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Almost every person on earth has been to a burial site in his or her lifetime. Very few, if any, would rush to think about damaging or destroying those sacred lands. But throughout American history, and even [...]

The Los Angeles Times reports on Jun 14, 2008, that United Coalition to Protect Panhe, a grassroots coalition of Native American tribal members, continues to oppose the toll road to save Panhe and San Onofre State Beach. One faction of the Juaneño band headed by David Belardes has approved a deal to receive $350,000 for [...]

“At the commission hearing, Los Angeles civil rights and environmental attorney Robert Garcia and Acjachemen activist Rebecca Robles and other Native American leaders provided a moving and passionate defense of San Onofre as a critical site for providing access to open space and recreational resources for underserved communities. The San Mateo Creek watershed is actually [...]

Please help save Panhe and San Onofre State Beach and find alternatives to the proposed toll road that would devastate both. Send a letter to the Commerce Department before May 28, 2008!
Three state agencies formally oppose the toll road: the California Coastal Commission, the California Parks and Recreation Commission, and the California Native American Heritage [...]

Dear Friends,
Please help the United Coalition to Protect Panhe (UCPP)—a grassroots alliance of Native Americans—and The City Project save Panhe and San Onofre State Beach, and find an alternative to the toll road that would devastate both.
The California Coastal Commission voted 8-2 to save the sacred Native American site of Panhe and San Onofre and [...]

San Onofre State Beach needs your help! The toll road backers in Orange County are appealing to the federal government to override the Coastal Commission and get special approval to build their toll road through San Onofre State Beach.
Send a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, urging him to deny the toll road appeal.
You’ll [...]

Click on the image to see all sizes of the map and detailed charts analyzing proposed park closures.
The Governor has proposed closing 48 out of 278 priceless State Parks to save money. The proposal would close one out of every six state parks, to save just $9 million.
Four counties with the greatest green access need [...]

The California Department of Parks and Recreation has published a study based on the public’s need to become more aware of California’s cultural diversity and its tangible manifestations on the land. Five Views: An Ethnic Sites Survey for California (1988) can serve as a best practice example guide for cultural and heritage monuments that celebrate [...]

Colonel Magness sent the attached letter dated April 7, 2008, to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, “to clarify and augment the project’s administrative record before you” “My staff consistently endeavors to render fair and balanced decisions within the bounds of our implementing regulations and based on thebest available information. For this reason, I am compelled to highlight a few areas of the public record where I have found inaccurate statements as well as inferences that misrepresent the Corps preliminary determinations within the context of our CWA and NEPA statutory responsibilities.”

ARMY TACKLES TOLL ROAD

Posted by Alex Brant-Zawadzki in 241 Toll Road, Breaking News
April 9, 2008 4:49 PM
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When supporters of the 241 (Foothill-South) toll road and its builder, the Transportation Corridor Agencies, hear opponents claim they’ll stop the project, the reply is usually along the lines of, “You and what [...]