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Wow... that is crushingly lame XemaSab Jul 2012 #1
This is a mind boggler - cannot figure the motivation n/t radhika Jul 2012 #2
She's taking behavioral cues from some of our furry woodland creatures slackmaster Jul 2012 #14
I was thinking the same thing Mrs. Ted Nancy Jul 2012 #43
hypothesis: once parks aren't used or kept up, they're "surplus" state properties that can be sold wordpix Jul 2012 #37
Betcha Coleman and her second are RWers who deliberately sabotaged parks finances. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #3
Did she have ties to corporations wanting to take over the parks? AnotherDreamWeaver Jul 2012 #4
Bingo. Read this whistleblower interview about a coverup that goes to the top: Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #34
this burns me up! BigWind and BigSolar are almost as bad as BigOil wordpix Jul 2012 #38
$10,000? bluedigger Jul 2012 #5
Mike Thompson's a good guy XemaSab Jul 2012 #8
Then I'm baffled. Somebody is either incompetent or doing some internal sabotage. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #16
Both her former employees are Dems. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #26
Is this a happy ending? Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #6
I wonder what the governor will do with that surplus cash AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #7
Why not use it for, I dunno XemaSab Jul 2012 #9
With that much cash... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #10
No, it should go to the parks obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #12
It won't cover a lot 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #25
Yes it will. All but 5 of the 70 parks set for closure have been saved. Liberty Belle Jul 2012 #35
It should be used for the parks! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #11
I AGREE but thats MUCHO DINERO AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #13
Well we have a hell of a lot of parks, and they are suffering years of neglect. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #18
And $22 million of that was needed to forestall closing 70 parks this year. Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #29
But that is money tagged for the parks obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #21
"...Laird said the discovered funds are xxqqqzme Jul 2012 #15
It should be used for the purpose for which it was collected. bluedigger Jul 2012 #17
It was supposed to operate the parks in the 1st place and should be used that way CreekDog Jul 2012 #19
okay heres a question AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #20
I imagine the money discovery is the 54 million, there isn't some separate pot of interest CreekDog Jul 2012 #22
Why would any be left over? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #23
AsahinaKimi tru Jul 2012 #30
Odd 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #24
And how does 54 million not get noticed in the state budget? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #27
They hid it away and didn't report it... Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #31
The question should be Politicalboi Jul 2012 #28
That's why a director has to be honest Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #33
I am still trying to figure out the California State System ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #32
you won't go to any CA state park because of those actions? CreekDog Jul 2012 #36
give him a break - he volunteered for 8 yrs. wordpix Jul 2012 #39
I tried but it is pretty tough to get a Redwood to hold a pen ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #42
No, the whole system for the California State Parks has been in chaos for years ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #41
Hopefully they can do something about Mitchell Caverns State Park aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #40
jail TeamPooka Jul 2012 #44
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