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Rules Committee votes to forward contested Golden Gate Park Ferris‑wheel resolution amid strong public turnout
Summary
After hours of public comment split between conservationists and business, labor and community groups, the committee forwarded a compromise resolution to the full Board recommending a one‑year extension (honoring the original one‑year intent) while members raised questions about environmental impacts, lighting, noise and financial arrangements tied to a nonprofit.
The Rules Committee heard an extended public hearing and debate on a resolution retroactively approving construction of the SkyStar observation wheel in Golden Gate Park. The matter prompted wide public input, with dozens of callers and organized groups speaking both for and against extending the vendor’s permit beyond the originally approved one-year term.
Supervisor Connie Chan (District 1), who co-sponsored the motion to refer, said she supports honoring the original one‑year authorization but raised multiple concerns about extending the structure for a multi‑year term. Chan cited environmental worries — the wheel’s lights and generator noise, the effect on wildlife…
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