in reality its organised and lead by local (cough white) middle aged professionals who speak on behalf of everyone in the area despite the socio-economically diverse population in the area.
Ironically the children of such people would be the ones to benefit most from a skatepark being built as they are currently targeted by local 'hoodies' etc in 'the lovely park' and around the school as the 'skater dudez' who have nowhere to go and have no interaction with older people in the area who would prevent such things from happening if just through their presence. (skaterz brothership)
Askes is a microcosm of the area. As well as their private sector brethren, they are also 'partnered' with Knights Academy which is a shite school.
In a way its good that the area is organised and they are able to stop 'big companies' from bulldozing whatever they see fit and replacing every public square with flats but it also means that this attitude is rubbed off onto any sort of development and its not 'truly democratic'.