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Controversial Malibu Lagoon project to begin Friday
In a battle that has polarized the wealthy beach town of Malibu, activists are pledging to stand in the path of oncoming bulldozers when work begins this week on a controversial effort by the state to clean up a pollution-choked salt marsh that sits...
Tags: Politics, Salt, Wetlands, Natural Resources, Pamela Anderson
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Park closures just don't pencil out
SACRAMENTO — For most people, Memorial Day kicks off the vacation season. For Gov. Jerry Brown, however, it is the time to start closing state parks. That's right. Shut off the water, cart off the privies, lock the gates. Summer's around the...
Tags: Memorial Day, Politics, Regional Authority, Natural Resources, Forests
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Salton Sea's new low
SALTON SEA STATE RECREATION AREA — During the heyday of the Salton Sea, when the Hollywood crowd and others came to play in large numbers, this strip of beaches, campsites and fishing spots along the sea's northern shore was one of California's most...Tags: Mary Bono, Salt, Ken Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Fishing
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Memorial Day weekend: California tops new ranking of U.S. beaches
Sorry, Florida! But this Memorial Day, your beach expert says that the best sand and surf can be found clear across the country -- in California. Tiny Coronado Beach, a 1.5-mile long sliver of sunshine in San Diego County, has been named the No. 1...
Tags: Holidays, Memorial Day, Hatteras, Human Interest, Marilyn Monroe
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New Santa Monica Mountains visitor center to open in June
Los Angeles Times staff writerThe words "government efficiency" may seem like an oxymoron, but not in the case of the new Santa Monica Mountains interagency visitor center, set to open June 9 at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas. The new headquarters for the Santa Monica Mountains...Tags: National Parks, The Biggest Loser (tv program), Gardens and Parks, Renewable Energy, Mountains
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Lawmakers push new plan to rescue California parks
PolitiCalA bipartisan group of state lawmakers gathered on Monday to push a new plan to save dozens of California parks slated for closure this year. The lawmakers want to improve the collection of entrance fees and allow residents to buy...... -
Lawmakers' plan would save some targeted California parks
SACRAMENTO — Lawmakers are considering a new proposal to save dozens of state parks from the budget ax, rather than follow through with plans to close them in the middle of summer vacation season. Seventy parks were set for closure to save money,...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Finance, Justice System, S Joseph Simitian
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Lawmakers push plan to save California state parks
PolitiCalA new effort to save dozens of California's parks begins in the Legislature on Wednesday. Sens. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) and Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) are pushing a plan to fund the parks by shifting more than $40 million within the budget and... -
Corruption flows freely along U.S.-Mexico border
COLUMBUS, N.M. — From a small hill at a state park here, the border town of Palomas, Mexico, can be made out through the desert haze. It lies four miles to the south, but the corruption that roils Palomas and the rest of Northern Mexico may as...
Tags: Lawyers, Firearms, Forestry and Timber, Organized Crime, Natural Resources
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$100-million pot farm destroyed in Topanga State Park raid
L.A. NOWAuthorities have uncovered a 34,000-plant marijuana farm in Topanga State Park -- the largest such operation found in the Santa Monica Mountains in seven years. Law enforcement officials raided the site Friday after park rangers found a plastic-lined... -
Body to be recovered from Anza-Borrego cave
L.A. NOWThe body wedged in a deep mud cave in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park should be extricated Tuesday night, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said.... -
Around Town: Marvel legend Stan Lee hosts 'Avengers' screening
24 FramesMarvel Comics' guru Stan Lee will be honored with the Ronald Reagan Foundation "Great Communicator" Award and will host a screening of "The Avengers," which is opening theatrically this weekend, at the Catalina Film Festival. The festival, which runs...
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