Editorial: S.F. supervisors meddle to try to halt Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park
Chronicle Editorial Board
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The 150-foot-high SkyStar Ferris wheel was assembled at the eastern end of the Music Concourse at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in March.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2020
One might think San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors would have a full enough plate with myriad serious problems facing the city in a pandemic: health systems overwhelmed, residents ailing, businesses reeling, schools shuttered, homelessness surging and property crimes soaring. It’s absurd to think board members would be anxious to intervene these days in matters that are outside their bailiwick.
S.F. s deal for the Golden Gate Park Ferris wheel may be investigated amid neighborhood fight
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Supervisors Connie Chan and Aaron Peskin say they want to dig deeper into the nonprofit San Francisco Parks Alliance, which would handle operating profits under a contract awarded to the Ferris wheel operator, in light of the city’s public corruption investigation.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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The SkyStar Ferris wheel, meant to commemorate Golden Gate Park’s 150th anniversary, is seen with its lights on for the first time on Oct. 20 after a delay due to the pandemic.Amy Osborne / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less