For Immediate Release: 9 October 2014
Media Contact: Tom Eisenhauer, thomas.eisenhauer@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters (LALCV), the nearly 40-year-old local pro-environment organization, today announced its support for Proposition P – the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Gang Prevention, Youth and Senior Recreation, Beaches and Wildlife Protection Measure – in the November 4 elections.
“Proposition P is critical to local priorities touching every community across L.A. County – from upgrading neighborhood parks and recreation centers, to protecting local drinking water, to continuing vital after-school programs that prevent crime and drug use,” said LALCV President Tom Eisenhauer. “Whether you’re 18, 81 or anywhere in-between, something you care about depends on Proposition P passing this November.”
Proposition P would prevent the expiration next year of the extraordinarily successful Proposition A that voters approved in 1992 to provide vital funding for local priorities shortchanged by state and federal cutbacks. It would be used for local parks, beaches and natural areas; safe and reliable local drinking water; recreation and senior centers; cultural facilities like zoos, aquariums and museums; and essential after-school, gang-prevention, drug-prevention and job-training services.
In a bipartisan vote, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors placed Proposition P on the November 4th. And it has broad support, including from L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, AARP California, People for Parks, The Trust for Public Land, Northeast Trees, the Los Angeles County Neighborhood Initiative, and Trust South Los Angeles. For more information – and to support the campaign for Proposition P – please visit www.ProtectParksAndWater.com.
About the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
Founded in 1976, the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters (LALCV) is dedicated to electing local leadership throughout Los Angeles County to preserve, protect and enhance the environment. LALCV has helped elect more than 100 pro-environment officials throughout the county. LALCV endorsements are determined by its all-volunteer Board, which is composed of Los Angeles County residents committed to advancing environmental priorities.
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