Updated 9/10/11
The LA Times ran an article today (9/10/11) about Henry Coe State and how it may stay open through a grant to the volunteer Coe Park Preservation Fund . Daniel McCranie, a Silicon Valley business person and chairman of ON Semiconductor Corp., would give one million dollars that would keep the open for three years. Plans are in process for other parks as well. Read more at: Closing the gates to Eden to save money
In a rare bipartisan vote the California state assembly passed a bill that may help keep state parks open. The bill would allow state parks that are slated to be closed to enter “beneficial partnerships with nonprofit organizations to help opearate park units”. The next step will for Governor Brown to sign the bill by October 6. Read more at Loma Linda Patch Will Gov. Brown Save CA State Parks From Closing?
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An article on other ideas for keeping the parks open was in the SF Chronicle earlier this year:http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-06-05/sports/29622248_1_state-parks-parks-budget-park-costs
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By: Sandy Steinman on September 9, 2011
at 10:23 AM
“Locally, this includes Joshua Tree National Park”
LOL “journalists”
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By: KevinKevin on September 8, 2011
at 5:00 PM
I noticed that too. Where does Joshua Tree National Park fit in? The article and issue was about State park funding.
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By: Sandy Steinman on September 8, 2011
at 6:08 PM
The rest of the article looks OK, I can only guess it was cribbed from elsewhere and elaborated on with nearly zero knowledge of what’s really out there.
Not to mention the headline doesn’t really fit. AB42 won’t “save” the parks by itself. It’s not really addressed in the article, but no matter which way you see it, non-profit management is only a single piece of the puzzle(i.e. billions in backlogged maintenance that no NGO or realistic amount of corporate underwriting will solve).
I tend to like the Patch local site concept, but at times(like these) the articles often seem amateurish.
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By: KevinKevin on September 8, 2011
at 6:24 PM