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From: B Brand [mailto:bbrand@earthlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:28 PM
To: Heart Park
Subject: Heart Park Update - March 2007

Greetings Everyone,
 
There's a lot of bill writing going on in Sacramento now that Proposition 84 passed, along with Proposition 1c - which alone provides for $400 million for urban parks around the state.  Seeing how we are the most densely populated area on the entire coast of California - Hermosa Beach has over 13,000 residents per square mile - we expect to win some of that funding for Heart Park.
 
It's all about building the political will now that the money is there, and our congresswoman in the U.S. House of Representatives, Jane Harman, has been very supportive of our efforts.  Here is an excerpt from her virtual office:
http://www.house.gov/harman/

Harman's Environmental Record Lauded

The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund recently released their conservation report card evaluating the 108th Congress. Congresswoman Harman scored a perfect 100% on 20 critical votes. This demonstrates her continued commitment to safeguarding wildlife and preserving conservation laws. To see an online copy of her record, please click here.

Tuesday, April 3rd, she is hosting a "Clean Energy Expo" at the Toyota Motor Sales - South Campus in Torrance.  With exhibits and expert panels, this should be a great event to educate ourselves about the efforts to alleviate global warming and learn conservation techniques that will not only help the environment, but save money as well.  See the attached PDF for more details.

I hope you can attend! 

Bill Brand
President
South Bay Parkland Conservancy
PO Box 7000-408
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310-809-4405
www.southbayparks.org
 
p.s.  Ted Lieu has been very supportive too!  Here is a link to his website: 
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a53/
Shoot them both a quick email giving your support to our efforts.