imho it was a mistake for the federal government to let go of the old presidio in SF. That base had actually been a fort since 1776 when the spanish created it to keep the russians from coming south.
The history there runs far deeper than the pentagon.
further the military presidio was a part of SF’s American identity.
The presidio anchored SF. SF’s moorings were already loose. When the presidio was vacated by the army—the SF US anchor was cut and the city drifted away.
The presidio should be bought back by the feds.
Given the state of the city, if we were wishcasting, I'd like to see the entire Presidio eminent domained by the military by force, and used as a beachhead to reclaim the city for society. Not gonna happen in the real world, but it would be nice and it would send a very important message.
That was Clinton’s doing. The Feds already own it, it’s part of the National Park Service.