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Oakland Zoo Expansion

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The Oakland Zoo is seeking final approval to expand into the 500-acre city-owned Knowland Park. The expansion would include a new exhibit on California’s native wildlife and terrain, as well as an all-electric gondola and a three-quarter-acre veterinary hospital.

Guests:

Joel Parrott, executive director of the Oakland Zoo

Ruth Malone, co-chair of Friends of Knowland Park, neighbor to the park and professor in the School of Nursing at UCSF

Nate Miley, Alameda County supervisor for District 4

Laura Baker, conservation chair for the California Native Plant Society

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