They’ve long been iconic San Francisco residents, but this week, the birds scored a surprise win that may see them enshrined forever as a symbol of the world-famous city.
Many found the wild parrots symbolic of San Francisco’s spirit and kindred with the many people who move to the city. Sea lions, on the other hand, are the city’s sentinel, stationed at the water’s edge, and its ambassador, beckoning visitors to the marina with their affable barks.
“It was sort of a classic political fight, as well, because we felt that we were the spunky independents versus the, maybe you could call it the corporate tourism lobby,” Irving said. “It was fun.” Still, at one point, Hartlaub was so sure sea lions were going to win that he drafted his article crowning them victors. The next morning, when the parrots took the lead, he had to rewrite the story.‘Dewey defeats Truman’On the other hand, city supervisor Myrna Melgar was so sure the birds would win that staff drafted the resolution ahead of time,.
It was a full-circle moment in another way, too: After making the documentary, Irving and Bittner got married. Their wedding was officiated by Peskin — who is now the president of the city’s board of supervisors. On Tuesday, he co-sponsored Melgar’s resolution to make parrots the city’s official animal.
Both sea lion and wild parrot lovers said the contest helped raise awareness for the creatures. Sea lions can be threatened by plastic pollution and anything else that harms oceans, while a certain number of wild parrots are sickened each year by rat poison used by residents., which spends thousands on rescuing the birds each year, asks residents not to scatter rat poison freely, especially on roofs.
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