MLPA - Time to get to work!

[tylerdurden]

bump...

We thought this part of the process would be over by now . Let's keep on it.

[bellcon]

I am writing one fo sho


Maybe one of you (billy, tyler, etc.)
could pm me a sample letter
and I will change it for a personal touch
BWE needs a private mlpa thread...
or is there one?

[emrliquidlife]

Originally Posted by bellcon

I am writing one fo sho


Maybe one of you (billy, tyler, etc.)
could pm me a sample letter
and I will change it for a personal touch
BWE needs a private mlpa thread...
or is there one?

You guys know your Northern Brethern will do what they can. Please PM me any talking points, and I'll write my letter.

Ed

[PAL]

La Jolla Talking Points - We've mentioned these in public testimony, so there's nothing secret about it. For general support, DON'T FENCE ME IN!

General letter targets will be announced shortly.

1. Support Prop 2 for San Diego, where it meets all science guidelines and lessens economic impact. Captures the rare deep water rock and pinnacles at Del Mar. Other proposals fall short of SAT guidelines because they do not.

2. If the task force closes south La Jolla, enlarges the existing reserve and grows the SMCA proposed for the pier all the way up to Torrey Pines (BOOKENDS), there will be many negative impacts:

- Compaction will cause a threat to public safety. We'll have to share a tiny area with sportboats, private boats, commercial boats, free divers and kayakers. People will get hurt, most likely a free diver or kayaker.

- Small changes make big differences for kayak anglers. The paddle out from the Shores would go from 1/2 a mile to roughly 2/3 and take out roughly 20% of the east-west extent of the north kelp line. Novices would be pushed out from the shelter of Pt La Jolla out to more open water.

- The existing Scripps MPA boundaries are well known. The new bouys are well maintained and not prone to drifting. Boundary signs with maps are numerous.

- The bait-only SMCA proposed for the pier and north is not needed to meet science guidelines. The habitats that would be protected are represented elsewhere in the study region. It would have a big impact on the local surf-casting community, who would have virtually no fishable sandy beaches the length of La Jolla.

- South La Jolla is critically important to local commercial lobster and urchin and to the sportboat landings in Mission Bay. Remember, in years the current runs predominately uphill, south La Jolla grows in importance to us too. Besides, north Pt Loma is more suitable as it offers the most persistent kelp forest in Southern California. When there's no kelp in LJ, its still hanging on at north Pt Loma. The economic and access hits are much lighter.

These should get you going.

[C. Cary]

put me on the roll call.

Chris

[steveooo]

Paul,
Thanks for all your hard work in this. Myself included, there are lots of guys on this board that aren't necessarily from SD. I'm assuming that its ok for us to send the letter to the SD politicians, or is it more effective for us to write the letter to the politicians closer to our home turf? (OC for me) I saw this on a few other boards, for different areas. I know lots of guys check several of the boards. Again, if we can write a letter about each specific area, and send them to the repective politicians, should we do that as well? Also, in regard to the letter we send to you for the BRTF, do you want a hard copy? If yes, where can we send it? If not, what e-mail can we send it to?

Sorry for all the questions. Again, thanks for all your work

[PAL]

Myself included, there are lots of guys on this board that aren't necessarily from SD. I'm assuming that its ok for us to send the letter to the SD politicians, or is it more effective for us to write the letter to the politicians closer to our home turf? (OC for me) I saw this on a few other boards, for different areas. I know lots of guys check several of the boards. Again, if we can write a letter about each specific area, and send them to the repective politicians, should we do that as well? Also, in regard to the letter we send to you for the BRTF, do you want a hard copy? If yes, where can we send it? If not, what e-mail can we send it to?

Please start with a letter addressed to the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force. Select an area near your home in the cross-hairs and comment. Those would be La Jolla, Pt Dume at Malibu, and Long Pt at Catalina. Send it to me via PM or PM me and I'll give you my email address.

Next, think about writing a beach city that will lose $$$ if a closure comes to call. Here's a list of the cities that have already taken a position. You don't need to target them unless you want to hold their feet to the fire.

Cities and Public Officials Supporting G2*

City of Dana Point
City of Oceanside
Los Angeles Supervisor Don Knabe
City of Hermosa Beach
City of Torrance
City of Santa Barbara
City of Ventura
City of Oxnard
City of Huntington Beach
City of Manhattan Beach
City of San Clemente

Cities and Public Officials Opposing MLPA Generally*
City of Redondo Beach (City Council voted unanimously to take a position against the MLPA)

Cities and Public Officials Opposing Current Implementation of MLPA*
City of Newport Beach
City of Oceanside
Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro
City of Fort Bragg
Fish and Game Commissioner Jim Kellogg
Fish and Game Commissioner Dan Richards

ROLL CALL FOR LETTER WRITING / LOBBYING
1. PAL
2. Billy V
3. Tyler
4. Chris Fierro
5. Afishinado
6. Bellcon
7. emrliquidlife
8. C Cary
9. Steveooo
10. YOUR NAME HERE

[yakrider]

you know I'm in!