Oakland teacher points finger at rich white parents in reopening debate
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Oakland teacher and Secretary of the Oakland Education Association Bethany Meyer tweeted the above message on Feb. 17, 2021. It was later deleted.Twitter screen capture
An Oakland special education teacher who also serves as the secretary of the Oakland Education Association added fire to the growing school reopening debate with a pointed Tweet criticizing parent concern that distance learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their children s mental health.
Bethany Meyer tweeted on Feb. 17, All the rich white parents suddenly concerned about mental health can take a seat. Most of them are causing their kids anxiety by pressuring them to complete asynchronous work and feeding into their sense of entitlement. Sorry/not sorry.
Oakland teacher points finger at rich white parents in reopening debate
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Giant Ferris wheel at Golden Gate Park moves one step closer to staying
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Total NIMBYism : Feud erupts over the future of Golden Gate Park s Ferris wheel
Feb. 16, 2021
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Ticket holders line up for a ride on the SkyStar Observation Wheel on the opening day to the public at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse in San Francisco, California on October 21, 2020.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
It took a fleet of 14 loaded trailers from Cincinnati and two years to build.
Then the pandemic came, and the 150-foot Ferris wheel sat still in the middle of Golden Gate Park for six months.
The wheel finally started spinning in October, albeit for only five weeks before the second COVID-19 surge again stopped it in its tracks.