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From: Jeanette Vosburg <saveballona@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 9:46 AM
Subject: FINAL _ RESPONSE TO DENNIS LOYA / ANGELES EXCOM
To: Joe Young <thehikerjoe@gmail.com>, Patricia McPherson <patriciamcpherson1@verizon.net>, Kathy Knight <kathyknight66@gmail.com>, Miriam Faugno <mfaugnos@gmail.com>, Leslie Purcell <lesliepurcell@gmail.com>, Frankel Rex <rexfrankel@yahoo.com>, Richard Harmel <rharmel@mac.com>
From: Dennis (The Bear) Loya <dennisloya@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, April 9, 2021 4:55 PM
To: Joe Young
Cc: Morgan Goodwin; Kathy Knight; patricia mc pherson; Jeanette Vosburg; Leslie Purcell; Richard Harmel
Subject: Re: Response to Dennis Loya request for comments
Cell: (949) 394-9299
Angeles Chapter Chairman
dennis@dennisloya.com
www.dennisloya.com
Hi Dennis and Morgan,Attached as pdf files is the Airport Marina Group response to your request for comments.We look forward to the next steps in this process of two Chapter organizations working together (hopefully) to find a united front in dealing with the numerous issues of the Ballona Wetlands.The first two pages deal with getting to an agreement - via facilitation.The third page is supplemental information.Have a pleasant weekend.Joe YoungChair, Airport Marina Group3 PAGE RESPONSE TO DENNIS LOYA'S REQUEST
AMG SNIPETS OF HISTORY 1989-2021 (ATTACHMENT 1)
1989-1990 Wetlands 90 [Airport Marina Group - 2021]
Actress Patricia McPherson Celebrity Sponsor and Co-Star In Knight Rider as Bonnie Barstow turns out 10 thousand people to weekend Ballona Wetlands events. LAUSD became a Co-Sponsor. Patricia hired
Marcia Hanscom, Public Relations to promote Wetlands 90. Together they introduced thousands of students, parents and outdoor enthusiasts to Ballona.
History of Patterns and Practices
2002 Plantiffs Marcia Hanscom, Wetland Action Network (WAN), Ballona Wetlands Land Trust (BWLT) and Sierra Club filed a CEQA and Coastal Act Lawsuit against Playa Capital and California Coastal Commission with Sierra Club funding. The entities agreed to share the legal fees. BWLT paid their share and WAN reneged on their share. As a result the Sierra Club agreed not to pursued an appeal in exchange for Playa Capital paying all legal fees.
2007-2009 Penny Elia asserted in an email dated February 7, 2009 the following:
Marcia Hanscom , CLEAN [Coastal Law Enforcement Action Network] (CLEAN) request a Sierra Club Grant for $6500 grant that was paid in full to Marcia Hanscom in April 2007. The lawsuit was never filed. Marcia never returned the money. “Marcia came in and tried to put together a private settlement behind our [Sierra Club Hobo Aliso] Task Force’s back.”2016-2017 Steve Wicke, Angeles Chapter Conservation Committee Chair repeatedly asked Marcia Hanscom to submit written Annual Reports for Ballona Wetland Restoration Committee. Marcia NEVER complied.
2019 Letter from Angelica Gonzales, August 2, 2019
“It is quite evident that the lack of effort to form a team around Ballona is not differing Campaign strategies/goals, it is a Power grab and a failure to be willing to cooperate as "One Sierra Club" for the sake of preserving the Wetlands. The Ballona Wetlands [Restoration] Committee demonstrated that it is stuck in the past and not willing to move forward.”MOST POPULAR YOUTUBE CHANNEL VIDEOS RE BALLONA by JEANETTE VOSBURG – SAVEBALLONA
2018 Sierra Club – Patricia McPherson – Water Board VISITS 17,139
https://youtu.be/-y_bcFyP7AE2018 California Coastal Commission (CCC) Pat McPherson – Burning Questions VISITS 5,982
https://youtu.be/HQXPDwX4sJA2001-3 Greed, Gridlock and Gas: The Playa Vista Story VISITS 2,906
https://youtu.be/TkhYQfAd8D02018 P McPherson Sierra Club AMG Presentation – Saltwater Intrusion VISITS 2,584
https://youtu.be/mxEjUVQSs3A2019 CCC Oxnard Ballona Wetland Public Comment Pat McPherson VISITS 1,379
https://youtu.be/fUJfuVrkzMg2012 Implications Ballona Wetlands Restoration, Dr. Travis Longcore VISITS 1,379
https://youtu.be/1viLaZaVhQYLink to SaveBallona Channel – Over 350 YouTubes – including Watershed Fly-Overs
Other presenters include Dr. Margot Griswold, Restoration Ecologist; Cindy Hardin, LA Audubon Society; John Tommy Rosas, Tongva Nation Litigator; Walter Lamb, Ballona Wetlands Land Trust; David McNeill, Baldwin Hills Conservancy; Jill Stewart, Journalist; etc.
https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCky4QyRCupW50bIZTVuY6Vw/videos/upload?o=U&filter=%5B%5D&sort=%7B%22columnType%22%3A%22views%22%2C%22sortOrder%22%3A%22DESCENDING%22%7D [Airport Marina Group - 2021]
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