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11
Jan
Sierra Club lawsuit over Oceano Dunes is thrown out
Reprinted from the San Luis Obispo Tribune, January 11, 2012
A California appeals court has rejected a request by the Sierra Club to ban dune buggy riding on a county-owned parcel in Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area.
Citing late Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, who said "wise adjudication has its own time for ripening," a state Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a San Luis Obispo Superior Court decision that it is too late to review a coastal development permit issued in 1982 that allows off-highway vehicles on a 584-acre, county-owned parcel, called the La Grande Tract, within the park.
07
Jan
South and Central District election results in
South District elects two new board members
Today Harry Baker, South District VP, announced that Linda Wucherpfennig is the new South District Secretary Treasurer, while Jesse May was elected to the Membership Chair position.
Harry would like to thank Val Henry and Erik Schreiner for their service to the district for the past two years.
Central District has one new board member
From Steve Egbert, Central District VP:
Robert Escalera was elected Seceratary Treasurer. Robert has served as Membership Chairman for the past two years. I thank him for that service, and look forward to working with him in his new position. I am sure he will do a great job.
Phil Moreno was elected Membership Chairman. Phil is a member of Lock and Low Four Wheel Drive of Visalia, the same club that Mark and I belong to, and is also a member of the Clovis Independent Four Wheelers and the River Rats Off Road Club. Phil continues the Lock and Low tradition of service to the association. Phil is a volunteer in the Sierra National Forest as an OHV Host and in 2010 had the most reported volunteer hour in that program. He also helps with adopt-a-trail on Bald Mountain with Clovis and Mirror Lake Trail with Lock and Low. Phil, along with his wife Angel, have volunteered the past two years at SEMA for the association. Phil has also helped with Molina, Convention and High Sierra Poker Run. Lastly Phil is an active member of the Tulare County Sheriff's Mechanized Search and Rescue team. Please join me in welcoming Phil to the board.
Dale Lamb was reelected as Individual Member Delegate, I thank him for continuing to represent the individual members of the district.
04
Jan
Molina registration now open
Event is May 11-13 at Hollister Hills, SVRA
The tank traps and mud pits are waiting for this year's Molina Ghost Run participants to come out for another great weekend of fun, friends and food. Our annual Molina event one of Cal4wheel's fundraisers, and includes three levels of runs on Saturday, camping for the weekend, a dinner on Saturday night, a great prize drawing, and really good wheeling.
Registration for the event is only $45 per vehicle, so you have no excuse to click here and register right now.
For more information about the event, visit this link
13
Dec
Direction change for Marines could be good news
The Associated Press published an article about the Post War Marines: smaller, less focused on land war.
I found the article interesting and informative. I have been following General Amos and read some of his past statements regarding his vision for the future of the Marines as that has a direct bearing on an issue that is important to me: expansion of 29 Palms Marine Base and Johnson Valley OHV Area.
16
Nov
Air board votes to cap dust at Oceano Dunes
Reprinted from the San Luis Obispo Tribune, November 16, 2011
After years of studies and negotiations over pollution coming off the Oceano Dunes, county air regulators took the first concrete action Wednesday to force the State Parks Department to reduce the amount of dust from the Dunes.
The county air pollution control board voted to move ahead with new regulations that could subject Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area to fines and other enforcement action if dust blowing off the park is not reduced in coming years.
