A young woman broke her back being thrown off a horse during a "riding lesson". A class action personal injury lawsuit was filed on September 8 for gross negligence against Chaparral, the outfitter that sells horse rides in Golden Gate Park. Since 2019, members of the public and ex-employees of this outfitter have been raising concerns about the condition of the horses and rider safety at the Bercut Arena in Golden Gate Park. But little was done, and now a young rider has been seriously injured. You can read the case filing online, Christine Kendrick v. Chaparral Country Corporation, on the San Francisco Superior Court website. https://sf.courts.ca.gov/online-services/case-information
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Keep on going until the wheels come off. Twenty-five rose bushes, two horses, one black cat. Art, yes.
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Celebrating Life on the 'Day of the Dead'
Join us for this incredible celebration in Mexico. Remember 'Coco' ? On November 02nd, guests make offerings to their deceased loved ones on an alter decorated in marigolds. Inspired by a past guest's account, it's a celebration like no other >>> CHECK OUT OUR 'DAY OF THE DEAD' SPECIAL >>> The Day of the Dead at Rancho Las Cascadas was amazing this year! Guests honored their departed on October 31st with marigold-adorned altars featuring water, salt, and the favorite drinks of loved ones. Novemb
If you are not a petition signer, you can email the Director of SF Parks, Phil Ginsburg to ask him not to renew the permit for the horse riding concession in Golden Gate Park: [email protected]
Manure management issues, animal welfare issues, park aesthetics marred by a chain link encampment, injury accident reports...are all the reasons why.
Please sign the petition to end for-profit horseback riding in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This "six-month pilot program" has been going on for four years, with little oversight, and no public feedback, despite accident reports involving children, animal welfare investigations, two lawsuits, and violations of the permit agreement. Per the permit agreement the operator gets free use of a large area of Golden Gate Park, and keeps 95% of every $80 ride, sharing only 5% of self-reported revenue with the City. It is time for SF Parks to stop renewing this permit. Petition: https://chng.it/vQZmDznsKz
"On the eve of the vote to allow unfettered access to San Francisco for driverless car companies, the San Francisco Fire Department has generated some 55 “Unusual Occurrence” reports documenting times when autonomous vehicles meandered into fire and emergency scenes. On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission will vote on whether to allow Cruise and Waymo to charge passengers to ride throughout San Francisco, and operate at all hours of the day (the service is presently only allowed for an elite cadre of riders). Police and fire personnel on Monday appeared before the commission to argue against enabling this." – Mission Local
https://missionlocal.org/2023/08/cruise-waymo-autonomous-vehicle-robot-taxi-driverless-car-reports-san-francisco/
https://missionlocal.org/2023/08/cruise-waymo-autonomous-vehicle-robot-taxi-driverless-car-reports-san-francisco/
Since SF Rec and Parks issued a permit allowing horse riding in Golden Gate Park, the operator has been fined by SF Animal Control for failing to care for sick or injured horses, got slapped with a manure dumping violation from SF public health, has been the subject of an OSHA investigation, recently settled a successful class action lawsuit for failing to pay its employees, and numerous Park visitors have emailed other concerns about horse welfare and rider safety, including children thrown off horses. Plus this operator has set up mobile homes in the Park to give free housing to its workers. Yet even with all these issues, Parks continues to renew this operator's permit. The San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare is meeting at 5:30pm on 8/10. Members of the public can attend by phone or WebEx. Please attend and ask, given all the problems with Chaparral Corporation why does Parks continue renewing the permit for this horse riding concession in Golden Gate Park?
https://sf.gov/meeting/august-10-2023/commission-animal-control-and-welfare-meeting
https://sf.gov/meeting/august-10-2023/commission-animal-control-and-welfare-meeting
Who gets to live in Golden Gate Park for free, in the midst of a homeless crisis? The employees of Chaparral Corporation, which has a permit issued by SF Rec & Parks, which allowed hauling in mobile homes to provide housing to Chaparral employees, who have lived there for free for the past three years. Why does a private for-profit corporation get free housing in your park? Good question. Email District 4 Supervisor Engardio to ask why.
https://sfbos.org/supervisor-engardio-contact-us
https://sfbos.org/supervisor-engardio-contact-us
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A horse breaking a leg running on a flat, groomed racetrack is not "taking a bad step." The horses are raced too hard, too young, and too frequently drugged to feel no pain. The racehorse industry has had decades to reform, yet an alarming number of horses continue to die at tracks all over America. If you have ever witnessed a horse break its leg, fall in mid-stride, and need to be dragged off a track you could never support this terrible sport.
"Danehill Song died Thursday after running in the opening day of Wine Country Horse Racing at the Sonoma County Fair. She is the 47th racehorse to die during the 2023 California racing season.
The 3-year-old thoroughbred filly, was locked in a competitive race this past Thursday, the first of seven days of racing. After losing an early lead, the horse took a bad step during a chase in the stretch and was carted off, according to notes from the official race chart. She was later euthanized."
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/racehorse-dies-at-sonoma-county-fair/
The Revelations of San Francisco Budget Madness, by one of the best investigative journalists left in the City...
"With the fiscal year commencing this month, San Francisco adopted its biggest budget ever. It did this in spite of the fact that the post-Covid-19 work model has eviscerated the Downtown office landscape and stanched this city’s flow of revenue.
It did this in spite of the fact that no economist, neither sane nor crazy, thinks things are going to get better in the next year. The smart money is on less money; big real estate will surely be reassessed downward; things will all but certainly get worse.
By the end of this budget’s term, the city will have burned through 43 percent of its pre-pandemic reserves, and it has not used the time that money has bought to make structural changes to match the new fiscal reality: The purity of the madness. .."
https://missionlocal.org/2023/07/san-francisco-budget-revelation/
The revelations of San Francisco’s mad budget
“The purity of the madness.” This, Hunter S. Thompson explained, was what attracted him to the Book of Revelation, the literary source from which he San Francisco's massive budget and feckless budgeting process are already insane. Now just wait till next year.
California announced a plan to plug 378 orphaned oil wells across the southern half of the state, an initial step in tackling the massive cleanup project that has resulted from more than a century of drilling into the state's underground deposits. Officials have identified more than 5,000 abandoned wells, a number of them leaking methane and benzene. One estimate put the total cleanup costs at a minimum of $13.2 billion; the industry has set aside about $106 million.
You can bet this this orphaned well problem is not only happening in California, and you can bet taxpayers are going to be footing the bill for the cleanups.
VIA The California Sun Newsletter
State releases draft plan to plug leaky oil wells, many of them in Kern County
California officials unveiled a plan to permanently seal some of the state’s more than 5,000 orphaned oil wells, including dozens nestled among Kern County neighborhoods that have been the focus of advocate attention for decades.