Friday, November 18, 2011

Judge Hears Arguments From Frog Fans Over Sharp Park Golf Course Maintenance

 Julia Cheever, Bay City News

A federal judge in San Francisco heard arguments today but deferred ruling on a bid by six conservation groups for a preliminary injunction that would limit pumping and mowing activities at the Sharp Park Golf Course in Pacifica.

The golf course covers part of the 417-acre Sharp Park in Pacifica. The park is owned by the city of San Francisco, which has operated it as an 18-hole public golf course since it opened in 1932.

The environmental groups claim maintenance activities at the golf course harm two imperiled species: the San Francisco garter snake, which is listed as an endangered species, and the California red-legged frog, a threatened species.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston took the case under submission after hearing arguments and did not say when she will rule.

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Posted by Steve Sinai

2 comments:

He-Who-Knows-Best-for-You said...

Well this just makes my little police-state heart get all aflutter!. We have an un-elected agency sue the city because of the citys failure to maintain their sewer collection system, force the city into floating $50,000,000 in new bonds and pass an onerous ordinance to use police power to make us repair our sewer laterals. Mind you, not just to the property line, but all the way to the citys main, where ever that may be! Now we have a judge deciding property issues instead of the elected officials who should and this is all driven by fanatic eco-crazies looking for a fat payday for their attorneys.
Welcome to our Orwellian world.

Anonymous said...

let me guess.... your a Libertarian! Please use your own damn roads, ok?