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CALIFORNIA TODAY CALIFORNIA TODAY News l e t t e r o f th e Pl ann ing & Conse r va t i on League
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION
March 2009 Volume 39, Number 1
CALIFORNIA TODAY • Planning and Conservation League & PCL Foundation
Left in the Dark:California's Neglected CommunitiesBy: René Guerrero
For better or for worse, land use decisions have a
significant impact on public health and the environment.
The Planning and Conservation League (PCL) is educating
decision makers about this important linkage and bringing
about reform to our state’s policy to better ensure the
health and well being of California’s residents.
To promote local and statewide land use policies thatdistribute the benefits of land use decisions and protect
human health and the environment, the League and the
PCL Foundation have embarked on new programs. These
include providing training throughout the state on how to
use California laws to assess and prevent or mitigate the
negative environmental and public health impacts from
land use decisions. We will also work with affected
communities to create and support sustainability policies
that explicitly take into account environmental and public
health concerns.In order to ensure that all California communities are
able to realize their full potential as healthy, livable, and
economically viable places, PCL has joined PolicyLink,
the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation and the
Center on Race Poverty and the Environment to adopt
legislation. The legislation encourages investment in
unincorporated communities and addresses the complex
legal, financial and political barriers that contribute to
regional inequity and infrastructure deficits within
disadvantaged unincorporated communities.
In California, hundreds of unincorporated communit
commonly referred to as the urban fringe or rural
enclaves, lack basic infrastructure for health, safety, wate
transportation, and education. Millions of Californians
live in these urban and rural unincorporated communiti
where they suffer from severe unemployment, abject
poverty and need essential infrastructure such as streetsidewalks, street lights, storm drains, parks, safe housin
clean drinking water, and adequate sewer service.
There are more than 200 such communities in the
San Joaquin Valley alone. Many of these communities
are politically isolated islands, surrounded by the city
limits of medium to large-sized cities or located
in irregular settlements within a county’s jurisdiction.
Often times, unincorporated communities compete
with other similar areas for political influence and
resources. While county governments dedicate theircapacity to deliver state authorized programs and servic
they may neglect their governmental role to serve these
unincorporated communities.
If you would like to learn more about how the
collaboration is tackling this issue or to share your
experiences of living in an unincorporated community,
please contact René Guerrero, Program Manager for
Public Health and the Environment at 916-313-4508
or by email at [email protected] .
See how the Bond Freeze Impacts Parks, pg. 3
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Dear Friends,
California AffiliateNational Wildlife Federation
CALIFORNIA TODAY (ISBN 0739-8042)is the quarterly newsletter of the
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUEAND THE PCL FOUNDATION
1107 Ninth Street, Suite 360, Sacramento, CA 95814
PHONE: 916-444-8726 FAX: 916-448-1789
E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
WEB ADDRESS: http://www.pcl.org
Membership to PCL is $35 a year and includes asubscription to CALIFORNIA TODAY.
Periodicals postage paid at Sacramento, CA.POSTMASTER: Send address changes for CALIFORNIA TODAY to the PCL Office:1107 Ninth Street, Suite 360, Sacramento, CA 95814
PCLF BOARD OF TRUSTEESDAVID HIRSCH, ChairmanRALPH B. PERRY III, Vice ChairmanDANIEL S. FROST, Secretary-Treasurer COKE HALLOWELL, TrusteeGERALD H. MERAL, Trustee
PCL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEBILL CENTER, PresidentKEVIN JOHNSON, Senior Vice PresidentLYNN SADLER, Senior Vice PresidentSAGE SWEETWOOD, President EmeritusJOHN VAN DE KAMP, President EmeritusBILL LEIMBACH, Secretary-Treasurer
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTSELISABETH BROWNJAN CHATTEN-BROWNPHYLLIS FABER RICK HAWLEY FRAN LAYTONDOUG LINNEY DAVID MOGAVEROSTEPHANIE PINCETLTERESA VILLEGASTERRY WATT BILL YEATES
ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD MEMBERSBig Sur Land TrustBreathe California, Sacramento-Emigrant TrailsCalifornia Association of Local Conservation CorpsCalifornia Oak FoundationCalifornia TroutGreenspace - The Cambria Land TrustGolden Gate Audubon Society The Laguna Greenbelt, Inc.Mono Lake CommitteeMountain Lion FoundationSierra Nevada AllianceSouthern California Agricultural Land FoundationTrain Riders Association of CaliforniaThe Trust for Public Land
PCL/PCL FOUNDATION STAFF TRACI SHEEHAN, Executive Director TINA ANDOLINA, Legislative Director BARB BYRNE, Water Policy AssistantEVON CHAMBERS, Water Policy AssistantRENÉ GUERRERO, Project Manager - Legislative Advocate
CHARLOTTE HODDE, Water Policy SpecialistDR. MONICA HUNTER, Central Coast Water Project Manager MINDY McINTYRE, Water Program Manager JONAS MINTON, Senior Water Policy Advisor JONATHAN BERNSTEIN, Administrative Manager PAUL GILLIGAN, Sierra Nevada Americorp Member AMBER SCHMAELING, Membership &Development Coordinator MATT VANDER SLUIS, Global Warming Project Manager MELANIE SCHLOTTERBECK, Grants & Outreach Consultant
On February 7th, over 50 of our friends and
supporters gathered for an evening reception to kick-off
the annual Legislative Symposium. At that party we
celebrated both PCL’s past and future. Our 44-year
legacy as the “citizen lobbyist” for California’s
environment in Sacramento is a story of one
grassroots campaign after another linking localcommunities to decision makers in the State Capitol.
For the event, we created a timeline and scrapbook
of over four decades of acres saved, transit lines laid,
species protected, partnerships born, and communities
empowered to protect environmental equality and
public health.
This project is more than a reflection on the past; it’s a reminder of
what we are capable of in the future. As such, it was a perfect kick-off to ou
annual Symposium. The message of this year’s event was clear - if we want
build momentum for real change in California, then we need many friends, ol
and new. And to provide effective leadership and a strong voice on critical
issues, we need your leadership and your voice.
As you already know, we currently face some pretty challenging question
and at the same time were are poised for some momentous opportunities.
The economic crisis, California’s frozen bond funding, green jobs for our
state, global warming, a green economy - these are issues that we all care
about. That is why PCL is working to pull together a “league” of diverse
interests from all around the state. New and old friends, activists and memb
groups will work on these issues.
PCL also recently welcomed two new members to its Board of Directors
Esther Feldman and Michael Picker. While both are new to the PCL Board,their work has benefited both the environment and our organization. While
working for PCL, Esther was instrumental in the writing, campaign and
passage of the $776 million Parks and Wildlife Act (Prop. 70) led by PCL in
1988, the first major park bond to be placed on the state ballot through the
citizen’s initiative process. Michael has 30 years of experience in policy
development, local and state government administration, grassroots policy
campaigns, coalition building, community organizing, non-profit managemen
and press relations. Welcome to Esther and Michael!
Sincerely,
Traci Sheehan
Executive Director
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Our Website Got a Face Lift - Check it Out!
Please visit our new and improved website at www.PCLFoundation.org .Our goal is to make information easily accessible and available to you! Please
send any comments you may have to: [email protected] .
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Bond Freeze Impacts California Conservation Projects By: Paul Gilligan
On December 17, 2008, the state shut down important
conservation and restoration projects funded by California
park bonds. Two months later the Legislature passed a
revised budget, yet the bond-freeze continues. Across the
state, environmental groups have been forced to let go of
staff or close the doors completely. “It’s ironic in a timewhen stimulating the economy through ‘shovel ready’ green
obs is all the buzz, our legislators just ripped the green
shovels out of ‘shovel happening’ projects,” said Joan
Clayburgh, Executive Director of the Sierra Nevada
Alliance, one of many organizations forced to make cuts.
This map demonstrates the effect the bond freeze has
had on environmental projects across the state supported
voter approved bond measures, Propositions 12, 13, 40, 5
and 84. Data for the tables below came from the Californ
Department of Finance. The impact goes far beyond theshort term as these projects and funding collectively impro
air and water quality, land use decisions, wildlife survival
scenic regions, and an overall quality of life for all of us.
Learn more at: http://StopWorkImpact.ning.com .
