Letters: Yosemite had a reservation system for good reasons, all of which are still valid By Don Neubacher Feb 27, 2026 Regarding “Exclusive: How Yosemite superintendent plans to manage crowds without reservation system” (Outdoors, SFChronicle.com, Feb. 21): New Yosemite Superintendent Ray McPadden justified the decision end the day-use reservation system, claiming that traffic congestion affects the
Coalition Urges Public Review and Historic Preservation Safeguards for Proposed White House Ballroom Expansion
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW February 27, 2026 National Capital Planning Commission Subject: White House Modernization Project The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition) represents nearly 5,000 members with more than 50,000 years of national park management and stewardship experience. The Coalition studies, educates, speaks, and acts for the preservation of