Trump Fires Board That Oversees Presidio in San Francisco [View all]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/us/trump-presidio-landmark-board-fired.html

Trump Fires Board That Oversees Presidio in San Francisco
All six board members that oversee the national historic landmark were terminated, part of the administration’s efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy.
By Pooja Salhotra
April 12, 2026, 1:08 p.m. ET


President Trump has fired the board that oversees the Presidio, a national historic site at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. Jim Wilson/The New York Times

The Trump administration has terminated all six board members of the federal agency that oversees the Presidio, a beloved San Francisco national park that sits at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.

The Presidio, a 1,500-acre former military base, includes hiking trails, museums, campgrounds, hotels, restaurants, housing and an 18-hole golf course. Some 9.5 million people visit the site annually, according to a 2025 Presidio report, making it one of the country’s most visited national parks.

Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, played a central role in the creation of the trust, and the park is in her district. She told The San Francisco Chronicle, which first reported the terminations, that she was “disappointed” with the firings and said that the Presidio would “continue to be protected by the strength of the legislation which created it.”

The trust has not received a congressional appropriation since 2013 and is funded through rent from its businesses and residents.

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