The Presidio, for those who mostly know it as that gorgeous stretch of parkland where you walk your dog or pretend to enjoy trail running, is technically a former military base managed by a federal trust. That trust has a board. And that board just got a makeover courtesy of the current administration.

The new appointees read less like a group of passionate park stewards and more like a who's-who of Silicon Valley social circles and GOP donor networks. As one local on Reddit put it: "Oh good, nice to see the wives of some of the biggest MAGA donors on this list." Another noted the irony of "appointing a bunch of folks to the Presidio Trust who don't even live in SF."

Now, should you be panicking? Probably not. Here's the thing about the Presidio Trust board: it's largely ceremonial. These are political appointments that every administration hands out like party favors to allies and donors. Obama did it. Trump's doing it. The Republic — and the Presidio's cypress trees — will survive.

One SF resident offered some welcome perspective: "This is a great big nothing... the board does next to nothing — these positions are sinecures."

That said, this is worth watching for a different reason. The Presidio sits on some of the most valuable real estate in America. If there's ever a serious push to commercialize or privatize parts of it — and some residents are already worried about exactly that — these are the people who'd greenlight it.

We're not in the business of fearmongering about hypotheticals. But we are in the business of noticing when federal boards overseeing public assets get packed with private-sector power players who have no particular connection to the community those assets serve. Government accountability doesn't mean screaming about every appointment. It means paying attention to who controls what — and asking why.

For now, the Presidio is fine. Just keep your eyes open.