Officials Would Rather Withhold Zoo Funds Instead Of Just Removing Director

In my previous post I noted that I was particularly bothered by a few recent statements made by District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar, whose District includes Our San Francisco Zoo.  I referred to one of the statements in that post.  This post will highlight the other two.

A Chronicle article this week, contained these quotes...

"During the board’s meeting Tuesday, Melgar said she had requested that Supervisor Connie Chan, who chairs the Budget and Finance Committee, make a motion to temporarily put the zoo’s $4 million of annual city funds in reserve until it complies with the audit."

“We will hopefully be able to support this organization, as they become successful, transparent and accountable,” Melgar said.

"Chan plans to ask for the money to be put in reserve during the budget hearing for the recreation and park department next week, her office said."

This really pisses me off.  Shame on Supervisors Myrna Melgar and Connie Chan for even the notion of withholding funds to the Zoo.  

They aren't hurting Director Tanya Peterson, they are hurting the innocent Animals there who have daily needs.

You want to use that tactic, you should think about the root of this whole Zoo horror show and rip the root out.  The City Supervisors should instead urge the Mayor and/or RecPark to assert their Authority and Remove Tanya Peterson as Director of Our Zoo.  

I myself have made notes for blog posts with the words, No more money for Tanya.   But, that means, she should not be able to use any funds without oversight.  Not that there should be no funds.  

The Zoo is already struggling financially because  Peterson has done little to no fundraising during her seventeen years grossly mismanaging Our Zoo, outside of courting Society Members during ZooFest and for other Wants, like Pandas.  

A friend of mine who is also a Zoo Member, emailed me after reading that Chronicle article...

"Such a shame that everything is a mess with the Zoo and the potential funding cuts would be so detrimental to the Animals, who are innocent in all of this. The fact that she is willing to risk the funding due to her mismanagement is alarming. Definitely not putting the Animals first."

It is mind-blowing that City Officials would entertain an idea that could cause potential suffering to the Animals.  Haven't they suffered enough?  Isn't the goal in this whole saga to make the Zoo better? 

Enough is enough.  

Why is everyone holding on to Tanya Peterson at all costs?

Hasn't she caused enough problems?  

Hasn't she kept Our Zoo in the media, under a bad light, long enough?

Hasn't she made Fools of all of you, throughout every turn, by ignoring to be held accountable for claims against her, and now for noncompliance?

Mayor Daniel Lurie, YOU have the Authority ... RecPark Commissioners, YOU have the Authority... Park GM Phil Ginsburg, YOU have the Authority

YOU Need to Fire Tanya, and End This Madness.

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