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   (gobsmacked) (nwchapman@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jul-2024 02:06:17 JST (gobsmacked)

   Academy of Science is cutting dozens of jobs, mine included. SF should ask why

   SF Standard Opinion piece

   As execs rake in bonuses, beloved planetarium shows and school programs face the axe. Is mismanagement dimming the city's brightest scientific light? https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/07/02/opinion-california-academy-budget-cuts-planetarium/

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     (gobsmacked) (nwchapman@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jul-2024 02:57:13 JST (gobsmacked)

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     I'm gutted to hear that the Planetarium programs are getting axed. And I suspect most people who grew up in San Francisco will feel the same.

     I *LOVED* going there as a kid, and it played a significant role in me deciding - in middle school - to pursue a career in astrophysics. (In the end, I didn't, but that was still my focus when I first enrolled at Cal.)

     This is a terrible blow, I think, for Bay Area kids, for science education, for the City. And when I think about what things the City is spending money on, and the relatively small amount involved here...

     Maybe some tech multi-millionaire/billionaire will step up to save this, possible instead of donating to the GOP or funding surveillance cameras or something.