Interior Secretary Doug Burgum insists Presidio will not be mass developed amid resident concerns

New at 10 tonight, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, answering questions about the Presidio's future. The secretary attending this evening's Presidio Trust board meeting. Tonight, residents continuing to raise concerns about the Trump administration's plans for the federally managed parkland, where earlier this year, he fired the board and installed his own. KTVU's Zach Sauce, live in the Presidio tonight with more on what happened What happened tonight, Zach? Yeah, Claudine, a lot of questions from the public tonight about whether the Trump administration will try to develop this land. Last year, President Trump threatening to reduce the operations of the Presidio tonight. Secretary Burgum insisting the Presidio won't be touched. There's been no sell-off. There's no selling an acre of Presidio. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum responding to concerns about the future of San Francisco's Presidio after a closed session of the board. There's an exciting opportunity to do a better job of preserving and expanding the strong mission that's already here. Presidio's done a great job. They had a great year and the future is very bright for Presidio. The meeting comes after earlier this year, President Trump threatened changes to the historic U.S. Army base turned federally managed parkland. The president firing six Presidio board members appointed by the previous administration and installing his own. We promise to listen very carefully. The secretary departing before tonight's open session of the board, where during public comment, area residents still raised concerns about Trump's potential plans for the land. I'm here about network states and freedom cities, ideas that have been floated to the federal level for public land use. Turning any part of the Presidio into one would betray the very reason the Presidio Trust exists. We don't need corporate enclaves. We don't need deregulated tech hubs on our coastline. We need open space and public access. The Presidio's 1,500 acres, also home to 1,400 residential units, and residents say their rents continue to surge. Until rent solutions are identified, we ask that a temporary cap be enacted for renewal increases at no more than the federal cost of living adjustment, which is 3.6% for 2027. Thank you. The board, for its part, spending much of the meeting talking about where the Presidio's revenue has been going and what it plans to do next, improving roads and trails and modernizing the power grid, all on the list, as well as revitalizing its forest for local species. Because one of the things we profoundly believe in is that if we build it right, nature will come roaring back.