However, the park is not yet in the clear--the State of California is trying to take $5 million in Proposition 84 monies from the Yosemite Slough Restoration Project! Once the park was placed on the closure list, the funding was removed, and didn't make it back in the May revised budget. At stake is the $11 milion California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) has already raised for the project. They were planning to start construction this upcoming spring, and this loss of funding may derail the project.
Assemblyman Leno is working hard to secure this $5 million for Candlestick. The Coalition to Save Candlestick is asking for your written appreciation and support to ensure that this $5 million in funding is not lost.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Would you be willing to send a letter of appreciation and support to Assemblyman Leno? Click here for a sample letter to Assemblyman Leno that you can personalize (his fax number is below.) We also ask that you fax or mail a copy to the Neighborhood Parks Council Office so that we can keep a record of the letters send.
Assemblyman Leno's Fax: (916) 319-2113
NPC's fax: 415-703-0889, Address: 451 Hayes Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 9410
Sincerely,
The Coalition to Save Candlestick State Recreation Area
The Coalition to Save Candlestick Point State Recreation Area includes: Friends of Candlestick Point, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Literacy for Environmental Justice, Nature in the City, San Francisco Boardsailing Association, Noteware Development, San Francisco Executive Park Advisory Committee, The Yerby Corporation, Universal Paragon Corporation, Candlestick Neighborhood Association, S.R. Martin Preparatory School, the Young Community Developers, and NPC!
News Articles on the subject:
May 14th: Parks funding cut; fees go up
April 28th: Chronicle Open Forum article by La Constance Shahid on the Bayview neighborhood and the work of Literacy for Environmental Justice, member of the Coalition to Save Candlestick.
April 7th: CBS-Channel 5 news coverage on The Coalition to Save Candlestick at Park Advocacy Day
March 22nd: Group wants probe into governor's removal of Eastwood, Shriver from State Park and Recreation Commission
March 9th: think.MTV.com video report on the work of Literacy for Environmental Justice at Candlestick Park.
February 27th: SF Bayview News article by Claude Everhart, founder, Friends of Candlestick Point State Recreation Area.
