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Help Hollywood Get Park Funding!
Contact Gov. Schwarzenegger immediately and ask him
Hollywood Chamber encourages you to send support letters no later
than Friday, September 12
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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce encourages our membership as well as the greater Hollywood community to contact Governor Schwarzenegger and urge him to sign AB 31 into law. AB 31, the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act of 2007, introduced by Assemblymember Kevin De León (D-CA 45th) was recently passed by the State legislature and will soon be sent to the Governor for his signature. AB 31 allows Hollywood an opportunity to seek funding for the creation of new parks in the community including the proposed Hollywood Freeway Central Park, a 42-acre ‘cap’ park on Hollywood 101 Freeway between Hollywood Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd. If signed by the Governor, the bill will target $400 million in park funds to underserved communities suffering from significant park poverty. Hollywood itself has one of the lowest park-per-resident ratios in Los Angeles. This much-needed legislation seeks to allocate Proposition 84 park funds through a competitive grants program, administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), prioritizing underserved, park-poor communities throughout California. Like Hollywood, these communities, largely communities of color, suffer from higher rates of crime, unemployment, poverty, school drop-outs, and health ailments, including obesity and asthma. The community is encouraged to contact the Governor regarding this important legislation! For more information on what you can do to help support AB 31 please contact the Chamber’s Vice President of Public Policy, Nicole Shahenian at Nicole@hollywoodchamber.net. Address,
sign and fax your Please feel free to use this sample letter of support on the right when contacting the Governor to ask his support of AB31. For maximum impact, we encourage you to send your letters no later than Friday, September 12 to coincide with the arrival of the Bill at the Governor's desk. Mail your letter to: Fax your letter to: |
SAMPLE LETTER {DATE} Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger Sent via facsimile: (916) 319-2145 RE: Assembly Bill 31 (De León) - SUPPORT Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, On behalf of {INSERT ORGANIZATION or INDIVIDUAL NAME}, we ask you sign into law Assembly Bill 31 – The Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act of 2008, authored by Assistant Assembly Majority Leader Kevin de León. This measure will provide for the fair and equitable distribution of Proposition 84 local parks funding to the most park needy communities statewide. As you are aware, Chapter 9 of Proposition 84 allocates $400 million for local park assistance for “underserved” communities. AB 31 would establish a competitive grants program, to be administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), targeting Proposition 84 park funds to underserved communities statewide suffering from significant park and economic poverty. These communities are largely communities of color, suffering from higher rates of crime, unemployment, poverty, school drop-outs, and health ailments, including obesity and asthma. In short, AB 31 seeks to address the chronic shortage of recreational access and open space that plagues California’s park-poor communities. From Lodi to Los Angeles, from San Francisco to the Sierras, both rural and urban communities throughout California require immediate support for creating and sustaining local open space and recreation outlets. We applaud Assembly Member de León’s demonstrated leadership on this important issue. We strongly support this measure and respectfully request your approval of AB 31 by signing the bill into law. Thank you in advance for ensuring the passage of this legislation, which will help green California and improve the quality of Californian life for this generation and generations to come. Sincerely, {NAME}
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