Monthly Archive: May, 2008

Non-Partisan Voter Guide for the June 3, 2008 Election

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

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Native American Heritage Commission Tells Feds: Impacts of Toll Road on Juaneno people who use Panhe for ceremony are completely unmitigated

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Larry Meyers, Executive Secretary of the California Native American Heritage Commission, has sent the attached May 27, 2008, comments to the NOAA Office of General Counsel for Ocean Services re: Foothill Transportation Corridor South (FTC-S) Toll Road. Mr. Meyers comments as follows:
“Panhe is a place that continues to be an integral part of Juaneno culture [...]

Save Panhe and San Onofre — Write to the Commerce Department!

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

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 [...]

Help Us Save Panhe and San Onofre!

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

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 [...]

Cincinnati Riverfront Park New 45-Acre Park

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Cincinnati Riverfront Park is the dynamic new 45-acre park that will soon rise along Cincinnati’s historic riverfront on the Ohio River. This park is arguably the most important public project in the region over the next decade. As the city’s new front yard, Cincinnati Riverfront Park will become a destination venue for an estimated 1.1 [...]

SCAG 2008 RTP Environmental Justice Improve Access to Parks

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) calls for public transportation to improve access for all to parks throughout Southern California in the 2008 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Environmental Justice Report.
In response to public comments by The City Project and others calling for healthy parks, schools, and communties, SCAG conducted additional and new analysis on access [...]

The State of Environmental Justice in America 2008 Conference

Monday, May 19th, 2008

SESSION
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Inequalities in Resources and Environments for Active Living
Location: Classroom #119, Holy Cross Hall “1st” Level
Session Manager: Holly Cairns, SW Region Environmental Advocate, Pennsylvania
Department of the Environmental Protection
Moderator: Wendell Taylor, Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston
Presenters:
Building Healthy, Livable Communities for All: Green Access and Equity. Robert Garcia,
Executive Director and [...]

PPIC: Fewer than Half of Parents Are Very Satisfied with Childrens’ Outdoor Opportunities

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Most parents consider outdoor activities very important, yet less than half are very satisfied with the amount of time spent outdoors.
Although 44% of parents say they are very satisfied with the outdoor opportunities available for their teenager, 36% say they are only somewhat satisfied, and 19% say they are dissatisfied. Whites (55%) are much more [...]

California State Parks Foundation: Budget Update

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

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The voices of state park supporters across the state [...]

San Onofre State Beach needs your help: California State Parks Foundation

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

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 [...]