Membership dog parks aren’t new and have been used as a way to make sure dogs are all vaccinated and socialized.īark Social will offer day passes for those who don’t want to formally become members, Silverman said.

The dog park itself will be fully supervised by “bark rangers” so owners can do their own thing if they prefer.

Owners are looking for other California spots as well.

It will be the first Bark Social location on the West Coast, with just three others now open or about to open - two in Maryland and a third in Philadelphia that’s set to open this fall. It will be next to the promenade and the port’s main shipping channel as visitors enter West Harbor from downtown to the north of the waterfront space. to 10 or 11 p.m., will also offer remote work spaces, Silverman said, along with tables and a covered patio for socializing. The space, which will be open from 8 a.m. Newsom first visited Allensworth, where he sat down with community members who have advocated for the historic area since the flooding started about a month and a half ago.The new West Harbor waterfront development at the Port of Los Angeles will get some classy “woof” appeal to go along with the attractions for its two-legged visitors.ĭevelopers have signed a 10-year lease with Bark Social to bring an off-leash dog park - combined with a beer garden, social club and related retail - to the northern end of the 42-acre development along San Pedro’s working waterfront.Ī combination of a social club and meeting place that’s dog friendly, Bark Social will feature a supervised, membership-only dog park and indoor and outdoor amenities for their owners, including food service and a full bar, said cofounder Luke Silverman. 'We are in a situation now where we just go day to day and don't know what is going to happen and it's a little worrisome,' said Rafael Diaz, a foreman at Hansen Ranches.ĭiaz was able to talk directly to Newsom, who spent most of his day touring three impacted locations. The lake was known in the late 1800s as the largest freshwater lake in the western United States. The winter of 1982-83 was the last time we saw water going into the Tulare Lake basin. Storms across California brought water levels we haven't seen in nearly four decades. Gavin Newsom visited the Central Valley on Tuesday to see the flooding of the Tulare Basin.

A Shot in the Bark by C.A. Newsome