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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Santa Cruz Redwoods.org
I always like to get communications from Mark Stone, formerly a member of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, and now a member of the California State Assembly, representing most of Santa Cruz County, and a good portion of Monterey County. Stone, by the way, who previously served on the California Coastal Commission, has recently been appointed to the State Coastal Conservancy, which is good news for those residents of the Monterey Bay Region who would like to see continuing efforts to preserve and protect our coastline.
Speaking of that topic, Assembly Member Stone sent me a bulletin about an event being held this evening at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in downtown Santa Cruz. The event will run from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.; it’s free, and it is open to the public.
The event this evening is going to kick off a drive to persuade the President of the United States to establish a Santa Cruz Redwoods National Monument along the Santa Cruz County North Coast. Congressional action is not needed, and the organizers of this effort are hoping that a showing of overwhelming public support for the National Monument idea will get the President’s attention. Congress Member Anna Eshoo and former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt will be speaking this evening.
The organizers are expecting a big crowd, and are asking you to register in advance. I have a link at kusp.org/landuse, in case you’d like to do that.
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Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor Gary Patton talks about land use, and land use decisions, with an emphasis on public participation and how the land use process works.