Sharp Park Golf Course Stays Alive
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday not to close the Sharp Park Golf Course, much to the dismay of environmentalists who claim the course endangers frogs and snakes on the course.
The board’s vote upheld San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s December veto of an ordinance that would have closed the course and made it national parkland, meaning golf would be forbidden.
On Tuesday, Supervisor John Avalos, who wrote the ordinance, garnered 6 votes in support of closing the course; he needed 8. Though the course gets a reprieve for now, it’s not home free entirely; the case is headed for trial in federal district court this July. Until then, however, golfers know for certain they can tee off all they want.