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Montebello E-News

 March 15, 2009

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings.
Walter Lippman

 1.  Announcements

2.  The Smoking Gun

3. About Montebello E-News and “My Montebello”  

The following two items were forwarded to me by a Montebello resident.

Dear Friend,

Some of California's best wild places are threatened every day by off-road vehicle abuse and development proposals such as mining and military expansion.

We need your help to defend these special desert places.

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein is considering sponsoring a bill to protect new wilderness in the California desert... but opposition is mounting.

Contact Senator Feinstein today and tell her she has your support for new wilderness legislation.

We must protect these scenic desert wildlands now, before they become too degraded to qualify for wilderness protection laws.

Please urge Senator Dianne Feinstein to sponsor new desert wilderness legislation before it's too late.

We can't wait. Californians want Senator Feinstein to lead the way by putting desert wilderness protection in place this year. Areas that need protection include the Cady Mountains, Avawatz Mountains, Soda Mountains, Slate Range, as well as important additions to Malpais Mesa, Golden Valley, Palo Verde and Indian Pass Wildernesses.

Click here to send a message: http://action.sierraclub.org/ca_desert_wilderness

Thank you for protecting the desert!

Sincerely,

Barbara Boyle, Senior Regional Representative, California/Nevada, Sierra Club

PS- Senator Feinstein says she wants to protect desert wilderness, but there are many issues competing for her attention. Please let our Senator know that Californians support a wilderness bill and it is needed now by taking this urgent action today.

If you would like to see what parties in interest are saying about the development of the Montebello Hills—the dialogue is entertaining—follow this hyperlink:

http://www.topix.net/forum/source/san-gabriel-valley-tribune/TAD5KJDES8PIV6CMI

The two announcements above brought something to mind which was discussed in an E-NEWS essay, namely, the significance of involving more people in decision-making.  Note that the Sierra Club representative said that there were “many issues competing” for Senator Feinstein’s attention.  Needed legislation, whatever it might be, bottlenecks in government because there is too much for legislators to do.  Remember how long it took to pass a state budget here in California?