Arnold is killing California State Parks and Beaches,help!

San Jose Mercury News Posted 8 Oct 04

NEARLY ALL EXPANSION OF STATE PARKS HALTED

COSTS OF OPERATING MORE LAND CITED

By Paul Rogers San Jose Mercury News

The Schwarzenegger administration has quietly shut down virtually all
expansion of California's state parks -- even land paid for with private
donations, the Mercury News has learned.

Saying the state cannot afford new rangers, fences, signs and
maintenance, Schwarzenegger officials in the state Department of Finance
are refusing to buy almost any new land or accept new scenic beaches,
forests and historic sites into public ownership.

The policy was put into place by the state Public Works Board, an
obscure panel appointed by the governor that approves funding for state
buildings, college classrooms, prisons, parks and other facilities.

In March, Deputy Finance Director Mike Genest, who was chairing the
meeting that month, said additions of state parkland requiring any new
operating costs would be rejected by the board.

The policy shift has stunned the state Parks Department and
environmental groups, who note that California voters in the past four
years have approved $10.1 billion in new parks and water bonds to
preserve scenic land and wildlife. They say no California governor, even
during the Great Depression, has shut off additions to the state's
nationally renowned parks system.

Schwarzenegger officials say the slowdown is needed because of the
state's ongoing budget problems.

``The action isn't a commentary on the wisdom of purchasing land, the
issue is the cost to the state to maintain it,'' said H.D. Palmer, a
spokesman for the state Department of Finance.

Environmentalists and land trust leaders say that the board continues to
buy land and buildings for other uses, such as college campuses and
courthouses, and that with the state's population growing by roughly
600,000 people a year, wild places not saved now will be paved later.

``This is very significant. It is contrary to the wishes of the
voters,'' said Fred Keeley, a former Santa Cruz assemblyman who helped
write several recent parks bond measures. ``They haven't stopped
acquiring lands for new prisons or DMV offices. Somehow they have
singled out state parks for special punishment.''

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Contact Paul Rogers at progers@mercurynews.com

I knew this would happen if voters fell for a RINO movie star.He didn't get my vote and Gray Davis NEVER would have let this happen...soon all our beaches will be owned by billionaires...:nuke:

he is more popular than ever so look for help within your own ranks. It's going repug this year anyway.

California going in the R column next month? Won't happen.

------The Schwarzenegger administration has quietly shut down virtually all expansion of California's state parks -- even land paid for with private donations, the Mercury News has learned.------

Those repuke squatters in the wh do everything quietly. What a bunch of assholes.

Then that forked tongue piece of shit takes special interest money even though he said, "no more business as usual".

Is he going to solve the high price of oil by parking dozens of new rigs offshore?

People get "starry-eyed" , and assume that he will behave like his movie personna... In movies he mouths words and acts according to the way (usually LIBERAL) writers craft his character.. When the director yells "CUT"..he's just Ahhhhnold, rightwing puppet..

The Coastal Commission is an appointed body, and having a republican back in charge of those appointments, scared the crap out of me..

the earth.

Enron Arnold was put into power by special interests, and special interests are who he serves. Arnold is a very, very corrupt individual.

And California is in deep shit.

The recall was not legitimate anymore than the impeachment of Clinton was. I find that our California Democrats aren't banding together like they should to rid ourselves of this imposter.

I'm really angry about this. I don't like having my vote for Davis overturned. It's rubbing my nose in it after my vote for legitimately elected Al Gore was overturned. Our Democratic politicians should really pull together a plan to oust this pretender to the throne or they may find themselves on trains to relocation camps for dissidents in the long run.