April 12 (UPI) — President Donald Trump has dismissed all six members of the Presidio Trust board, removing the leadership of the federal entity that manages San Francisco’s Presidio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump previously targeted the Presidio Trust in a February 2025 executive order that described the agency as an “unnecessary governmental entity” and called for it to be reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trustees, who were appointed during the Biden administration, were notified of their removal this week, Lisa Petrie, spokeswoman for the Presidio Trust, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chairman Mark Buell told The San Francisco Standard that the White House sent him a short email saying the termination was “effective immediately.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I was surprised that this didn’t happen sooner,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other board members include Charles M. Collins, Lenore Eccles, Patsy Ishiyama, Bonnie LePard and Nicola Miner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi helped create the trust, established in 1996 to rehabilitate the former Army post after it closed. The national park is in her district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trump administration has been reshaping the federal bureaucracy and has fired numerous government workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Presidio, now a national park near the Golden Gate Bridge, includes museums, campgrounds, trails, hotels and a golf course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n