1 2 3
4 5 6 7
8 9
10 11 12 13
23 - Sacramento (73 - $52 M)
24 - El Dorado (83 - $25.7 M)
25 - Solano (43 - $20.6 M)
26 - Amador (15 - $2.4 M)
27 - Alpine (6 - $0.69 M)
28 - Marin (60 - $18.3 M)29 - Contra Costa (62 - $29.8 M)
30 - San Joaquin (25 - $12.2 M)
31 - Calaveras (12 - $0.75 M)
32 - Tuolumne (15 - $12.3 M)
33 - San Francisco (49 - $27.7 M)
34 - San Mateo (45 - $17.6 M)
35 - Santa Cruz (48 - $41.2 M)
36 - Alameda (77 - $45.4 M)
37 - Santa Clara (57 - $24.5 M)
38 - Stanislaus (21 - $8.3 M)
39 - Merced (17 - $11.8 M)
40 - Mariposa (21 - $2.6 M)
41 - Mono (21 - $2.4 M)42 - Monterey (63 - $30.5 M)
43 - San Benito (2 - $1.7 M)
44 - Fresno (84 - $32.4 M)
45 - Madera (18 - $11.8 M)
46 - Kings (5 - $1.7 M)
47 - Tulare (51 - $14.5 M)
48 - Inyo (13 - $1.9 M)
49 - San Luis Obispo (43 - $65.2 M)
50 - Kern (50 - $57.8 M)
51 - San Bernardino (50 - $30.8
52 - Santa Barbara (51 - $23
53 - Ventura (52 - $32.2
54 - Los Angeles
(546 - $280.4 M)
55 - Orange (110 - $70
56 - Riverside (75 - $66.
57 - San Diego (162 - $91
58 - Imperial (18 - $25.1
TOTAL: 2,806 proje
$1,483 M
14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 2223
24
25 262829 30
31 32
27
1 - Del Norte (26 - $12.1 M)
2 - Siskiyou (26 - $17.7 M)
3 - Modoc (18 - $3.9 M)
4 - Humboldt (58 - $25.8 M)
5 - Trinity (12 - $0.98 M)
6 - Shasta (37 - $10.3 M)7 - Lassen (19 - $1.5 M)
8 - Tehama (33 - $27 M)
9 - Plumas (30 - $9.1 M)
10 - Mendocino (53 - $21 M)
11 - Glenn (16 - $5 M)
12 - Butte (35 - $15.4 M)
13 - Sierra (13 - $4.9 M)
14 - Lake (10 - $3.1 M)
15 - Colusa (13 - $1.6 M)
16 - Sutter (14 - $22.4 M)
17 - Yuba (7 - $0.38 M)
18 - Nevada (26 - $12.9 M)
19 - Placer (67 - $24.9 M)20 - Sonoma (68 - $31.9 M)
21 - Napa (45 - $22.8 M)
22 - Yolo (37 - $15.1 M)34
36
3738
39
40
41
42 4335
44
45
46 47 48
49 50 51
52 53 54
55 56
57 58
33
PROJECT IMPACTS AND AMOUNT BY COUNTY
Central Coastal (5 - $11.4 M)Coastal (23 - $16.7 M)
Delta (19 - $45.3 M)Inland Empire (6 - $8 M)Northern California (8 - $2 M)Northern Coastal (14 - $10.2 M)Sacramento Valley (17 - $17.1 M)Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
(8 - $25.1 M)San Joaquin Valley (14 - $3.2 M)San Francisco Bay (45 - $74.9 M)Sierra Nevada (60 - $12.3 M)Southern Coastal (34 - $63.8 M)
TOTAL: 253 projects$290.2 M
MULTI-COUNTY PROJECTS
Map numbers correspond to counties. Each county
includes the number of frozen projects and amount
of funding halted (M = million). Note: each project
is only listed once regardless of table or category.
Statewide (98 - $227.4 M)Undetermined (114 - $273.6 M)
TOTAL: 212 projects$501 M
MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS
GRAND TOTAL: 3,271 projects - $2,274 M
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SymposiumEnergizes Audience Toward SustainabilitBy: Matt Vander Sluis
Some of the comments we received...
