Can the SF Zoo survive without a city lifeline? Officials consider up to $8.5 million loan

The San Francisco Zoo is facing a financial crisis, and city leaders are proposing a short-term multimillion-dollar loan ...
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San Francisco's $6.5 million loan to zoo comes with a warning

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Francisco Zoo CEO Cassandra Costello and keeper Julianna Brown feed the giraffes at the zoo in San Francisco in October 2025, ...
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City Floats $6.5 Million Lifeline to Sinking SF Zoo, With Strings Attached

The City of San Francisco has approved a $6.5 million bridge loan to the San Francisco Zoo, a short-term cash infusion meant ...

San Francisco Zoo to receive $6.5 million loan from City Hall amid financial struggles

San Francisco city officials have agreed to provide a $6.5 million bridge loan to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, as the ...
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‘Major shift' at San Francisco Zoo as new leadership takes charge

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cassandra Costello, interim co-CEO of the San Francisco Zoo, watches giraffes at the African Savanna section. (Scott ...
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SF Zoo’s Annual Gala celebrates new gorilla arrival with “Silverback Soirée”

The San Francisco Zoological Society's fifty-fifth annual ZooFest on October 18 celebrated both the arrival of silverback gorilla Cecil, and the organization's decades-long commitment to wildlife ...