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Pedro's Corner
Don't Pave our Parks!
There is a scheme to lay sixteen miles of concrete to build a toll road through the middle of one of California’s most popular state parks. As Chair of the Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, I proposed the budget item that would kill this project.
The “Foothill Toll Road” would eviscerate an irreplaceable state resource, San Onofre State Beach. For 35 years, San Onofre has become one of our most popular camping spots, visited by 2.5 million people a year and home to a World Championship surfing spot –Trestles.
Once we start destroying any state park we know that a dangerous precedent will be set for the development of others, and no state park will be safe.
Not only did the Transportation Corridor Authority (TCA) responsible for this toll road scheme undermine the public process by failing to adequately examine transportation alternatives other than paving a California state park, they will also force Californians to pay them a “penalty” to compensate for lost business if the state improves nearby roadways.
With the creation of San Onofre State Beach, Governor Reagan stated that it would have its future guaranteed as an official state park. Unfortunately the fight is not over for this precious natural resource. Our State Parks need your help! The legislature will be considering my budget proposal to block this project, but we face stiff opposition – please Contact Us
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Assemblymember Pedro Approves $995 Million in "Spillover" Funds for Public Transit
SACRAMENTO- The Governor’s May budget revise once again tried to take Proposition 42 money and put it in the general fund. Instead, Assemblymember Pedro Nava took action to protect public transportation funds throughout the state. As Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Nava proposed to use almost $1 billion for state transit assistance, intercity rail improvements, and the Agricultural Industries Transportation Services (AITS) program. The proposal was passed unanimously with bi-partisan support in the subcommittee.
Nava saved $995 million from “spillover” funds for public transit projects. Eighty-five percent of the $995 million approved for public transit will go towards local transit districts and 15 percent will go towards intercity rail projects.
When the growth of sales taxes on gasoline outpaces the growth of the rest of the sales taxes in the state, the excess revenues called “spillover” funds are diverted to public transit to lessen the increased demand on public transit systems when gas prices are high. With the soaring prices and increased congestion on highways, public transit must be seen as a cheap, efficient, and environmentally friendly alternative to traveling in our cars.
Nava's proposal also includes $20 million for the AITS program. This program offers farmworkers a safe and affordable means of getting to and from work without the threat of being taken advantage by unscrupulous drivers. “Ensuring that farmworkers have an efficient way to get to work is important to sustain this economically vital industry and strengthen our agricultural sector,” said Nava.
| Assemblymember Nava Events Bulletin
June 29, 2006: Sycamore Canyon Town Hall, co-sponsored by the Montecito Association, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the El Montecito Presbyterian Church, 1455 East Valley Road, contact the Santa Barbara District Office at (805) 564-1649.
June 30, 2006: Holocaust Survivor Reception, to be held at the Santa Barbara Jewish Federation offices located at 524 Chapala Street from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. contact the Santa Barbara District Office at (805) 564-1649.
July 20, 2006: Unclaimed Property Workshop, Oxnard Public Library, 251 'A' Street, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. contact the Ventura County District Office (805) 483-9808.
July 21, 2006: Montecito Satellite District Office, Montecito Coast Village Farmers’ Market (at the 200 block of Coast Village Drive) from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., contact the Santa Barbara District Office at (805) 564-1649.
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Assemblymember Pedro Nava Honors Holocaust Survivors in the State Capitol
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SACRAMENTO-On Monday, April 24, 2006, Assemblymember Pedro Nava honored Stanley and Edith Ostern in the Chambers of the California State Assembly in a tribute to Survivors of the Holocaust.
California Holocaust Memorial Week recognizes Holocaust survivors in the state and gives remembrance to the millions who lost their lives at the hands of the Nazi Dictatorship. Every year there are fewer Holocaust survivors to tell their stories. Collecting the stories of the survivors passes on the knowledge of events of the Holocaust to future generations. Transferring this knowledge ensures that the realities of the Holocaust’s horrors are never forgotten and never reoccur.
The Osterns, along with other participants in the Portraits of Survival exhibit, will be honored at a public reception on Friday June 30, 2006, from 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. at the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara with their family and friends. For more information or to RSVP to this reception, please contact us at (805) 564-1649.
Title IX: 34 Years Of Progress For Women
This summer is the 34th Anniversary of Title IX, the federal regulation that allows increased school funds for women’s sports and requires that women and men be given equal weight in regards to participating in and accessing sports.
Title IX requires institutions to allocate scholarships fairly between male and female athletes. As a result, countless young women have been helped, including many Olympians and World Cup Soccer champions. It has also played a major role in the growth of professional athletic leagues for women, such as the Women’s National Basketball Association and the Women’s United Soccer Association. For more information, please logon to:
http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/ed_outreach/gender_equity/index.html
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