Articles for Golden Gate

Plans to transform an iconic San Francisco highway into a park ignite recall furor
3 days, 19 hours ago

Plans to transform an iconic San Francisco highway into a park ignite recall furor

LA Times  

On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset, a cozy oceanfront neighborhood with rows of pastel bungalows, hundreds of people enjoyed a stretch of the iconic coastal road known as the Great Highway. The dispute reached a new fervor in last month’s election, when the majority of San Francisco voters approved a controversial ballot measure to …

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Attempt to revive horse racing in Northern California ends, affecting the sport around the state
1 week, 1 day ago

Attempt to revive horse racing in Northern California ends, affecting the sport around the state

LA Times  

The grand experiment to revive horse racing in Northern California is coming to an end. The formation of Golden State Racing, under the umbrella of CARF, was an effort to keep near-full-time racing in Northern California after the Stronach Group announced and subsequently closed Golden Gate Fields. The Stronach Group, the owner of Santa Anita and operating under the moniker …

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Spectacular moment comet streaks over Golden Gate Bridge at sunset - how to watch the phenomenon later this month
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Spectacular moment comet streaks over Golden Gate Bridge at sunset - how to watch the phenomenon later this month

Daily Mail  

The 'comet of the century' was spotted in San Francisco, California, early Friday morning, and astronomers believe it will make another appearance in October. Comet A3 was seen flying over the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise early Friday morning, and is due to reappear in mid-October The 'comet of the century' is officially known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, named after the …

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Santa Anita is using music acts, including Shaboozey, in the hopes of attracting new fans
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Santa Anita is using music acts, including Shaboozey, in the hopes of attracting new fans

LA Times  

Santa Anita will host the inagural California Crown on Saturday with $3.1 million in purse money to be distributed. “Some concerts work, some concerts don’t work,” said Robert Hartman, who worked in marketing at Santa Anita before becoming general manager at Golden Gate Fields. “Del Mar’s now discontinued concerts were apparently very successful, especially their innovation of having the concerts …

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San Francisco prosecutors charge 26 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked Golden Gate Bridge
4 months, 1 week ago

San Francisco prosecutors charge 26 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked Golden Gate Bridge

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco prosecutors have charged 26 protesters who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge for hours in April to demand a cease-fire in Gaza. “The demonstration on the Golden Gate Bridge caused a level of safety risk, including extreme threats to the health and welfare of those trapped, that we as a society cannot ignore or allow.” The …

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San Francisco D.A. brings charges against pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked Golden Gate Bridge
4 months, 1 week ago

San Francisco D.A. brings charges against pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked Golden Gate Bridge

LA Times  

Demonstrators protesting the ongoing war in Gaza block southbound traffic on Interstate 880 in Oakland on April 15. Traffic in the San Francisco Bay Area was also snarled for hours as pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down both directions of the Golden Gate Bridge and stalled a 17-mile stretch of I-880. Protesters blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in mid-April to …

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Suicide prevention net on Golden Gate bridge cut deaths in half last year, officials say
5 months ago

Suicide prevention net on Golden Gate bridge cut deaths in half last year, officials say

LA Times  

U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks at an event July 15, 2024, to commemorate the completion of the suicide deterrent system on the Golden Gate Bridge, also known as the net. While still under construction, the suicide prevention net on the Golden Gate Bridge showed significant results in 2023 and is expected to continue to reduce deaths this year, officials said. …

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Coyote that attacked girl at San Francisco’s Botanical Garden is killed
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Coyote that attacked girl at San Francisco’s Botanical Garden is killed

LA Times  

The hunt for an adult coyote that attacked a 5-year-old girl in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is over after DNA tests confirmed it was among three killed by state wildlife trappers over the weekend, officials said. A person enters the Botanical Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park in April 2023. It’s not unusual to spot a coyote at …

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How dirty is your weed? A joint investigation finds high levels of pesticides in products
6 months, 1 week ago

How dirty is your weed? A joint investigation finds high levels of pesticides in products

LA Times  

It’s Monday, June 17. But as a joint investigation by The Times and cannabis industry newsletter WeedWeek found, that doesn’t mean it’s safe, as California regulators are often failing to get contaminated cannabis products off shelves. “The contaminants include chemicals tied to cancer, liver failure, thyroid disease and genetic and neurologic harm to users and unborn children,” Times reporter Paige …

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Red Lobster Looks to New Wall Street Savior After Prior Woes
6 months, 1 week ago

Red Lobster Looks to New Wall Street Savior After Prior Woes

Live Mint  

-- Barbs immediately began to fly after Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy last month. Fortress already holds a large portion of Red Lobster’s debt and is so far the only entity to express serious interest in escorting it out of bankruptcy, people involved with the process told Bloomberg News. Above all, Fortress wants to cut Red Lobster loose from burdensome …

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Golden Gate Fields comes to a close as California racing struggles to exist
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Golden Gate Fields comes to a close as California racing struggles to exist

LA Times  

The end of Golden Gate Fields will come on Sunday when it runs its last card. So, what’s all that got to do with Sunday’s final day at Golden Gate Fields after 83 years of racing? “It’s one of my main projects after this week,” said David Duggan, chief operating officer at Golden Gate Fields. The closure of Golden Gate …

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On this Day: Events in history on May 27, former PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s death in 1964; Golden Gate Bridge opening in 1937
6 months, 3 weeks ago

On this Day: Events in history on May 27, former PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s death in 1964; Golden Gate Bridge opening in 1937

