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Yahoo
20-03-2025
- General
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Frontrunner emerges in contest to name SF's Great Highway park
The Brief A frontrunner has emerged in the contest to name San Francisco's latest park. The Great Park Naming Contest enters its next phase where the public evaluates suggested names based on a set of criteria. Opponents of the park were vocal in their opposition even in the naming contest. SAN FRANCISCO - Over the past two weeks, San Francisco Recreation and Parks has been taking suggestions on what to name its newest park, which was once the Great Highway. What we know Park officials said they received more than 4,200 entries. Coming in first place was 'Ocean Beach Park' with a total of 178 submissions. Not far behind in second place is 'Snowy Plover Park', named after the city's federally protected shorebirds. Starting on Thursday, the public will get a chance to review a refined list of names based on the results of a survey. The survey looks at the following criteria: Historical Significance; Connection to Nature and Environment; Iconic Placemaking; Community Resonance; and Appropriateness and Clarity. Some of the suggested names expressed frustration with the park, which was heavily opposed in the district of its proposed location. Names like, 'No one in the Sunset Wanted This Park' and 'The Great Mistake' were also submitted. The Great Highway officially closed to vehicular traffic last week as a result of the highly-contested Proposition K that passed in a vote last November. Opponents of the park say they've filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking it. What's next The public will be able to weigh in on the finalists to decide on a name. A timeline shows on April 9, park and rec staff will make recommendations t the Recreation and Park Commission which will determine the final name of the park. The park is slated to open on April 12.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
LIVE: Follow results from Louisiana Senate races in Baton Rouge, Lafayette
Voters trickle into a downtown Baton Rouge precinct Saturday, Oct. 13, 2023, for the statewide primary election. (Jonathan Peterson for Louisiana Illuminator) Voters in Baton Rouge and Lafayette cast ballots Saturday to fill two vacancies in the Louisiana Senate. The seat in Senate District 14 became open when Democrat Cleo Fields won election to the 6th Congressional District. Vying to replace him are three other Democrats: community advocate and nonprofit leader Quentin Anthony Anderson; school system social worker Carolyn Hill; and first-term state Rep. Larry Selders, also a social worker and a former member of the Recreation and Park Commission for East Baton Rouge Parish (BREC). Senate District 23 became available when Republican Jean-Paul Coussan won a seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission. The race features two other GOP members: first-term state Rep. Brach Myers, whose family founded the home health care company LHC Group, and Jesse Regan, a Lafayette Parish councilman and business owner. The results above will update automatically, but you can refresh this page for the latest vote totals. The Louisiana Secretary of State will not declare official winners until Monday. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
