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It s total NIMBYism : Feud erupts over the future of Golden Gate Park s Ferris wheel
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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.
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Mayor London Breed, the wheel finally started spinning in October, albeit for only five weeks before the second COVID-19 surge again stopped it in its tracks.
Resident swan returns to the Palace of Fine Arts, but without her companion
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A white swan is seen on the grounds of The Palace of Fine Arts. Both of its resident waterfowl were temporarily relocated after one recently fell ill, according to the SF Recreation and Park Department.George Rose/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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A swan glides across the tranquil lagoon at dusk.Jaredd Craig/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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LATEST March 9, 4:35 p.m. Blanche has returned to the Palace of Fine Arts as its only resident swan after spending more than a month in the San Francisco Zoo s veterinary hospital due to suspected zinc and lead poisoning. Her companion, Blue Boy, died of the same ailments last Thursday.
Champion of Golden Gate Bridge s suicide barrier dies at 92
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Moylan was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District in 1997 and served for 20 years; he was president of the board in 2007 and 2008.Courtesy Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
John Moylan, a highly revered member of the San Francisco community who dedicated his life to public service and was an advocate for the installation of a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge, died Feb. 4 at age 92.
Moylan immigrated from Ireland to the United States in 1951 and within days landed a job plastering walls and ceilings, according to the Irish newspaper the Tipperary Star.