Tag Archives: GGNRA

SF Board of Supervisors Vote to Oppose GGNRA Dog Policy

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Update 2:42 p.m. The motion passes 10-1, with Supervisor Sean Elsbrnd — who just lost the canine vote — the lone holdout. It should be noted, as is sometimes the case when writing about San Francisco board actions, that the … Continue reading »


SF Supervisors' GGNRA Dog-Plan Hearing

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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Land Use & Economic Development Committee met today. Item 4 on the agenda was a hearing on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's Draft Dog Policy, which has some dog owners rabid with dismay … Continue reading »


National Park Service Extends Public Comment Period For Off-Leash Dog Plan

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From Bay City News Service: The National Park Service extended its deadline Thursday for inviting and considering public comment on its proposal to drastically reduce off-leash dog areas in the Golden Gate National Recreation. Members of the public will have … Continue reading »


GGNRA Public Meeting No. 2: The Dog-Leash Dogfight Continues

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Yesterday, Golden Gate National Recreation Area held a second of four public meetings to discuss its draft proposal on expanding leash-only areas for dogs within the U.S. National Recreation Area. And as at the first meeting in Marin, pro-dog protesters … Continue reading »


Wide Differences Between GGNRA, Dogwalkers on Leash Plan

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Last night in Mill Valley, it was pretty clear that some interested parties think management of Golden Gate National Recreation Area has gone to the dogs, and not in a good way. At the first of four public meetings set … Continue reading »


Bay Area Responds to GGNRA Dog-Leash Proposal

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Today's Forum on KQED focused on proposed changes to leash laws within Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). The possible rule changes were released Friday as part of an Environmental Impact Report, which is open for public comment for 90 … Continue reading »


GGNRA Dog-Walking Proposal: View Maps and Public Hearing Schedule, Send a Public Comment

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Today marks the beginning of the 90-day public comment period related to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's Draft Dog Management Plan. The full draft plan is now available on the web. The introduction, by Frank Dean, General Superintendent of … Continue reading »


GGNRA Dog-Leash Proposal to be Released Friday

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Oh boy. Here we go. The dogs of war are about to be unleashed over their proposed releashing. Tomorrow, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area releases its long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which will include new "dog management" rules. These … Continue reading »


Morning Splash: New Dog Restrictions in GGNRA Proposal, Oakland to Study Gang Injunctions

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Federal plan would ban, leash dogs in many parks (SF Chronicle) Dog owners in the Bay Area will get their chance Friday to chew over a voluminous management plan for man's best friend on Golden Gate National Recreation Area land … Continue reading »