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California to buy defunct horse track and turn it into the Bay Area’s newest public park
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers will spend up to $125 million in state funds to help buy and turn Golden Gate Fields, the 161-acre former horse racing track along the East Bay shoreline, into a public park — a priority of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s. The funding […] The post California to buy defunct horse track and turn it into the Bay Area’s newest public park appeared first on The Almanac .
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers will spend up to $125 million in state funds to help buy and turn Golden Gate Fields, the 161-acre former horse racing track along the East Bay shoreline, into a public park — a priority of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s. The funding […] The post California to buy defunct horse track and turn it into the Bay Area’s newest public park appeared first on The Almanac .
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According to The Almanac’s source item, California to buy defunct horse track and turn it into the Bay Area’s newest public park, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers will spend up to $125 million in state funds to help buy and turn Golden Gate Fields, the 161-acre former horse racing track along the East Bay shoreline, into a public park — a priority of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s. The funding […] The post California to buy defunct horse track and turn it into the Bay Area’s newest public park appeared first on The Almanac .
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