SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Neighbors in South Park and Golden Hill gathered Sunday for a colorful, family-friendly “March & Roll” protest to spark conversation about how local and state housing policies are affecting neighborhood safety, livability and density.

Participants, including families with strollers, bikes and scooters, marched along tree-lined streets past small businesses in one of San Diego’s historic neighborhoods.

Jennifer James, a protest organizer, said the demonstration was not against development, but called for smarter planning.

“It’s mind-boggling to me we are putting the safety of entire communities at risk,” she said.

James said a proposed development on A Street could add more than 500 units across roughly 10 blocks located along an evacuation route.

“It’s a safet

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