Live Mint  

May 27th is a significant day in history, witnessing many events that have left indelible marks on various aspects of human endeavour. Take a look: Former PM Jawaharlal Nehru's death anniversary, 1964 Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, passed away on May 27, 1964. Golden Gate Bridge opened, 1937 The newly completed Golden Gate Bridge, connecting San Francisco …

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Column: It wasn’t just the endless shrimp — Red Lobster’s corporate owners drove it into bankruptcy
7 months ago

Column: It wasn’t just the endless shrimp — Red Lobster’s corporate owners drove it into bankruptcy

LA Times  

On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony. But that doesn’t account for the gluttony of Red Lobster’s former private equity owners, San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, or its subsequent corporate owners, the huge Bangkok-based seafood conglomerate Thai Union. “Red Lobster’s real estate sale gives its new owners little room …

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Red Lobster considering bankruptcy after endless shrimp promotion
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Red Lobster considering bankruptcy after endless shrimp promotion

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So we wanted to boost our traffic, and it didn’t work.” Later in early …

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420 celebration canceled at San Francisco’s Hippie Hill? Not if a psychedelic church can hash out plan
8 months ago

420 celebration canceled at San Francisco’s Hippie Hill? Not if a psychedelic church can hash out plan

LA Times  

Marijuana fans converge on Hippie Hill for the annual 420 celebration of cannabis at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in 2018. Budget cuts and financial woes forced San Francisco to cancel its annual 420 celebration at Golden Gate Park this year, but a self-described psychedelic church says it will step in to help support the thousands of people expected …

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Motorists delayed by Golden Gate Bridge protest might get ‘restitution,’ San Francisco D.A. says
8 months ago

Motorists delayed by Golden Gate Bridge protest might get ‘restitution,’ San Francisco D.A. says

LA Times  

The Dutch tall ship Stad Amsterdam sails under the Golden Gate Bridge on the next leg of its world tour on March 24. On Monday, pro-Palestinian protesters shut down traffic on the bridge for several hours, and on Thursday, San Francisco’s district attorney said inconvenienced motorists might be entitled to “restitution.” People who were trapped on the Golden Gate Bridge …

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US sees travel chaos as anti-Israel protestors block Golden Gate Bridge traffic: ‘Stop the world for Gaza’
8 months, 1 week ago

US sees travel chaos as anti-Israel protestors block Golden Gate Bridge traffic: ‘Stop the world for Gaza’

Hindustan Times  

As part of a worldwide economic blockade to express support to Palestinians amid the ongoing war, anti-Israel protestors hit the roads on Monday, causing traffic jams around the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Several videos have surfaced online showing that pro-Palestine supporters are sitting in the center of Interstate 190 to block traffic from entering the main airport in …

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Palestine activists block Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate and roads to Chicago O'Hare airport in coordinated attempt to bring America to its knees
8 months, 1 week ago

Palestine activists block Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate and roads to Chicago O'Hare airport in coordinated attempt to bring America to its knees

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Palestine activists have blocked the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate and roads to the Chicago O'Hare Airport in a coordinated attempt to bring America to its knees. Anti-Israel protestors took to the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday afternoon and walked through traffic, chanting and banging drums Flares were also …

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San Francisco just canceled its 420 fest. Marijuana fans thought it had gotten too commercial anyway
8 months, 3 weeks ago

San Francisco just canceled its 420 fest. Marijuana fans thought it had gotten too commercial anyway

LA Times  

Golden Gate Park rangers police Hippie Hill when it was closed in April 2020. San Francisco’s Hippie Hill will not host the annual pungent, hazy and packed cannabis 420 festival whose roots trace back to the Summer of Love, event organizers announced Monday. Organizer Sound Bazaar posted on Instagram that the annual event held in Golden Gate Park would “not …

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Grim predictions with California horse racing at a crossroads
11 months ago

Grim predictions with California horse racing at a crossroads

LA Times  

Santa Anita would benefit if racing were to stop in Northern California. Despite the certainty of the agenda item for “allocation of Northern California Racing Dates … for 2024,” it was well known no decision would be made in order to give a group that is trying to save Northern California racing additional time to come up with a plan. …

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Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Golden Gate For 'Garbha Griha' Ready Ahead of 'Pran Pratistha' Ceremony
11 months, 1 week ago

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Golden Gate For 'Garbha Griha' Ready Ahead of 'Pran Pratistha' Ceremony

News 18  

Ahead of the long-awaited “Pran Pratistha” ceremony at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir, the golden door of the temple’s garbha griha has been installed. The garbhagriha or ‘sanctum sanctorum’ is where the idol of Ram Lalla will be kept after the consecration or “Pran Pratistha” ceremony, scheduled for January 22. भगवान श्री रामलला सरकार के गर्भगृह में स्वर्ण मंडित द्वार की स्थापना …

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How to spend a day in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco’s historic home of counterculture
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How to spend a day in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco’s historic home of counterculture

The Independent  

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Stronach Group to contract racing operations at Pimlico, turn track over to state
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Stronach Group to contract racing operations at Pimlico, turn track over to state

LA Times  

Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, has fallen into disrepair but will now get at least a $400-million facelift. The Stronach Group, owner of Santa Anita Park, is getting smaller as a racetrack operator after it was announced that an agreement in principle has been reached to turn over Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore to the state of …

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It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge
11 months, 2 weeks ago

It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge

The Independent  

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