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FOR RELEASE: Immediate CONTACT:   Sabine Schlosser (310) 440-7438

Kathy Knight (310) 613-1175

SIERRA CLUB ENDORSES BLOOM, FEINSTEIN

AND GENSER FOR SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL

Santa Monica, Calif., October 25, 2004. The Sierra Club has endorsed Mayor Richard Bloom and city council members Michael Feinstein and Ken Genser for re-election to the Santa Monica City Council.

"We endorsed these three incumbents because they have a proven voting record, on the city council, of support for the environment.   They have voted for expansion of current city parks, as well as to acquire new park land,” stated Sabine Schlosser, a member of the Sierra Club's Angeles Chapter and a Santa Monica resident.

Kathy Knight, Chair of the Sierra Club's Airport Marina group and also a Santa Monica resident, added: "We are pleased with the candidates’ long-time support for preserving the Ballona wetlands ecosystem which drains into and helps sustain Santa Monica Bay.  The wetlands also provide much-needed open space in the densely populated westside coastal corridor that includes Santa Monica."

The Sierra Club, a national organization with more than 700,000 members, is committed to leaving our children a living legacy of clean air, clean water, and natural grandeur. The club’s Angeles Chapter, representing Los Angeles and Orange counties, includes more than 56,000 members. Information on the chapter is available at www.angeles.sierraclub.org

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