Kenny Choi reports on the ongoing dispute between pickleball players at Presidio Wall playground and nearby homeowners who have lobbied to keep the sport away from the local park's courts. (3/25/2024)
The woman who complained only cares until the sale of her house goes through. To complain about the noise of pickleball while you have a pickleball court on your home is just the definition of hypocritical.
Pickelball is a loser, fad sport for rich people anyways and they're invading tennis courts. No one cares about these rich privileged people from both sides.
@@giftedgreen2152 And the same "argument" could be used for baseball, yet for some strange reason they don't, almost like a game is designed to use a specific type of ball for a reason.
the logic is not hypocritical...they just using this "public" park to annoy the people who actually live in the neighborhood...these dimwits dont go to Oakland and do this shit right? because they will get robbed off their underwears too! there is reason neighbors made this safe neighborhood and she bringing her filthy mindset...i am sure she will fight for her house if it is otherwise...a game she dont like...then she will become full on Karen.....these wussies guys are much worse Karens than the real karens
@@DemPilafian These are all “white privileged” Pelosi voters who would still rather have a park to bitch about than raze it to build housing for the homeless. White plight!
They have no clue how influential people living in Presidio heights are. Rich folks recently got their streets repaved even when they were perfectly fine. All the sidewalks get leveled out while middle-class neighborhoods go ignored. I think all SFers need to go walk these neighborhoods and see how usually well-maintained public spaces are for these folks. That's have SF rolls.
@@LoamReaperYep, a better game :). One won't be afraid of hitting by a hard plastic ball. The balls also bounce more, so players don't have to run to the balls as they used to. The games are more quiet too. I can see too many injuries of this pickleball game.
@@zicotu9407 Just like with any sport, you can't make drastic equipment changes without fundamentally changing the game--for the worse. Play it a couple times and you'll understand. Btw, nobody worries about getting hit by the ball!
I'd rather have my toes amputated than my fingers amputated. Therefore, I should get my toes amputated. Hey zig, can you please explain my brilliant logic to everyone.
It's wild we have this like pickleball pandemic going on, they permanently rented out the event space in Richmond, told the mayor they were having a pickleball tournament one weekend and started selling annual passes while pretending it was all temporary on the news last week.
Pickleball is obnoxiously loud and no tennis player wants to play near pickleball. Tennis courts are for tennis, not for pickleball. If tennis players wants to use the court whether they have reservations or not they have first priorities after tennis players with reservations. Pickleball needs their own courts away from tennis courts or the neighbors because nobody wants to be near the obnoxious noise of pickleball.
We want Americans to have more exercise be out more it’s happening, and people are complaining. Yes, I understand. The sound is a little bit annoying we need to find a solution maybe a different type of ball with the same characteristics.
The neighbors could donate money so the park district can install some sound deadening around the courts. Also, you have a choice to live next to a playground. No one is forcing you. Or, limiting the hours might be a good compromise.
Same issues, different location. I love pickleball, but I wouldn’t want to live near pickleball courts. While many courts are in public parks, many residents bought their homes before the pickleball courts (think incessant popcorn poppers) were there. Other communities are tackling the same issues. Why don’t these communities collaborate and discuss what does and doesn’t work regarding this first world problem.
About a year ago they started playing pickleball on the tennis courts down the street from my place, and I can hear the pop, pop, pop of the pickleball. The courts are half a kilometer away! I would go insane if I lived right next to the courts.
It's only "loud" because it's actually popular. I GUARANTEE if nearby tennis courts were as busy as pickleball courts are, they'd have a problem with that too.
imagine having to listen to that all day long.....its not a problem until it becomes your problem....put the courts where the players live...It’s not even a real sport btw
Its a park for crying out loud!! People are supposed to be playing there and having fun. Maybe consider purchasing windows that have noise barrier and or have a time that people are allowed to play at the park. This is so disappointing.....this can be resolved. You guys sound like kids... There is much more important things out in the world to complain about and this is not it!!
Because they're not affected and feel punishing pickle ball players is more important than making the city livable for the people that work for and serve them.
@@ecor150 tennis courts and pickle ball courts are very similar. Basketball courts and soccer fields aren’t. Plus they are not making any trouble. Plus people play kickball in baseball fields and people can play rugby in football field! So should give people a ticket for doing something like that?
If others came to do any other sport on a designated pickleball court I'm sure the pickleballers would be up in arms and have the same argument as tennis players - find your own space and don't vulture ours
Perfect example of NIMBYism. If the argument you make is a variant of NIMBYism, you're on the morally losing side. The only thing a homeowner owns is the land beneath their home. Not the air above, not the sounds from beyond.
You could not have any more selfish person, then the guy who plays pickle ball and says you don’t have the right to complain. Oh my God. There is no fucking hope for the Bay Area. It just sucks up there. I would hate to live there.
