Friends of The Cow Palace

Friends of the Cow Palace is a group dedicated to ensuring a bright future for this important San Francisco Bay Area venue.

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

An update on the new version of SB-281 focussed strictly on the gun shows, with a nice mention of the Friends of the Cow Palace. @cowpalacesf #friendsofthecowpalace

[SF Weekly @SFWeekly]

Gun shows at the Cow Palace are no more, but legislators aren’t taking it for granted. https://t.co/y7W4AmGKdI

[Cow Palace @cowpalacesf]

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., pictured here speaking in front of a crowd of 14,982 at an interfaith rally at the Cow Palace in June 30th, 1964.

📷: photo taken by George Conklin

#MLKDay #MLK #MLK2020 #cowpalaceSF

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

Very cool!

[Cow Palace @cowpalacesf]

Starting the year off right with the Bruce-Mahoney basketball game at the Cow Palace tomorrow night (Jan. 3, 2020). Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.

#cowpalaceSF #cowpalace #BruceMahoney #FridayVibes #FridayFeature

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[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

Join us!

[Cow Palace @cowpalacesf]

Come One, Come All to the kick off to the Great Dickens Christmas Fair this weekend! The Fair runs through December 22nd but some join in the Holiday Festivities.

Like, Retweet and come party like its 1699!

#cowpalace #cowpalaceSF #FridayFeeling #FridayVibes

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

Kevin Patterson and Cat Taylor, board members for the Friends of the Cow Palace, enjoying closing night of the GNR. Visit the Friends website to learn more and join the email list. https://t.co/eO3TvTBvqL @cowpalacesf

[Cow Palace @cowpalacesf]

🐮-NT DOWN ⏰ to our Grand National Rodeo (Oct. 11 - 12 & 18 - 19). We are a couple of days away from the 1st weekend and tickets are going fast.

Have you purchased your tickets? (link in bio for tickets)

Like & retweet us your favorite rodeo event.

#cowpalaceSF #gnr2019

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

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[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

And thank you!

[Chip Roberts @hollowtree]

@SaveMyCowPalace @cowpalacesf Thanks to all who fought for this! It means so much to so many to preserve and utilize this wonderful space!

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

Yes, thank you!

[Molly Blue Horror of Dawn @WhatMollySaid]

Good news for those of us who love:
history
the common good
arts, entertainment, and community
and of course, @DickensFair !

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

We did it! @cowpalacesf is saved!! The authors have pulled the bill from consideration this year. Thank you to all those who spoke up about the long term value and current viability of this important venue!!! We made our voices heard, and the authors of SB-281 listened. #Victory

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

From Kevin: "The Appropriations Committee meeting on Monday May 6th will have over 100 items on the agenda so SB-281 will not have a public comment opportunity. We therefore will not be needing a presence at the... https://t.co/ymQVqLloxo

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

Cow Palace Update:

The next committee voting on the "bill to kill the Cow Palace" has JUST been announced:

Senate Appropriations Committee, State Capitol Building
Monday May 6, 2019 10:00 AM Write them! ...And join us in Sacramento if you... https://t.co/OVn1uSxODf

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

The SB-281 result at the Public Safety committee was as expected. We knew they were only able to act on the gun show issue, so they voted to ban gun shows and move the bill forward (including the language we... https://t.co/gvE85pPBxs

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

From today's Chronicle:
Open Forum: The Cow Palace belongs to the people of California https://t.co/XpqKyfj7RE

[Cow Palace @cowpalacesf]

Opening our doors on April 20th, 1941 as a hub for agricultural, cultural and commercial events in San Francisco, today we are celebrating our 78th Birthday.

Join our celebration by Retweeting & Sharing your favorite memory from our iconic venue.
#cowpalaceSF #cowpalacehistory

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

Happy 78th Birthday to “our” Cow Palace! Are you a Californian? Then you own it! Well, SB-281 if passed will take it from us. THANK YOU for all you do to help us all retain our ownership!... https://t.co/vxsSXArLy7

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

A functioning State Fairground, overflowing with historical significance is seriously threatened, and there has been no public input process - why? https://t.co/ZcRH1YutxL https://t.co/ZcRH1YutxL

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

Please note time change to 8:30am! Many thanks to Michele Sullivan for catching this! https://t.co/5Dl4ZmaidH

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

The Cow Palace board of directors voted today to end gun shows at the Cow Palace. This is great news as it is a focus of SB-281, but the Cow Palace is still threatened. Senator Wiener will now have to decide if... https://t.co/PqngqfmfNq

[Friends of The Cow Palace @SaveMyCowPalace]

Spring has sprung, and we are making progress! The NEXT committee hearing is the Public Safety Tues 4/23, 9:30am, please join us - and or get your letters in prior. More info: https://t.co/mDcIhnZmAt @cowpalacesf #savethecowpalace