SF Zoo plan to bring pandas to the city may fall through

The latest: Tanya Peterson, the CEO and executive director of the nonprofit the San Francisco Zoological Society that runs the zoo, told the San Francisco Chronicle in early January that the plans remain tentative and are dependent on securing Mayor Daniel Lurie's support.

• She also mentioned that President-elect Trump's relationship with China could complicate the zoo's plans, according to the Chronicle.

Catch up quick: Former Mayor London Breed first introduced the idea of bringing pandas to the zoo after a trip to China last year in an effort to boost tourism and honor San Francisco's long standing Chinese heritage.

• Peterson has been trying to bring the pandas to the zoo for more than a decade, the Chronicle reports.

Yes, but: A scathing report released last October from the San Francisco Animal Control and Welfare Commission alleges the zoo is "dilapidated," "extremely outdated" and in no condition to host the animals.

By the numbers: It could cost the zoo $8 million for panda exhibit renovations, $10 million in fees to China and $7 million to care for the pandas over the next decade, per an internal draft document obtained by the Chronicle.

• Securing those dollars would involve convincing private donors, which the nonprofit relies on since it receives just $4 million a year in city funding to maintain the publicly-owned zoo.