Outrage as Bay Area racetrack to be turned into giant park at taxpayer cost: ‘We need homes!’

Source: New York Post

Bay Area residents are outraged that a once-storied racetrack is going to be turned into a giant waterfront park at taxpayer cost when there’s an ongoing housing crisis. The 161-acre Golden Gate Fields, along San Francisco Bay, has been optioned for purchase for $175 million by a non-profit group called Trust for Public Land, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. After nearly 80 years of thoroughbred racing, the former racetrack closed in 2024.