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National Park Title sought for Golden Gate Rec. Area

 

by Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Staff Writer

The sweeping expanse that includes parts of the San Francisco waterfront, Marin Headlands and iconic sites such as Alcatraz Island and Muir Woods would be renamed the Golden Gate National Parks, under a bill by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The legislation would slap a new moniker on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, officially making it the 59th national park.

The designation wouldn't change much from an operational standpoint but carries prestige that many feel... [more]

Sources; Google, SFGate.com

Only published comments... Jul 09 2008, 09:45 AM by Stu Marks with 100 view(s)
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Stu Marks said:

There is such a divergent difference in how tax money is handled and how authority is administrated in the establishment of a national park that the effort some times gets shelved because of negative local impact.

I wish that those who report on stories like this would go deeper and actually exercise journalism instead of just rubber stamping efforts of people like Nancy Pelosi; one known for bigger government.

This new bill sounds good on the surface, but I have more questions after reading the article in The SF Chronicle than before.

Job not done.

July 9, 2008 9:53 AM

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About Stu Marks

Born and Raised in southern Oregon. Became a Christian at the age of 13. Worked broadcasting and marketing on west coast and Chicago area from 1970s-2001. Returned to college Chicago Art Institute / Illinois Institute of Art Schaumburg and graduated BFA Multimedia/WebDesign 2004 with honors. Media Designer/Editor for Adventure-Crew since then. Photographer/Photo judge, artistic designer, outdoor video producer, writer, researcher, voice-over artist. Enjoy wildlife photography and video, and wilderness bicycling. Whos Who in American Music Students. Married to cute blond nurse, children and grand children.
 
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