A cougar was shot and killed by police in the area adajacent to Alice Waters’Chez Panisse. Was it entirely necessary to kill this animal? The Fish & Game Department were too slow to react, as they have a large
region to cover
with limited staff, and most likely do not carry the necessary tranquilizer guns and large nets required to deal with this type of situation and tranquillizer darts are often slow to react.
Sadly, a cougar was shot and killed by police while roaming in the residential area adjacent to Alice Water’s restaurant Chez Panisse. Was it entirely necessary to kill this animal? It seems that apparently the Fish & Game Department were too slow to react, due to the large region they cover with a limited staff, and in any case, they most likely do not carry the necessary tranquilizer guns and large nets required to deal with this type of situation. In addition, tranquilizer darts are often slow to react. Berkeley Police thought that it was prudent to kill the animal as it was leaping over back garden fences and presumably posed a threat to residents, homeless people and others.
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Culinary Tidbits . . . Meredith Brody, one of the major restaurant critics in San Francisco, has been terminated from SF Weekly. They are searching for a new replacement and there may be a long queue, until applicants find out that for the most part critics are highly underpaid. In the meantime, Matthew Stafford, her predecessor, will temporarily fill her boots. However, under the surface, it might be that the Weekly wanted a change from long-form critical reviews to a more blogger-type, breezy and newsy style.
