In President Obama's upcoming budget proposal, he has the opportunity to fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which would protect the Pacific Crest Trail, a popular long-distance hike from the U.S. border with Mexico all the way up to the Canadian border.
Fairfax Councilman David Weinsoff signed a letter to Obama, released last week, urging him to include that protection in the budget.
“The Pacific Crest Trail and many other parks all across California are where some of our families’ most unforgettable memories are formed — our first hikes, our first time camping, our first encounter with wildlife,” said Sean Carroll, Federal Field Associate with Environment California. “That’s why the Pacific Crest Trail deserves permanent protections from development.”
A fully-funded Land and Water Conservation Fund would give the "Park Service the ability to purchase privately owned land within or surrounding the park that would otherwise be developed and become a threat to the local ecosystem – all without spending a single taxpayer dollar," according to Environment Califorina.
Currently there are 200 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail that are privately owned and could be sold off at any time for development.
Weinsoff is one of 47 California elected officials who signed the letter. See the complete list below.
Elected Office Name TownCouncilmember
Alexandra Stillman
Arcata
Mayor
Bill Kampe
Pacific Grove
Mayor
Bruce Delgado
Marina
Councilmember
Dan Kalb
Oakland
Councilmember
Darryl More
Berkeley
Assemblymember
Das Williams
Santa Barbara
Mayor
Dave Turner
Fort Bragg
Supervisor
David Campos
San Francisco County
Supervisor
David Chiu
San Francisco County
Councilmember
David J. Terrazas
Santa Cruz
Councilmember
David Weinsoff
Fairfax
Councilmember
Dennis Norton
Capitola
Councilmember
Don Lane
Santa Cruz
Mayor Pro Tem
Eric Lucan
Novato
Senator
Fran Pavley
Santa Monica
Councilmember
Gail Morton
Marina
Senator
Hannah-Beth Jackson
Santa Barbara
Mayor Pro Tem
Ian Oglesby
Seaside
Councilmember
Jake Ours
Santa Rosa
Mayor
Jason Burnett
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Councilmember
Jesse Arreguin
Berkeley
Senator
Jim Beall
Campbell
Supervisor
John Avalos
San Francisco County
Councilmember
Jose Castaneda
Salinas
Councilmember
Jyl Lutes
Salinas
Assemblymember
Kevin Mullin
San Mateo
Councilmember
Kriss Worthington
Berkeley
Councilmember
Len Rifkind
Larkspur
Councilmember
Libby Schaff
Berkeley
Councilmember
Lynette Gibson McElhaney
Oakland
Senator
Mark Leno
San Francisco
Senator
Marty Block
San Diego
Vice Mayor
Meg Courtney
Fort Bragg
Councilmember
Micah Posner
Santa Cruz
Assemblymember
Nancy Skinner
Berkeley
Councilmember
Noel Gallo
Oakland
Mayor
Pedro Gonzalez
South San Francisco
Mayor Protempore
Robert Huitt
Pacific Grove
Assmeblymember
Roger Dickinson
Sacramento
Vice Mayor
Sam Storey
Capitola
Supervisor
Scott Wiener
San Francisco County
Councilmember
Stephany Aguilar
Scotts Valley
Councilmember
Susan Wengraf
Berkeley
Assemblymember
Tom Ammiano
San Francisco
Assemblymember, Majority Leader
Toni Atkins
San Diego
Councilmember
Tony Barrera
Salinas
Councilmember
Victoria Beach
Carmel-by-the-Sea
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