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State set to close Petaluma Adobe park
Last Modified: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:42 a.m.
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park and Annadel State Park will be closed to achieve state-mandated budget cuts, a state Capitol source confirmed Thursday.
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While state parks officials have closely guarded the closure list, the source familiar with the targeted parks said that both parks would be closed.
Parks officials have not said when the closures will be announced.
Supporters such as the California Parks Foundation have said they feared as many as 100 parks in the state could be forced to close because of budget reductions. Closures could involve full shutdowns of some parks, seasonal closures of others and limits on some to certain days of the week.
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September 17, 2009 12:11:45 pm
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I have such fun memories of making candles, grinding corn, making baskets, and the traditional 3rd grade overnight fieldtrips at the Old Adobe. So sad to see that it will be closing.
September 17, 2009 2:37:49 pm
Absolutely ridiculous.
Vote all of these short term thinkers out of office. Parks bring money to the community at large.I shall not vote for a single incumbent who voted for this horrible measure.
September 17, 2009 2:48:17 pm
Parks, like it or not, are always first in our hearts and last in our wallets. We need to fund parks outside of the volatile General Fund recognizing that user fees need to stay affordable to not discourage use (and income). Also, we have a $1 billion amount of deferred maintenance and just because we close the gate to the public, doesn't mean the park takes care of itself. Let's face it, the entire budget of the State is balanced on smoke and mirrors and no leaders step forward to tell you the truth and offer real structural solutions.
September 17, 2009 5:44:47 pm
The governor is one a them Teabag Republicans, right? So, the Republicans want to close our beloved Adobe park! What in the heck did you vote in a Republican for? You know they are nothing but trouble.
September 17, 2009 9:13:58 pm
Rats. My own kid is just about old enough to appreciate what that park has to offer.
Repeal Prop 13. Today!
September 17, 2009 9:17:09 pm
Ain't nothing but the truth written here. Yes, he's charismatic and talks funny, but he did run as a Republican which says at least a few things about his inclinations.
Worth watching. Maybe Arnie could think of another way to raise taxes?
September 17, 2009 11:29:50 pm
hey Boop:
why is everything somehow the republicans faults?
Please study the true nature of conservatism before posting uninformed, ridiculous opinions.
September 18, 2009 7:44:33 am
Not ALL of it is their fault, just MOST of it.
You are right, I am off to learn all about the face of conservatism in America: teaparties, birthers, Glen Beck, Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Rilley, Michelle Bachman, Joe the Plumber, Kenya, Hawaii, Joe Lewis, Bush and Cheney, and the Sarah Palin clan. Bunch of real winners you have there L337.
September 18, 2009 7:45:43 am
It's a fair point. Unfortunately, the Republican Party has for the last 30+ years had very little to do with "the true nature of conservatism" and is currently withdrawing into a hyper-religious regional party centered in the Deep South. What one might call "real" conservatives are largely non-affiliated voters who hold their noses and pick whichever candidate they vote for. I suspect there will be a true third party soon enough.
September 18, 2009 8:22:25 am
Hence, the right wing nutjob lable. The modern day republican party is nothing but a shill for the corporations. The way that Bushco ran this economy into the ground over 8 years is about as far from conservatism as you can get. All he did was enable the nutjobs to actually think they have a voice when in reality they were being used to further corporate expansion because they are not too smart. They were moved around like chess pieces and now they can't believe that they are being kicked to the curb by their leaders. No wonder they see Glen Beck and Sarah Palin as icons as they are on the TV.
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