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Chapter candidates present themselves
September 30, 2004
Chapter Elections Committee Chair There will be three candidate forums this month for Club members to meet and talk with candidates for four at-large seats on the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee. Forums are scheduled for: Wednesday, Oct. 6, Long...
L.A. proposal to increase affordable housing stirs questions about growth
September 30, 2004
In April, Los Angeles City Council members Ed Reyes and Eric Garcetti unveiled a proposal to require that a portion of all new homes and apartments built in the city be made affordable to working people. The proposal, known as inclusionary zoning,...
News and Notes
September 30, 2004
ExComm Meeting The Angeles Chapter Executive Committee will meet Sunday, Oct. 24, 1pm, in the Chapter office conference room. Weekend Parking Corrected Parking inside the Equitable Plaza Building on weekends and holidays is restricted to holders of...
Organic: Good for you, good for the planet
September 30, 2004
, M.D. National Sustainable Consumption Committee When you choose organically grown food, you protect your health, the health of wild animals and the health of our waterways. Organic food is food that is grown without the use of insecticides,...
Poll workers can help keep elections fair
September 30, 2004
The total votes cast in a precinct may not seem like much: 350-800 people. But the cliché 'every vote counts' is true. In November 2003, a Culver City school board race ended in a tie. (The winner was chosen by drawing colored marbles from a...
Road trip!
September 30, 2004
Sierra Club Regional Representative Sierra Club volunteer bringing information to Reno voter. Photo by Eric Wesselman As many of you likely know by now, this year's presidential election is going to be decided by just a handful of swing states...
What have you done for Planet Earth lately?
September 30, 2004
I recently opened up the tank in my toilet and put in three filled, 1-liter plastic bottles. This cuts down on the amount of water that is filled up in the tank and subsequently used for each flush. I noticed no difference whatsoever in the flush,...
Club urges conservation easements in Owens Valley
August 31, 2004
For nearly 100 years the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has owned 320,000 acres in Eastern Sierra and the Owens Valley. These lands range from Mono Lake to Owens Dry Lake and contain over 20,000 acres of wetlands, 565 miles of year-round...
Return to Costa Rica
August 31, 2004
Back by popular demand: After a hugely successful trip this year, the Angeles Chapter is sponsoring a second trip to Costa Rica in 2005. I was privileged to be a trip leader on the 2004 adventure, and can say this was one of the most memorable,...
Chapter candidates present themselves
August 31, 2004
Chapter Elections Committee Chair Five candidate forums in September and October will allow Club members to meet and talk with the candidates running for four at-large seats on the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee. The candidates will outline...
