 Email the Governor to protest! http://gov.ca.gov/interact#email  | Hello, my name is Talia Lawrence. I am 16 years old and go to school in
West Los Angeles. I am the sole founder of SACCAP: Students Against the
Closure of California Parks. My peers and I are deeply concerned due to
the fact that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed to close 48
State Parks in California as part of his budget-reducing plan. Not only
does he plan to permanently discontinue the activities of the parks,
but also to reduce the amount of lifeguards at beaches throughout
California. If he is successful, there will be a new law passed that
allows the remaining lifeguards to enforce a swimming limit. In other
words, a swimmer or a surfer will only be able to paddle a short
distance out into sea before crossing the legal boundaries set by the
governor.
The governor claims that the closure of these parks will save up to eight million dollars for the state. However, the results could be devastating for California’s economy. Our state heavily thrives off of tourist income. The termination of these beautiful parks would greatly reduce tourist flow, causing inflation in our already cascading economy. There will also be thousands of jobs lost; not only those of lifeguards, but park rangers, maintenance staff, and wildlife caretakers. ironically, the closure of these parks will require more security than that of the presently open parks. This is because uninhabited ares of land provide space for illegal activity such as defilement of government property, drug use and sales, violence, and other forms of assault. |
Which parks and beaches will be closed?
 | The parks slated for closure are: Del Norte Redwoods State Park Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area Plumas-Eureka State Park Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Manchester State Beach Clear Lake State Park Anderson Marsh State Historic Park Austin Creek State Recreation Area Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park State Indian Museum State HistoricPark Tomales Bay State Park Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park Benecia Capitol State Historic Park Benicia State Recreation Area Candlestick Point State Recreation Area Railtown 1897 State Historic Park McConnell State Recreation Area California State Mining and Mineral Museum George J.Hatfield State RecreationArea Wassama Round House State Historic Park Portola Redwoods State Park Great Valley Grasslands State Park Henry W. Coe State Park Fremont Peak State Historic Park Fort Ord Dunes State Park Limekiln State Park illiam Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach San Simeon State Park Harmony Headlands State Park Estero Bluffs State Park Morro Strand State Beach Los Osos Oaks State Reserve Montana de Oro State Park Prvidence Mountains State Recreation Area La urisima Mission State Historic Park Sana Susana Pass State Historic Park Los Encinos State Historic Park Topanga State Park California Citrus State Historic Park Will Rogers State Historic Park Pio Pico State Historic Park Mount San Jacinto State Park Salton Sea State Park Picacho State Recreation Area The 6 state beaches whose lifeguards may be cut are: New Brighton Seacliff Manresa Natural Bridges Sunset Bolsa Chica Huntington Doheney San Clemente San Onofre Carlsbad South Carlsbad San Elijo Cardiff Torrey Pines Silver Strand |
