Comments for Love Oakland, Save Knowland! http://www.saveknowland.org Preserve Oakland's Most Beautiful Place! Sat, 12 May 2012 15:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Oakland’s “Disappeared” Park: Why Oaklanders Don’t Know Knowland –And Why They Should Get There Before it’s Gone by Gwen77f http://www.saveknowland.org/2012/04/30/oaklands-disappeared-park-why-oaklanders-dont-know-knowland-and-why-they-should-get-there-before-its-gone/#comment-63 Gwen77f Sat, 12 May 2012 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.saveknowland.org/?p=2802#comment-63 I moved in 2003 to a house where my up-sloped back yard is separated from Knowland by a fence.  It wasn't until I began to hear about your efforts in 2009 that I began to walk in the park since I was one of those who didn't know that it was a public park.  I'm glad that others will learn about the hiking opportunities, and I appreciate the description of walking to see where the zoo expansion will be.  I also encourage everyone to realize, as you look at the Google map, or walk in the park that the south side of the park is indeed bounded by the homes of many Oakland residents like me.  Some of my neighbors have lived here 40+ years.  Our quality of life, to say nothing of our property values, will be "collateral damage" if the zoo expansion is built.  I believe that my kitchen will be about 400 feet from the proposed Black Bear cage, and I'll get to hear the wolves howling at night!  Then there will be the noise from the gondola all day every day - and oh yes, zoo odors, and on and on... I moved in 2003 to a house where my up-sloped back yard is separated from Knowland by a fence.  It wasn’t until I began to hear about your efforts in 2009 that I began to walk in the park since I was one of those who didn’t know that it was a public park.  I’m glad that others will learn about the hiking opportunities, and I appreciate the description of walking to see where the zoo expansion will be.  I also encourage everyone to realize, as you look at the Google map, or walk in the park that the south side of the park is indeed bounded by the homes of many Oakland residents like me.  Some of my neighbors have lived here 40+ years.  Our quality of life, to say nothing of our property values, will be “collateral damage” if the zoo expansion is built.  I believe that my kitchen will be about 400 feet from the proposed Black Bear cage, and I’ll get to hear the wolves howling at night!  Then there will be the noise from the gondola all day every day – and oh yes, zoo odors, and on and on…

]]> Comment on It’s Your Zoo – You’re Paying (and Paying and Paying) for It by Anonymous http://www.saveknowland.org/2012/05/11/its-your-zoo-youre-paying-and-paying-and-paying-for-it/#comment-62 Anonymous Fri, 11 May 2012 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.saveknowland.org/?p=2843#comment-62 Our schools and libraries are closing. Shouldn't we be worrying about paying for those? The zoo is a good adventure for one day a year, but our children need our daily attention with proper education every day at well built schools and resources available at libraries. We went to the Zoo once last year. With a family of four, it was over $100 for one day. We can go to Knowland Park behind it for free and see animals in their natural habitat.  Nothing against the zoo, but we taxpayers REALLY have MUCH higher priorities with our crime rates so high and our schools and libraries closing. This luxury parcel tax is an easy No Our schools and libraries are closing. Shouldn’t we be worrying about paying for those? The zoo is a good adventure for one day a year, but our children need our daily attention with proper education every day at well built schools and resources available at libraries. We went to the Zoo once last year. With a family of four, it was over $100 for one day. We can go to Knowland Park behind it for free and see animals in their natural habitat. 

Nothing against the zoo, but we taxpayers REALLY have MUCH higher priorities with our crime rates so high and our schools and libraries closing. This luxury parcel tax is an easy No

]]> Comment on The public will be tapped to pay for zoo expansion by It’s Your Zoo – You’re Paying (and Paying and Paying) for It | Love Oakland, Save Knowland! http://www.saveknowland.org/2012/02/22/the-public-will-be-tapped-to-pay-for-zoo-expansion-2/#comment-61 It’s Your Zoo – You’re Paying (and Paying and Paying) for It | Love Oakland, Save Knowland! Fri, 11 May 2012 02:07:13 +0000 http://www.saveknowland.org/?p=2167#comment-61 [...] have discussed various aspects of zoo funding in previous posts. (See this article, and this article.)  Our city is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.  We will continue to post information and [...] [...] have discussed various aspects of zoo funding in previous posts. (See this article, and this article.)  Our city is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.  We will continue to post information and [...]

]]> Comment on Oakland debt will be raised with zoo’s new multi-million dollar aerial gondola by It’s Your Zoo – You’re Paying (and Paying and Paying) for It | Love Oakland, Save Knowland! http://www.saveknowland.org/2012/03/08/oakland-debt-will-be-raised-with-zoos-new-multi-million-dollar-aerial-gondola/#comment-60 It’s Your Zoo – You’re Paying (and Paying and Paying) for It | Love Oakland, Save Knowland! Fri, 11 May 2012 02:06:49 +0000 http://www.saveknowland.org/?p=2326#comment-60 [...] have discussed various aspects of zoo funding in previous posts. (See this article, and this article.)  Our city is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.  We will continue to post [...] [...] have discussed various aspects of zoo funding in previous posts. (See this article, and this article.)  Our city is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.  We will continue to post [...]

]]> Comment on Oakland’s “Disappeared” Park: Why Oaklanders Don’t Know Knowland –And Why They Should Get There Before it’s Gone by Ruth Malone http://www.saveknowland.org/2012/04/30/oaklands-disappeared-park-why-oaklanders-dont-know-knowland-and-why-they-should-get-there-before-its-gone/#comment-58 Ruth Malone Wed, 02 May 2012 01:58:00 +0000 http://www.saveknowland.org/?p=2802#comment-58 This has obviously finally happened in response to this blog post, because I checked before posting it just to be sure, and it was not there just a couple of days ago! It only took four years of trying and a publicly shaming column to make that happen. Unfortunately, the address listed for Knowland Park is the Zoo's address, and no information whatsoever is provided about the Park itself, so it still does not give Oakland's citizens any information about how to actually explore the park as opposed to how to get to the Zoo. But at least they now admit that it is indeed a city Park! Maybe--since they obviously read our blog-- they could include a link to this website so that the public can find out how to get to the Park! (We might be able to get that done in another four years...) Ruth Malone This has obviously finally happened in response to this blog post, because I checked before posting it just to be sure, and it was not there just a couple of days ago! It only took four years of trying and a publicly shaming column to make that happen. Unfortunately, the address listed for Knowland Park is the Zoo’s address, and no information whatsoever is provided about the Park itself, so it still does not give Oakland’s citizens any information about how to actually explore the park as opposed to how to get to the Zoo. But at least they now admit that it is indeed a city Park! Maybe–since they obviously read our blog– they could include a link to this website so that the public can find out how to get to the Park! (We might be able to get that done in another four years…)
Ruth Malone

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