What Does The Mayor Have To Say? - So Far Absolutely Nothing!

Will San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stay silent on what's going on with Our Zoo forever?  

His silence is letting down the Animals that call Our Zoo home, and Our Zoo as a historic City icon.  His lack of care and action, is denying this beloved facility the betterment for Animal Wellness and Our Zoo's future.

It's both disturbing and suspicious, the Mayor has not said anything about the Zoo, which is owned by the City of San Francisco, since he told the San Francisco Chronicle in December that while he was a “big supporter” of the giant pandas coming, he was still “assessing what it will take to realize this opportunity.”  As of February, his office told the SF Examiner, nothing had changed.

Not only is Peterson's future at the Zoo not a given, so is bringing Pandas.  While Peterson can still spin the Panda illusion, it seemingly has to have The Mayor's approval.  Something I somehow missed.

A search result had me circling back to that Examiner article from February that states, Peterson told the Chronicle earlier this year she had not signed the panda agreement and needed the support of Lurie to do so. 

So, not only has Mayor Daniel Lurie been unresponsive to his responsibility as the highest power Authority over the Zoological Society in regards to the most recent issue on the table, Tanya Peterson's Removal as Director, but with everything that has come to light, he is seemingly on the fence about Pandas.  But, first things first.  Tanya must go.

It's been exactly two weeks since the Zoological Society Board was unable to reach a unanimous decision on Peterson's fate as Director.  In my opinion Mayor Lurie is negligent in his duty to Our Zoo.  As a City owned facility, he should at the every least have made a statement.  With news of Board member resignations, on top of everything else, he should have made an executive decision to Remove Peterson.  By not doing so, he is not listening to Staff, and not acknowledging that Our Zoo is desperate for better management and leadership.  

In my post of May 23, the day the news of the Boards impasse was reported, I wrote several posts.  One directed at the Mayor, in which I said,... 

"Mayor Lurie needs to wake-up and do something to HELP Our Zoo."

The decision to Remove Tanya Peterson as Director of Our Zoo, needs to be made.  Obviously the RecPark are failing to even broach the subject, even though it's their Department that is tasked by the Office of the Mayor with Zoo Oversight.

The Mayor needs to act.  We are all waiting for Daniel Lurie to throw Our Zoo a Life-line. 

How much longer do we have to wait?

How much more evidence does Mayor Lurie need?

Related Post:

*Let's Not Forget Mayor Lurie Has Ignored Our Zoo - Email Him

https://iamnotananteater.blogspot.com/2025/05/lets-not-forget-mayor-lurie-has-ignored.html

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