tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post7056362448637287861..comments2023-12-06T12:56:05.531-08:00Comments on Our Oakland: voting recommendations for OaklandGenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-40737652566121697922012-11-03T12:49:13.106-07:002012-11-03T12:49:13.106-07:00These recommendations are helpful - thanks!! Readi...These recommendations are helpful - thanks!! Reading the text of A1 was what pushed me over the edge into a definite NO vote. Does anyone have any thoughts on Oakland's measure J? Katarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931663039341761160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-5715770598288353862012-10-25T18:21:50.798-07:002012-10-25T18:21:50.798-07:00I love animals too, that's why I have to vote ...I love animals too, that's why I have to vote NO on A1. Knowland Park is wildland - habitat and home to rare and endangered animals and plants. Why doesn't the zoo care about them? If we don't protect our wildlife, no one will. Prop. A1 is written so that the zoo can use the money to fund the destructive expansion of the zoo onto 54 acres of Knowland Park. Don't let it happen! A "canned" zoo experience is a sad replacement for the real thing which we have now. If you need another reason to vote against A1, check out the zoo's finances and the millions of dollars they already get from tax payers.Beth W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08323000748892018274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-3184893078261399722012-10-25T17:55:43.172-07:002012-10-25T17:55:43.172-07:00Zoo management's lack of ethics is not limited...Zoo management's lack of ethics is not limited to its campaign violations. Measure A1 is zoo managements' attempt to obtain 25-years of no-strings-attached funding for whatever it chooses, with no meaningful oversight or limitations. At the top of its to-do list is paving over 54 acres of native wildlife habitat in Knowland Park, the zoo's best kept secret (with the help of the city of Oakland). The Save Knowland website (www.saveknowland.org) is fact-based, unlike the manipulative PR the zoo has been churning out on its website and campaign materials. And read the full text of Measure A1, to see how full of holes it is. Karen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977409762668912547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-80581827161197421372012-10-25T17:12:26.595-07:002012-10-25T17:12:26.595-07:00If you still need some thinking about Measure A1, ...If you still need some thinking about Measure A1, please visit www.saveknowland.org for information about the specific language in the measure that explicitly allows tax funds to be used for this or any future expansion into Knowland Park, about Knowland's native wildlife and plants, and about the social justice aspects of Measure A1. Then Vote NO! Thanks, Gene!Ruth Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462048163012366140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-64451399712700388702012-10-25T12:10:47.406-07:002012-10-25T12:10:47.406-07:00Agree with most of these, but still need some thin...Agree with most of these, but still need some thinking about A1.Andy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544647421172474878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-31102251090547047622012-10-25T11:35:26.022-07:002012-10-25T11:35:26.022-07:00Thanks for your support Gene!Thanks for your support Gene!Beckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367518988779087254noreply@blogger.com