May 30, 2012

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California State Parks

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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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Bay Area State Parks Fight To Stay Open

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.05.2011

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Next summer, nearly 70 of California's almost 300 state parks will be forced to shut their gates due to budget cuts. However, two of the parks tar...

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My Gray Whale

John Bourne | Posted 12.27.2011

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Only 15 miles from downtown SF, Gray Whale Cove is a fiercely wild place devoid of cars, crowds and development. Next year it will be one of 70 California State Parks slated to close its doors due to budgetary shortfalls.

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WATCH: Lone Resident Of Abandoned Shrimping Village Faces Eviction

| 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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To Balance Budget, Brown To Close 70 State Parks

Los Angeles Times | Posted 07.13.2011

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Gov. Jerry Brown's administration announced plans Friday to close 70 state parks in an effort to balance the deficit-plagued state budget. The park...

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PHOTOS: 9 Places To Spot California Sea Lions And Seals

| Posted 05.25.2011

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By Megan Cytron With a population of 238,000, there are enough California sea lions to populate a slippery city the size of Scottsdale, Arizona. Cali...

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Without Prop. 21, State Parks Continue To Face Closures

Sacramento Bee | Matt Weiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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The defeat of Proposition 21 on Tuesday means California State Parks will continue to experience partial closures, reduced maintenance and dwindling r...

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169 Ways To Tackle California's State Parks

Trazzler | Posted 05.25.2011

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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