Tag: Golden Gate Park

Letter to the Editor: Only One Dollar Per Resident ‘Community Benefit’ from Outside Lands

The promoter of Outside Lands has so magnanimously granted us residents of the Richmond and Sunset $35,000 each in so-called Community Benefit Funds from Outside Lands profits. Researched that the Richmond itself has about 35,000 residents, so each of us get a “benefit’ of exactly ONE DOLLAR for the lost weekend of noise and air pollution, heavy traffic, etc. Can assume the Sunset residents “benefit” about the same.

Letter to the Editor: Problems With Approval Process for Extra GG Park Concert

Since the first concert isn’t projected to take place until after the 2024 Outside Lands, what’s the hurry?  Why not put off the vote for a month and follow up on some of the concerns raised?  People who depend on the Polo Fields cycling track for exercise and relaxation are locked out for 4-5 weeks if the post-Outside Lands concert is approved.