For more than a decade, several coastal Sierra Club Task Forces have been working to protect and preserve our finite coastal resources in L.A. and Orange County. These highly contentious projects will be coming before the California Coastal Commission from Jan. 7 – 9 in the Los Angeles area. (The exact meeting location TBA, with Santa Monica or West LA being likely locations.)
Sierra Club Task Forces need YOUR help and support!
• Santa Monica Task Force – Fighting to save Malibu hillsides from a massive five-mansion project proposed by U2 guitarist The Edge.
• Banning Ranch Task Force – Fighting to enforce violations in a critical habitat known as Banning Ranch on the Newport Beach coastline.
• Save Hobo Aliso Task Force – Fighting to save more than 230 acres in Aliso Canyon/Creekthe South Laguna area in Aliso Canyon/Creek
Some of these items will come up on the multi-day hearing.
Applicants for each agenda item are heavily invested in these destructive projects and have the resources to turn out large numbers of people to support them: They bus them in, pay them for the day(s) and provide lunch.
Your Task Forces are asking for your help in the following way:
• Come prepared on the 7th to spend part or all of the day; you'll learn a lot just by being there. It’s always a good idea to bring a brown bag lunch. Should one or more of the agenda items roll over to the 8th we can let you know in advance so you can schedule your day(s) accordingly.
• Arrive at the meeting location early to fill out a speaker slip for one or more of the agenda items. By filling out a speaker slip you can help in two ways:
• You can cede/donate time to another speaker allowing them more time to present to the Commission.
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• Actually speak on the issue at hand. If this is your preference, one or more of the Task Force chairs can provide you with talking points.
• Be prepared to hold a placard or raise your hand when the Task Force advises the Commissioners that they are representing the Sierra Club. This clearly demonstrates our numbers and shows our unity.
More information on this critical hearing will be forthcoming in e-mails and will be posted on the Sierra Club website at angeles.sierraclub.org. Please consider donating a day to helping save our coast.
"The coast is never saved. It's always being saved."--former California Coastal Commissioner Peter Douglas, 1943 - 2012