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I have been talking to your office for some years in regards to off highway vehicle (OHV) access issues.
I would like my representatives to oppose the continuing waste of the state’s resources in Celeste Garamendi’s campaign against OHV users. It seems a personal issue as well as a perceived economic one, as her husband owns a 7500 acre ranch adjacent to the State Park. This ranch is used for cattle and hunting, among other things.
Through her family wealth and political influence, Garamendi has been able to have legislation introduced and lawsuits filed to cause the state to expend tremendous amounts of money to continue to operate this State Park that has been serving the community since 1974.
The few of Garamendi’s assaults upon the OHV community and State Parks that I am aware of are
The Fisherman’s Lawsuit of 2008.
Four lawsuits filed by her and her compatriots challenging the latest Carnegie General Plan approved in 2016; “Friends of Tesla Park”, SPRAWLDEF”, Alameda County Parks and the Connolly Ranch.
SB 249, meant to eviscerate the OHVMR Division of State Parks.
AB 1316, meant to encourage State Parks to sell two thirds of the park territory to SPRAWLDEF, or some other entity which she has influence; this would have set a bad legislative precedent by restricting who could purchase the property, how the property would be used if a sale occurred, and allow the property to be sold at below market price.
Closure of the SRI creek crossing under the guise of the Connolly Ranch will lose access to their property because of physical destruction of their easement.
SB 767 is a reintroduction of the content of last year’s AB1316.
Because almost anyone can put anything on the internet, Garamendi has continued to misrepresent the nature of the OHV activity at this, and other SVRA’s. In reality, these parks are nature preserves that are well managed that provide critical facilities for this community of public land users.
It is ironic that the Garamendi and Connolly families have been operating incredibly destructive cattle ranching operations for more than a century.
I ask you to represent my communities’s interests, as opposed to that of a few wealthy individuals. They may have more money, and Connolly is a lawyer, but we are more voters. We do not have a lot of money, and the Garamendi tactic seem to be to continue to put up roadblocks until our community and the State run out of money, or frankly, run out of energy to continue to challenge her legislative and legal campaign.
Please do not facilitate Garamendi’s abuse of our government.
I understand this will be heard by the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee that Kalra is on.
I would like a written response fro the Assemblymember to share with my community.
I will call.
This content has been reintroduced
I have been talking to your office for some years in regards to off highway vehicle (OHV) access issues.
I would like my representatives to oppose the continuing waste of the state’s resources in Celeste Garamendi’s campaign against OHV users. It seems a personal issue as well as a perceived economic one, as her husband owns a 7500 acre ranch adjacent to the State Park. This ranch is used for cattle and hunting, among other things.
Through her family wealth and political influence, Garamendi has been able to have legislation introduced and lawsuits filed to cause the state to expend tremendous amounts of money to continue to operate this State Park that has been serving the community since 1974.
The few of Garamendi’s assaults upon the OHV community and State Parks that I am aware of are
The Fisherman’s Lawsuit of 2008.
Four lawsuits filed by her and her compatriots challenging the latest Carnegie General Plan approved in 2016; “Friends of Tesla Park”, SPRAWLDEF”, Alameda County Parks and the Connolly Ranch.
SB 249, meant to eviscerate the OHVMR Division of State Parks.
AB 1316, meant to encourage State Parks to sell two thirds of the park territory to SPRAWLDEF, or some other entity which she has influence; this would have set a bad legislative precedent by restricting who could purchase the property, how the property would be used if a sale occurred, and allow the property to be sold at below market price.
Closure of the SRI creek crossing under the guise of the Connolly Ranch will lose access to their property because of physical destruction of their easement.
SB 767 is a reintroduction of the content of last year’s AB1316.
Because almost anyone can put anything on the internet, Garamendi has continued to misrepresent the nature of the OHV activity at this, and other SVRA’s. In reality, these parks are nature preserves that are well managed that provide critical facilities for this community of public land users.
It is ironic that the Garamendi and Connolly families have been operating incredibly destructive cattle ranching operations for more than a century.
I ask you to represent my communities’s interests, as opposed to that of a few wealthy individuals. They may have more money, and Connolly is a lawyer, but we are more voters. We do not have a lot of money, and the Garamendi tactic seem to be to continue to put up roadblocks until our community and the State run out of money, or frankly, run out of energy to continue to challenge her legislative and legal campaign.
Please do not facilitate Garamendi’s abuse of our government.
I understand this will be heard by the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee that Kalra is on.
I would like a written response fro the Assemblymember to share with my community.
I will call.
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