“It was an incredible opportunity to network and explore.We learned about developing an online community, managinga multi-faceted issue campaign, and heard from top expertsin their fields. The symposium is truly an education on keyenvironmental issues and building community coalitions.”
“My favorite PCL conference of the last four I’ve attended!”
“Loved the Tejon Ranch panel!”
“Darrell Steinberg - provocative on budget.”
“I liked hearing about the work of the awardees and hearingthem speak - inspiring.”
Ca l Fire C hief Kate Dargan and PC L Board
Member Ke vin Jo hnson kept t he audience
engaged wit h t he wi ldf ire pane l.
Activists, agency representatives, attorneys, planners, students, legislative staand business leaders packed the general session room for exceptional keynote
Thanks to Keith Wagner for providing all the event photos.
PCL Leg islativ e Director T ina Andolina, Board President BillCenter, Executiv e Director T raci Sheehan with SenatePresident pro T em Darrell Steinberg af ter his ke y note address.
N etworking time during lunch allowed f orold f riends and new f riends to meet!
The PCL and PCL Foundation’s 2009 Symposiumon Saturday, February 7th was a tremendous successwith a total attendance of over 300. The program wasfull of up-to-the-minute information on top environmental
issues, including the state budget freeze, the federalrecovery package, and the current water crisis.The Symposium featured 33 panelists and speakers,
including state environmental agency leaders, environmentaladvocates, elected officials and business leaders. Theevent also featured three engaging keynote presentationsand an awards banquet in the evening.
To kick-off the Symposium, Senate President proTem Darrell Steinberg discussed the state’s economiccrisis and outlined opportunities to address the educational,economic, and environmental needs of the state by
incorporating green job training into middle and highschool curricula.
Jakada Imani, Executive Director of the Ella BakCenter for Human Rights, laid out a compelling case building a green workforce that can revitalize and sustafamilies, communities, and the environment.
At the banquet, State Senator Fran Pavley sharedrecent successes in environmental legislation and herpriorities for the 2009 legislative session.
Key environmental leaders were recognized durinan evening awards ceremony to celebrate their achievemenDescriptions and photos of each award winner areavailable on our website.
Thanks to everyone who participated for making 2009 Symposium a resounding success! We’ve posted handouts and presentations on our website as well.Materials can be viewed at:
www.PCL.org/events/2009proceedings.html
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O a k Wo o d l a n d s S p o n so r s ($5,000 - $9,999)Waste Management • Pacific Gas & Electric
Jo s h u a Tr e e S p o n so r s ($2,500 - $4,999)
Water for California • Chatten-Brown & Cartsens LLP
C a l i fo r n i a Po p p y S p o n so r s ($1,000 - $2,499)Camp Lotus • Conservation Clarity • DMB Associates •East Bay Municipal Utility District • Laguna Greenbelt,Inc. • Linda and Byron Sher Family Fund • MetropolitanWater District • Phyllis Faber • Rossmann and MooreLLP • Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
G r a s sl a n d s Sp o n so r s ($500 - $999)Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo • AFSCME Local2428 • California Trout • Conservation Corps North
Bay • Far Western Anthropological Research Group •Golden Gate Audubon • Holland and Knight • InlandEmpire Utilities Agency • John Van de Kamp • KenyonYeates LLP • LA Conservation Corps • MarinConservation League • National Parks ConservationAssociation • National Wildlife Federation • RobertErickson • Tahoe Graphics • Terry Watt
O t h e r Sp o n so r s (Below $500)California State Parks Foundation • Environmental LSection of the California State Bar • GreenInfoNetwork • MTV Environmental Consulting • TheSierra Fund • Senator Pat Wiggins
A c o r n Sp o n so r s ($125)Breathe California, Sacramento-Emigrant Trails •California Interfaith Power & Light • Clover ValleyFoundation • Defenders of Wildlife • Ebbetts PassForest Watch • Friends of Harbors, Beaches and ParksFriends of the Swainson’s Hawk • Mariposans For thEnvironment and Responsible Government • Revivethe San Joaquin • San Diego River Park Foundation •San Joaquin Valley Leadership Forum • Save MountDiablo • Sierra Nevada Alliance • Valley Land Alliance
Thanks Again!
Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors
PC L Board member Gary Patton in a
animated discussion wit h Margie Kay a
Lisa Dobbins of Monterey County.T he ev er-ins piring J akadaImani during his af ternoonke y note address.
Bob Stine discusses the Conservation and Land UseAgreement for Tejon Ranch during an MCLE session
with Richard Taylor and PCL Board member Terry Watt. Former PC L Board President
recei ved a singing te legram,
ba l loons and a ca ke f or his
birt hday f rom his wif e!
Visit our website for more information on the
Symposium including PowerPoints and handouts:
www.PCL.org/events/2009proceedings.html
Award winners Stephanie Taylor (Green L.A.), MiguelLuna, and Elva Yañez with certificates presented byAlana Yañez of Assemblymember de León’s office.
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Senator Pav le y announces her priorities and the env ironmentalchalleng es of 2009.
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In December, the California Air Resources Board(CARB) approved the Scoping Plan for AB 32, the GlobalWarming Solutions Act of 2006. The approved plan laysout an ambitious array of actions to reduce California’sgreenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels by 2020.
Measures in the Plan include expansion of our renewableenergy goals, cleaner cars, and greater energy efficiency inour homes and businesses. Many of these actions willbring other benefits to California, from cleaner air andwater to cost savings and job creation.
Before approving the Plan, CARB made severalsubstantive improvements based upon recommendationsfrom environmental organizations including the Planningand Conservation League. However, while the Board’sapproval marks an important step forward in the fightagainst global warming, the Plan still stumbles in several
areas.According to the Plan, polluting companies may reap
windfall profits, while receiving financially valuable pollutionallowances for free. At a time when our state is strugglingto make sure bus drivers and teachers get paid, it doesn’tmake sense to provide new subsidies to our worst polluters.
We’re also disappointed that, despite a loud outcryfrom the environmental community, many localgovernments, health advocates, and progressive developers,the plan does not include a stronger commitment to
addressing California’s sprawling growth patterns.Recent studies have shown that better land use decisionin California could result in a reduction of greenhouse
emissions on the order of 11-14 million metric tons(MMT) by 2020. Unfortunately, CARB board memberschose a conservative 5 MMT target until a specialcommittee explores the issue in greater detail in 2009.
We’ll continue to work with CARB, the Legislaturand communities across California to make sure that weachieve our low carbon future in an effective, fair manneand that tomorrow’s land use patterns enable us to meeour emission reduction goals and build healthy, sustainacommunities.
California Approves Landmark Climate Plan,Flaws RemaiBy: Matt Vander Sluis
Sprawling land use patterns contribute significantly to global warm C a n S t o c k P h o t o . c o m
After months of work, the
PCL Foundation is proud to
announce the launch of the
Sierra Nevada Grassroots
Directory. The document
explores issues prevalent in
each of the 23 California and
Nevada counties found in the
Sierra Nevada Mountain
Range. The entire directory
has been posted on the PCL
Foundation website www.PCLFoundation.org .This online resources is a living document that will
be regularly updated with new organizations. If we
missed listing an organization, please let us know by
sending an email to: [email protected] .
Directory for Sierra Complete By: Melanie Schlotterbeck
C a n s t o c k P h o t o . c o m
131 Years Later... Change NeedeBy: Tina Andolina
In February, PCL co-sponsored a meeting to discu
the viability of calling a constitutional convention to
re-examine how our state government operates. If th
past year’s budget crisis has taught us anything, it is
that the system is broken. Something must change.
The question is how we accomplish that change.
To kick off that discussion, PCL joined more than
300 others at a standing room only summit to explorethe pros and cons of calling a constitutional conventi
The last constitutional convention in California was
held 131 years ago. A lot has changed since then. Th
overwhelming sentiment in the room, including from
many business leaders and locally elected officials,
was that a convention would offer the best hope to
comprehensively reform state government to make it
once again work for the people. Learn more at:
www.BayAreaCouncil.org/takeaction_ccc.php
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Barack Obama is in office and if you’re like me, you are pretty excitedabout the direction we’re headed.As you already know, the Presidentis serious about global warming
and the House and Senate havemajorities more inclined to protectthe environment. Despite the laggingeconomy, 2009 is the year when theUnited States must take action andshow the world that we are leaderson global warming.
