Just a five minute walk northeast of the 16th Street Plaza, In Chan Kaajal Park at 17th and Folsom was calm Wednesday morning. A group of toddlers, led by two adults, walked in single file toward the playground,. Sitting near the center of the park was Jonathan Rowe, who lives in an SRO nearby and walks his dog, Trigger, there every day.
“I like this park,” Rowe said, smiling as Trigger leaned against his leg. “I come here a lot—multiple times a day.”
Rowe has lived in the Mission for about a year and a half. In Chan Kaajal feels peaceful, he said, like “day and night” compared to the 16th Street Plaza…