Pandas at the Zoo Spur San Francisco to Seek $25 Million Funding

San Francisco says the future arrival of giant pandas at the city zoo will boost the local economy. But hosting them will cost an estimated $25 million, and Mayor London Breed is turning to Big Tech and the ultra rich to help foot the bill.

Breed won approval this week from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to seek panda funding from a list of potential donors that includes Apple Inc., Bank of America Corp., Salesforce Inc. and billionaire Tom Steyer.