According to scientists, thislegislation must reduce carbonemissions 80% by 2050 to avoid theworst case scenario. We need to passthis legislation before the internationalcommunity meets this fall to discussa new treaty! This legislation willgenerate an unprecedented source of funding through the auctioning of pollution credits to industry, andthere are many interests fighting forthese funds. National WildlifeFederation is working to represent asmall, but growing voice for wildlife
and natural resources that must“adapt” to our rapidly changingecosystems. State wildlife managers,like California’s Department of Fishand Game, are working hard to
figure out what projects must beprioritized in a changing climate,and they will need much morefunding than currently provided.Nationwide, natural resources fundingcould exceed $100 billion, but onlyif constituents like you ask for it.
We need your help.Please write or call your member
of Congress and ask him or her tobe a real leader and demand a globalwarming bill that gets at least 20%reductions by 2020, 80% reductionsby 2050, and includes significantfunding for natural resources.Senator Boxer and CongressmanWaxman are especially importantin this process, since they Chair thecommittees that will move thesebills through Congress.
Also, if you represent anorganization that has an interest inatural resources funding, pleaseconsider asking your group to joiCalifornia’s “Teaming with WildlCoalition. This group is quicklybecoming the voice for naturalresources funding to combat climchange, and they are looking fornew members. Please visit:www.Teaming.com/action to join anread more, or contact Matt VandeSluis, California’s non-profit contafor Teaming, at [email protected] .
California Natural Resource Funding in National Climate Bills By: Matt Little, National Wildlife Federation
At the PCL and PCL Foundation 2009 Symposium,
longtime environmental leaders went on the record
about the Planning and Conservation League’s legacy.
Through audio recordings, League members shared
some of the significant landmarks that put PCL on the
map of California’s history. One highlight included
PCL’s initiative to preserve the Zero Emission Vehicle
option before the California Air Resources Board that
was later highlighted in the documentary “Who
Killed the Electric Car?” Additionally, PCL sponsored
the state’s first-ever volunteer signature gathering
campaign to pass a $776 million park bond, Proposition
70.
It was clear from these stories that since its
beginning, PCL has attracted members because they
see the League as a responsive, agile, and effective
environmental force in the state.
Members Contribute to the PCL History Project By: Charlotte Hodde
Can you help us identify the individuals in this historic
PCL photo? If so, email your answer to [email protected]
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for generations to come
Thoughtful estate planning includes considering:
• Your own financial future and retirement
• Your family’s financial security
• A safe and healthy environment for future generati
To receive free information about how thoughtful
estate planning can benefit you, your family and the
environment, please call Traci Sheehan at 916-313-4
or contact her by email at [email protected] .
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VISIT US ON THE WEB: www.PCL.org or www.PCLFoundation.org
Jo Smith was a loyal and active PCL member formany years. She will be remembered as a passionateenvironmentalist, naturalist, and advocate who careddeeply about the Sacramento community.
Jo was active in many groups including the AudubonSociety, the American River Parkway Foundation, Savethe American River Association and the SacramentoTree Foundation. She was the founding member of the Effie Yeaw Nature Center and co-founder of theSacramento Urban Creeks Council. She was also amember of the League of Women Voters for over 50
years and served on its Board of Directors.“She had a critical mind and a critical eye, but she
never spoke critically,” said Alta Tura, President of theSacramento Urban Creeks Council.
Remembering Jo Smith By: Traci Sheehan
Protecting all the unique gems California, no matter how sma
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION
Long-time Planning and Conservation League (PCL)board member Dorothy Green died on October 13, 2008
of melanoma. She was a steadfast supporter of theLeague and always advocated for California’s wise wateruse and water policy.
In her honor, the PCL Foundation has establishedthe Dorothy Green Fellowship. The Fellow will conductresearch and public outreach on California water issues.Our goal is to have our first Fellow begin in the Fall of 2009. The position will be available to a college studentor recent graduate.
We encourage you to provide a tax deductible gift tosupport this position. To make a donation online go to:
www.PCLFoundation.org/donate or call 916-313-4517.
DorothyGreenFellowship By: Melanie Schlotterbeck