Fight sprawl by focusing on the city
Chair, Conservation Management Committee
Map makers help chapter
The Angeles Chapter Conservation Committee has recently set up a Geographic Information Systems Committee as one of its subcommittees. The purpose of the GIS Committee is to provide mapping and other GIS services to conservation entities. I am the chair.
Grab your ballot! 2006 Angeles Chapter Elections
Choosing capable leaders is one of the most important actions we take as Sierra Club members to make the Club a strong, effective organization. In the November issue of the Southern Sierran, you will find a ballot for choosing seven at-large members of the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee and for electing members of executive committees of regional groups at the local level. A pullout section (pages E1-E4) contains the candidates' statements. Please read this and vote. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 22.
Haven't received your ballot?
2006 Angeles Chapter Elections
If you are a member in good standing (dues current) and have not received your Southern Sierran and the enclosed Chapter ballot by November 17, call the Angeles Chapter office (213-387-4287) and ask for one to be mailed to you. Be prepared to give your name, address and Sierra Club membership number (shown on mailing labels of Sierra Club publications you receive).
Activists use surfing event to promote beach preservation
, Gail Prothero, and Brittany McKee
Immortalized in the 1963 song 'Surfin' USA' by the Beach Boys, Trestles Beach just south of San Clemente is known as one of the finest remaining natural surf breaks in the world. However, a proposed toll road extension could change all that.
News and Notes
Senior Chapter Director wanted
The Senior Chapter Director is the top staff management position in the Angeles Chapter. As such, is responsible for advising the Executive Committee and directing the staff in implementing all programs of the Angeles Chapter. Position reports directly to the Executive Committee through the Chapter Chair. Deferred giving and major gift fundraising are top priorities for this position. The Senior Chapter Director is responsible for managing all Chapter staff.
Forest plans fall short
and Juana Torres
Vote no on Proposition 73 Sierra Club also opposes propositions 75 and 76
Sierra Club California
The Sierra Club opposes Proposition 73, a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 special election.
Proposition 73 is an attempt to undermine a woman's right to choose. The Sierra Club is pro-choice because we believe in a woman's right to choose and to have family planning readily available to those who want and need it.
Former director authors book on life in Sierra Club
The Angeles Chapter will host a reception for former Sierra Club executive director Michael McCloskey at the Chapter Office on Wilshire Boulevard from 5 to 6 pm on Nov. 20, in honor of publication of his book In the Thick of It: My Life in the Sierra Club.
Forest campaign adds staff member
Our local forests have a powerful new advocate in Juana Torres, a Sierra Club regional organizer working exclusively on the Southern California Forests Campaign.
