Great to see the San Jose Mercury News come out in favor of Prop. 21, the California State Parks Initiative. The initiative will protect our parts with a steady source of revenue, and provide Californians with access to all of these great treasures. Audubon California proudly supports the measure, as well.
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The Santa Cruz Sentinel today editorializes that budget cuts to California State Parks have left the system in extremely poor shape. Maintenance is down, hours have been cut, and crime and vandalism is on the rise. The paper takes the position that the only way to save this wondrous resource is the California State Parks [...]

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Somewhat depressing news clip out of Los Angeles about the deterioration of our California State Parks under all the recent budget cuts. All the more reason to support Prop. 21 on the November ballot, which will provide a steady funding stream for our vital parks system.
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A broad coalition of conservation groups — joining with folks from business, public health, labor, education, entertainment, recreation and other areas — have successfully qualified the State Parks Initiative for the Nov. 8 ballot. Audubon California has been a major supporter of this effort from the beginning, and we’re looking forward to making the case [...]

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The New York Times rans a great piece this week that discussed the difficulties California State Parks have in serving Californians these days:
Parks have long been a political football in California, whose current economic mess includes a $19 billion deficit and whose populace tends to be the outdoorsy type. Budget cuts last year forced reduced [...]

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It was quite a celebration last year when Gov. Schwarzenegger announced that he was abandoning his plan to close state parks. The celebration was short-lived, however, when folks realized that the system would still fall prey to steep cuts that would results in delayed maintenance, greatly reduced hours, service reductions, and much more. In today’s [...]

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Thanks to all of you, a coalition of environmental groups that includes Audubon California has turned in 760,000 signatures in its effort to qualify the California State Parks initiative for the November ballot. That’s another big step toward saving our state parks.
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Great article in Santa Cruz Sentinel today regarding how the State Parks Initiative is inspiring a lot of people to get involved. Lots of people volunteering to gather signatures, etc. The article also features Audubon California.
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We’ve already mentioned that Audubon California supports the State Parks Initiative, and we believe that most Californians will, too, once they get a chance to vote on it. But they won’t get that chance unless we’re successful in getting enough signatures to put it on the ballot. And that’s where you can help. You can [...]

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Hey, if you want to help state parks, and happen to be going to the Snow Goose Festival in Chico this weekend, stop by the Audubon California booth and sign the State Parks Initiative petition. We can’t vote for it until it’s on the ballot. Help us get to 475,000 signatures by April 15.
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We’ve listed a bunch of reasons why the State Parks Initiative is a good idea. But before we start talking about why people should vote for this initiative, we need to get it on the ballot. And for that, we need to gather 475,000 signatures by April 15. Please help us hit this mark by [...]

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Here’s  yet another look at the Governor’s latest proposal to cut off funding for California State Parks unless we approve new offshore oil drilling. This version is from the Santa Barbara Independent, noteworthy because it covers the area where oil drilling advocates want to drill.
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For those who believe that there will always be some sort of last-minute salvation for California State Parks, think again. Arizona is closing just about all of its parks for lack of funding. Trust us, it could happen here, if we let it. That’s why we need to support the 2010 State Parks Initiative.
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Elizabeth Goldstein, president of the California State Parks Foundation, writing in the California Progress Report, outlines the impossible situation facing state parks, and asks for wide support for the state parks initiative. Audubon California has endorsed the initiative.
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As you probably know by now, Audubon California has endorsed the 2010 State Parks Initiative. In order to get this on the November ballot, we need 475,000 signatures by April 15. We need your help to get that. If you’re interested in volunteering your time as a signature gatherer, visit our initiative page and click on [...]

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