Prop K Opponents File Lawsuit Days Before San Francisco’s Great Highway Closes to Private Vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO—Community leaders and residents from San Fransisco’s west side districts announced on March 11 the filing of a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the implementation of Proposition K, a measure voters approved in November 2024 allowing authorities to close the Upper Great Highway to private vehicles and turn it into a public open recreation space.
The 2-mile stretch of the westernmost highway in San Francisco, as well as its 1.7-mile southern extension, was permanently closed March 14 to cars, as planned by San Francisco Recreation & Parks.
Prop K still allows for emergency vehicles and certain designated vehicles to use the highway….