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At last night's San Rafael Planning Commission meeting, several soccer enthusiasts gathered to advocate for a soccer complex at the .

An 8-year-old soccer player said she loves soccer, but she and her mother have to spend more time driving to her practices and games than she spends on the field.

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"I would like to spend less time in the car and more on the soccer fields," she said.

At the meeting, San Rafael City School board member Natu Tuatagaloa said the district does not have enough money to build new fields or revamp existing ones. If the Governor's tax initiative does not pass, "we're going to be fighting a huge up hill battle with the budget," he said, and the kids will suffer.

"They are the future of our community," he said. "They need a place to play."

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