California Parks

Aaron Sankin

Did We Just Find A Way To Save State Parks?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.09.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- With only weeks to go before a full quarter of California state parks are scheduled to shut their gates due to budget cuts, a pair of...

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Another Obstacle To Closing State Parks

AP | By JASON DEAREN and TRACIE CONE | Posted 04.08.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Shuttering dozens of California state parks to trim millions from the state budget will take more than simply hanging a "Closed" sign...

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Should Private Owners Be Allowed To Take Over California State Parks?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 03.09.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Transferring many of California's state parks to private operation was among a number of suggestions, according to a recent Californi...

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SAVED: Three Beloved Local Parks No Longer Face Closure

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.07.2011

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Thanks to last minute action by the National Parks Service (NPS), three California state parks previously slated for closure due to budget cuts will r...

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WATCH: Lone Resident Of Abandoned Shrimping Village Faces Eviction

2011-03-16-Screenshot20110316at9.39.25AM.jpeg | Posted 10.24.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Joanna Lin Frank Quan is 85 years old, and he has lived nearly his entire life in one ...

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State Parks Closure Presents Unique Dilemma

AP | By JASON DEAREN | Posted 09.16.2011

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CHINA CAMP STATE PARK, Calif. -- Floating in the bay just outside 85-year-old Frank Quan's house, a replica Chinese junk named after his mother rocks ...

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Summertime Living Is Easy

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 08.06.2011

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Let's face it -- this is the summer of 'staycations.' However, as bad as things are, the dog days of summer don't have to be spent lamenting your dismal finances and wishing you were in St. Thomas.

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PHOTOS: Desert Dreaming: Escape To Joshua Tree

2010-12-10-overhead_Trazzler.jpg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Text courtesy of Trazzler.com By Megan Cytron With sunny highs in the 60s and bright blue winter skies, December and January are excellent month...

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PHOTOS: Roadtrip To Mono Lake In Search Of Alien Life Forms

Trazzler.com | Megan Cytron | Posted 05.25.2011

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Text courtesy of Trazzler.com By Megan Cytron NASA's big announcement will surely inspire many to head up to beautiful Mono Lake, peer into the ...

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169 Ways To Tackle California's State Parks

Trazzler | Posted 05.25.2011

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While America's national parks get the full Ken-Burns treatment, state parks protect vast swaths of the country's natural and historic treasures witho...

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California Parks Could Be Seized By Feds

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials said Wednesday they are trying to avert the federal government's threat to seize six parks that could ...

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