Glossary and Web Links: Lower Ballona Watershed Agencies & Acronyms
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- BOS
- Board of Supervisors Los Angeles County http://bos.co.la.ca.us/
- CCC
- California Coastal Commission http://www.coastal.ca.gov/lcps.html
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Using the Brown Act to Request Public Information
http://www.thefirstamendment.org/Brown-Act-Brochure-DEC-03.pdf
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In 1954, President Roosevelt's River and Harbor Act, Public Law 780, funded the creation of a public small boat harbor, beach expansion, parks and bird sanctuary on 950 acres of what was Ballona Wetlands.
Federal matching funds allocated for the dredging and construction of the marina, were used, with the 1954 intent of creating a public marina for access to all at a reasonable cost. It's written in the public law.
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Listen to Grassroots Coalition President Patricia McPherson. Patricia was interviewed on KPFK 90.7 FM, on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 7:09 PM on the "Connect The Dots" program by Lila Garret.
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Millions of dollars were spent to dredge the channel,
widen beaches 450 feet for 5.5 miles, create a small craft harbor,
give access to fishing, swimming, recreation and wildlife for the people of LA.
US Public Law 780 requires reasonable rates with equal access for all.
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Oxford Lagoon Tree Cutting is underway. The natural bird habit is destroyed.
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You may use the information in this website for .... list of purposes
You may not use the information in this website for ... to sue us.
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Grassroots Coalition Announces -- California Coastal Commission Finds Playa Vista's Illegal Water Drainage Devices Are Destructive to Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Los Angeles
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Protecting Clean Potable Water is the Central Issue.
At some point in the not too distant future we will need to choose between FOSSIL FUELS and WATER for farming, drinking, cooking, bathing, flushing the toilet, putting out forest fires, etc. Who knows how many open, unlined pits there are or the amount of illegal dumping or pumping is being done?