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Committee advances resolution urging Rec & Park to remove Stow name from lake and boathouse
Summary
The committee voted to send a resolution urging the Recreation and Park Commission to remove the name 'Stow' from Stow Lake and related features in Golden Gate Park, and outlined a three‑meeting community process to propose replacement names.
On May 10 the Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee voted to forward a resolution urging the Recreation and Park Commission to remove the name 'Stow' from Stow Lake, the boathouse, and the drive circling Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park. Sponsor Supervisor Melgard told the committee that William W. Stow served in the California State Assembly in the 1850s and described archival statements attributed…
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