Local News in Brief : Governor Gets Measure to Extend Conservancy
Abill extending the life of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy until July, 1990, was sent to the governor’s desk on Thursday.
On a 57-14 vote, the state Assembly passed the measure, which was sponsored by Assemblyman Gray Davis (D-Los Angeles). Included in the bill is a $3-million appropriation to purchase Lower Zuma Canyon, which had been targeted for private development. The 973-acre canyon is north of Point Dume in Malibu and about two miles inland.
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