An animal rights group issued a “Gander Slander Citation” to Foster City officials Monday over their plans to potentially kill up to 100 Canada geese.

Last week, the City Council authorized a plan to reduce the waterfowl’s population, which the city says is causing potential health hazards, deteriorating lagoon water quality and other problems.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.