for the californians in the audience

Fight Schwarzenegger's plan to close 9 Bay Area state parks!!

Fri, January 11, 2008 - 9:59 AM

Take a look at this article from SFGate.com:
www.sfgate.com/flat/archi...RUD2GR.html

In an effort to deal with a projected $14.5 billion deficit in the state budget, Gov. Schwarzenegger is proposing to close dozens of state parks *indefinitely*, including 9 in the Bay Area. These 9 parks include Henry W. Coe State Park near Morgan Hill (the largest state park in Northern California); Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, the first urban recreation area in California and a popular fishing spot; Austin Creek State Recreation Area and Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve near Guerneville; Tomales Bay State Park in Inverness.

I don't know about you, but some of these are my favorite parks! This proposal is very, very wrong.

If you value these oases of nature, please contact the state legislators below and tell them you are opposed to these closures!

-- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: Sacramento office (916) 445-2841; San Francisco office (415) 703-2218; e-mail from the governor's Web site at gov.ca.gov.

-- Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, D-Los Angeles: Sacramento office (916) 319-2046; e-mail speaker.nunez@assembly.ca.gov.

-- Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland: Sacramento office (916) 651-4009; district office (510) 286-1333; e-mail senator.perata@sen.ca.gov.

-- Senate Republican leader Dick Ackerman of Irvine (Orange County): Sacramento office (916) 651-4033; e-mail senator.ackerman@sen.ca.gov.

-- Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines of Clovis (Fresno County): Sacramento office (916) 319-2029; e-mail assemblymember.villines@assembly.ca.gov.