State Parks
Re “Years of Neglect Take Big Toll on State Parks,” July 3: Perhaps the state parks system should take a look at the city of Huntington Beach. Fifteen years ago, we all witnessed the phenomenon of “corporate sponsorships” when Peter Ueberroth performed his magic in making the Los Angeles Summer Olympics end up with a profit. Huntington Beach recently followed suit. Its beaches and parks are now being improved and maintained by Coca-Cola. In return, Coca-Cola is allowed to display its logo on public park and beach facilities; plus the soft drink vending machines at these sites will contain Coca-Cola products only.
This is a small price to pay for cleaning up and maintaining our crumbling state beaches. Once the word is out, I would anticipate potential corporate sponsors standing in line to become involved. The question is, why not?
ROBERT L. WEST
Calabasas
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