Sharp Park Updates / Please Write Letters to Public Officials

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Interviewed on Hooked-on-Golf Radio Show Nice to hear some San Francisco politicians talking kindly about golf.  Both City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Mayor Ed Lee are golfers.  Both have announced their candidacies for Mayor in the upcoming November, 2011 mayoral election.  Listen to Dennis discuss San Francisco golf tradition and Sharp Park on the August 6, 2011 Hooked-on-Golf radio show with KNBR host John Abendroth.  Here is a link to the podcast.  (You may need to wait about 30 seconds after clicking the link before the sound starts.) NCGA Magazine article about Sharp Park Lawsuit (Summer, 2011) The NCGA Magazine's Summer, 2011 edition features a story about the Sharp Park lawsuit, by award-winning golf writer Ron Salsig.  Here is a link to that story (at pages 44-46 of the magazine). Write letters to public officials to Save Sharp Park Golf Course The Alliance is asking all members of the golf community and their groups to write the public officials in San Francisco, San Mateo County, and Pacifica, calling for saving Sharp Park Golf Course. Thanks to those who have already written! Spread the Word! Names, addresses, and a form letter template can be found by clicking here. Please send us (info@sfpublicgolf.com) a copy of any letter that you send to the public officials. Court sets trial date in Sharp Park Lawsuit Federal Judge Susan Illston has set the following important dates in the Sharp Park lawsuit: Wild Equity Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, et al vs. City and County of San Francisco, et al.: Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction: November 18, 2011 Bench Trial: July 16 2012 For more details about the lawsuit, click here and here. Donations are greatly appreciated. To donate, please visit our website: Donations Page

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