In the Works - Community Newsletter In the Works June 2017 | Page 18

These landscapers are different
than the ones typically seen
beautifying our parks and public
spaces as they have four legs and
speak a different tongue, often
belting out, “bleat!”
If you haven’t already figured it
out, the laborers we’re referring to
are goats, our unofficial mascot at
Public Works. They were in town
on June 14 for a one-day job.
Although the sightseers at Twin
Peaks – many of whom were
“bleating!” back at the goats
– may have thought they only
came out to say hi, these friendly
hooved creatures were hard at
work prepping for the June 24
Pink Triangle event at the top of
Twin Peaks for Pride weekend.
In order to have the area
ready for the annual event,
the goats were brought in to
clear overgrown weeds on
the north-facing hillside that
overlooks downtown and many
neighborhoods, including the
Castro, Noe Valley and the
Mission.
The herd is run by Goats R Us,
a family-owned and operated
grazing company based in the
East Bay community of Orinda.
The goats provide an organic
weed abatement service that
has quickly become a favorite
tradition among us goat lovers
here at Public Works.
Terri Oyarzun, who co-owns
Goats R Us with her husband,
said it was an honor that her
goats were brought in by Public
Works to get the hillside in shape
for the Pink Triangle event. “It
has so much meaning,” she said.
The Pink Triangle is an annual
San Francisco commemoration
of the gay victims who were
persecuted and killed in
concentration camps during
World War II.
The pink triangle was originally
a symbol used by the Nazis to
identify and shame homosexuals,
but has since been embraced
by the LGBT community as a
symbol of pride. Since 1995, the
Twin Peaks hillside has been
used to showcase a giant pink
triangle that can be seen from
miles away and serves as the
perfect backdrop to the Pride
celebrations.