Dear Friends, The veto of AB 1086 – Alameda Tesla Expansion Area by Governor Newsom’s was extremely disappointing on many levels. The Governor’s apparent support for the plan to expand Carnegie SVRA and open Tesla to damaging Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) recreation betrays the environmental protection principals he ran on. One only needs to look at Carnegie SVRA, which the OHMVR…
We are sorry to report that Governor Newsom vetoed AB 1086 (Bauer-Kahan) – Alameda Tesla Expansion Area. Here is the link to the Governor’s press release and veto message. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/10/11/governor-newsom-issues-legislative-update-10-11-19/. From the message, we have more work to raise awareness of decision makers that the OHMVR Division Plan supported by State Parks leadership to open Tesla to damaging OHV recreation…
Please help Tesla! Ask Governor Newsom to sign AB 1086 into law. Sample message: “Dear Governor Newsom – I urge you to sign AB 1086 into law because the Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area’s extraordinary biologic and cultural resources and the ecological integrity of its native landscape will be irreparably damaged by OHV recreation. OHV recreation can be located somewhere else on…
AB 1086 (Bauer-Kahan)-Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area bill was PASSED by the Legislature on September 13, 2019. The Tesla Preservation bill language from SB 767 was amended into AB 1086 and passed by both houses of the Legislature. AB 1086 now goes to the Governor’s desk. AB 1086 allows State Parks to determine that it is in the public interest to sell…
The last committee step for SB 767 in the Assembly is to get through the Appropriations Committee. By this Friday August 26, 2019, please contact the following Appropriations Committee Members and SB 767 Co-Sponsors to ask for their support and help to pass SB 767 through Appropriations. Call target Appropriations Committee members and 767 Co-sponsors at their Capitol Office. Ask…
The Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review (A&AR) Committee approved and passed SB 767 out of Committee on July 3, 2019. Next SB 767 will be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Thank you for your support! Watch for updates on next steps in the legislative process.