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October 19, 2008 - Election Issue DD Will Help Promote the Park.
On October 16th, The Daily Breeze published an Editorial by SBPC President Bill Brand describing how Measure DD will help support the public vote-preferred Park, while Measure EE will not... "The goal to purchase the AES power plant in Redondo Beach
and restore it to a public park is alive and well. The vision that was approved in the 2005 advisory vote is slowly moving forward despite our economic woes, and despite the continued opposition from those that would still like to see a development
plan here..." click here to read more...
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October 6, 2008 - GREAT NEWS !!!
While the country and the State of California reel from financial woes, they are both still operating and important needs like more park space are still being addressed.
AB31, which the South Bay Parkland Conservancy has been advocating for 2 years now, was approved by the legislature and signed by Governor Schwarzenegger Thursday, October 2nd...
click here to read more...
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Recently...
Redondo Beach and AES Settle Outstanding Tax Dispute, SBPC's Efforts Toward Converting AES Site to a Park Gets Support From The Sierra Club's South Bay Open Space Task Force, and
Riviera Village Fair Participation Shows Much Interest From The Public In Creating More Local Parklands. Check our Updates and Newsletters pages for more information.
Together We Can Make This Happen !!.
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June, 2008,
The Sierra Club "South Bay Open Bay Task Force" Announces Its Support of SBPC's Efforts to Convert the AES Power Plant Site to a Park. To See the Flyer Describing the Alliance,
and For More Information, click here.
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On Thursday, April 24th, 2008, 6:30pm
at the Veterans Park Historical Library, SBPC's Bill Brand and the State Coastal Conservancy discussed progress and next steps on establishing the AES
Power Plant Site as open space. Please click here to see the flyer for more information on what was discussed.
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On Monday, December 17th, 2007, SBPC's Bill
Brand appeared on CNN's Local Edition on Time Warner Cable,
hosted by Ben McCain.
They discussed the origin of the
South Bay Parkland Conservancy, recent parkland studies, the process, vision, and feasibility
of establishing a park at the AES site.
To see this 5 minute interview, click on the image
at left. Thank you to Time Warner.
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Thursday, October 11th, at 7 p.m., saw a community event at the Veterans Park Historical Library just south of the Redondo Pier. Featured was the California Coastal Conservancy, Mike Witzansky of the Parks and Rec. in Redondo Beach, and the beloved Martin Byhower of the local Audubon chapter and Harbor Park fame. They just got $117 million in restoration funds from Proposition O for their park. $117 MILLION!! That's not a typo. We heard how they did it !!
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ALSO...
Read Bill Brand's recent editorial in the June 8th, 2007 issue of The Daily Breeze.
It is in the June (8th) Heart Park Update. You may either go to our 'Updates' page, or click here to view.
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Thursday, October 11th, at 7 p.m., saw a community event at the Veterans Park Historical Library just south of the Redondo Pier. Featured was the California Coastal Conservancy, Mike Witzansky of the Parks and Rec. in Redondo Beach, and the beloved Martin Byhower of the local Audubon chapter and Harbor Park fame. They just got $117 million in restoration funds from Proposition O for their park. $117 MILLION!! That's not a typo. We heard how they did it !!
ALSO...
Read Bill Brand's recent editorial in the June 8th, 2007 issue of The Daily Breeze.
It is in the June (8th) Heart Park Update. You may either go to our 'Updates' page, or click here to view.
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Camaraderie at Beach Bluffs Restoration!
The South Bay Parkland Conservancy sponsored the second annual 'Down and
Dirty' Beach Bluff Restoration event. People came out Saturday, May 26th, at 9a to help weed, water and plant.
We worked the area below Miramar Park on the southern end of the Esplanade in Redondo Beach. This project
is part of an ongoing effort by the Beach Bluff Restoration Project, the SEALab,
and the City of Redondo Beach.
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With your help...
• Proposition 84 passed (Clean Water, Parks
and Coastal Protection Act) this last Novembe
Check out the following Photos. These are: a concept for the "Passive" design for the park, a concept for the "Active" design for the park, and an Aerial view of the old Salt Lake. Click on each to see larger image...
To see more photos - of such as early Redondo Beach and the Old Salt Lake, check out our February Update on our Updates Page.
The South Bay Parkland Conservancy (SBPC) is dedicated to helping make the community a better place by encouraging and assisting with the acquisition of Parklands. We work with residents, local and state government, and other like-minded organizations in our efforts to preserve parkland for today's generation, and for generations to come.
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Thank you for visiting our site.
To see a report of recent events, please visit our What's New page. If you want to review the monthly eMail updates from President Bill Brand, visit our Updates page.
To review our archive of monthly newsletters, visit our Newsletters page.
If your would like to join or contribute to the SBPC, please visit our Contact Us page.
Regardless, please take a look around our site and let us know what you think.
The SPBC and its members help to promote local parklands by:
- Participating in local community events, sharing information about the need for parklands.
- Sponsoring events where experts on related subjects come and speak, and take Q&A.
- Keeping involved and in contact with local issues and city officials.
- Participating in local community events, sharing information about the need for and how to acquire parklands.
- Working with state and local agencies in support of improving local parklands ratios.
- Preparing and distributing information to help inform the public on such issues.
We encourage people to get involved in their communities in support of issues important to them.
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