Golden Gate Fields

On Sunday morning at Outside Lands, Maroney took the time to sit down with The Daily Californian and deliver an important message: “Go Bears, rawr.”

At its core, horse racing is legalized trafficking: the purchase, use and abuse of another living being for personal profit.

The Berkeley-based animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, held a demonstration Sunday protesting horse deaths at Golden Gate Fields, or GGF. 

As part of a transition toward neighborhood vaccination settings, residents may now receive their vaccinations at a new mass vaccination site in West Berkeley.

Volunteers scheduled to work at the Golden Gate Fields vaccination site were informed via an email March 11 that the site would no longer be utilizing volunteers due to liability fears surrounding the risk of medical malpractice and injury.

Protestors with Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, organized at Golden Gate Fields on Thursday, calling for the facility's closure following an uptick in horse deaths.

CVS Pharmacy began administering the COVID-19 vaccine Friday to eligible populations across 11 states, including California, as part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership. 

A well-loved, longtime horse race trainer at Golden Gate Fields, Bob Hess Sr. died Saturday at the age of 86 due to COVID-19.

As of Friday, more than 200 people living or working on-site at the Golden Gate Fields racetrack have tested positive for COVID-19.