The following headlines are from stories reported in various headlines around the state. Click on any link to read the article.
November 30: Union Democrat: Movie train No. 3 to make cameo Sat. Rain or shine, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park's Sierra No. California State Parks Foundation and the California Department of Parks and
December 3: U-T San Diego: Re-enactors stage Battle of San Pasqual California State Parks and the San Pasqual Battlefield Volunteer Association presented a reenactment day at the San Pasqual Battlefield State
December 4: Ventura County Star: Unique Raffle Announced to Benefit Friends of Channel Coast State
There is also a second-place prize being offered; it is a private tour of one of the California State Parks in the Channel Coast District with
December 4: Corona del Mar Today: Crystal Cove Park Adds Parking Pay Stations As Coastal
New automatic pay stations in Crystal Cove State Park let visitors choose to pay by the hour instead of a flat day-rate — but the California
December 5: Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints: Collaboration helps Tejon Ranch reach conservation
Tejon Ranch, the largest private landholding in California, is a vast ranch highlands and, if feasible, eventually a new California state park.
December 5: Los Angeles Times:Mountain lions killed near homes in Half Moon Bay
They may have roamed there from a nearby state park. Burleigh Murray Ranch State Park has a thriving mountain lion population and it's not
December 6: Marinscope Community Newspapers: Divided by water, united through story
Camp Reynolds at Angel Island State Park was established by the California State Parks and Angel Island Conservancy have set their sights
December 5: San Jose Mercury News:The perilous 1928 mission to deliver the Mount Diablo beacon
MOUNT DIABLO -- Jesse White saw clouds forming on that winter day in 1928, but he couldn't have imagined the danger ahead while
December 6: Lorinda Patch.com:Pearl Harbor Survivors Will Light Up Mount Diablo Beacon
Save Mount Diablo has received permission from the governor's office to raise money and provide volunteers to fix the historic light, which was initially lit by aviator Charles Lindbergh in 1928. Related Topics: mount diablo beacon, mount diablo pearl harbor
December 6: Pleasanton Weekly: Mt. Diablo beacon to be lit tomorrow, the anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
The beacon was originally built in 1928 to encourage commercial aviation by aiding night flights, said Ron Brown, executive director of the nonprofit Save Mount Diablo, which co-sponsors the annual event. The beacon was turned off in 1941 after the attacks
December 6: Los Angeles Times: Stinky whale carcass in Malibu may be towed to sea
A 40-foot whale that washed ashore a Malibu beach monday. Credit: KTLA Authorities will attempt to remove a 40-foot whale carcass rotting
December 7: Mail Tribune: A change of pace among the redwoods At about nine miles from Highway 101 is Alfred Loeb State Park, and less slopes uncharacteristic of California redwood habitat to the south.
December 7: Examiner.com:40000-pound, 40-foot whale carcass found washed up on California Several agencies, including California State Parks, the City of Malibu and the county lifeguards, were working together to come up with a plan
December 7: Merced Sun-Star: Variety colors Columbia's Christmas events
December 7: San Francisco Chronicle: Beacon spotlights Pearl Harbor ceremony Volunteers arrive to prepare the historic beacon for its annual lighting ceremony on Dec. 7 on the summit at Mount Diablo State Park.
December 8: Tahoe Daily Tribune:Nev., Calif. take another look at state park management in basin Agencies in Nevada and California are looking to update management policies of state parks and trails, changes that could eventually increase
December 9: Fresno Bee: Proposed Fresno zoo exhibit faces questions Fresno Chaffee Zoo officials thought their $40 million Africa exhibit was on a faster track after state officials told them the project apparently
December 10: 89.3 KPCC: Private firm tows rotting Malibu whale carcass out to sea Earlier in the week, the City of Malibu, L.A. county lifeguards, and California State Parks politely pointed fingers at each other as resident .
December 10: Good Times: Wilder Ranch State Park Wilder Ranch State Park urban gleaning effort grows It's impossible to gauge the exact amount of fruit and vegetables that go to waste every year in California,
December 10: Times-Standard:Missing hikers found safe On 12-09-2012, approximately 6:15 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a call for assistance from California State Parks .
December 10: Petside:Killing of Half Moon Bay Mountain Lion Cubs Outrages that cost the lives of two mountain lion cub siblings at Half Moon Bay, California. The State Park connects to the Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve and the San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge.
December 11: San Jose Mercury News:CBS Local Hundreds of squid wash onto Santa Cruz area beaches APTOS -- California Department of Fish and Game scientists are State Parks officials said they were just advised of the issue Monday and
December 12: Colusa County Sun Herald: Boat ramp still on - "There is no doubt that is further (away) than the city would like," said Mayor Tom Reische, who recently met with California State Parks officials
December 12: KSBY San Luis Obispo News:Panga boat spotted near Gaviota State Beach - Officials tell us the boat, or boats, were spotted west of Gaviota State Beach near Hollister Ranch. The U.S. Coast Guard, California State Parks,
December 12: Fresno Bee: San Luis Obispo Tribune Elderly man arrested as suspect in wife's killing - California State - Retired firefighter George Leigh Taylor was arrested after Montana de Oro State Park rangers found him in his car near a beach known as
December 12: Los Angeles Times: Orange County toll roads under review by California - In addition to being reviewed by the California Debt and Investment to extend the Foothill-Eastern corridor through San Onofre State Park.
December 12: NBC Southern California: King Tides Forecast This Week | NBC Southern California - The California King Tides Initiative sites a report released earlier this State Park, Andrew Molera Beach, Garrapata Beach, Pfeiffer Beach.
December 13: Sacramento Bee: Fresh Tracks: China Camp State Park's single track
Friends of China Camp keep Bay Area’s overlooked gem of a park open for wide variety of uses.
December 14: Fresno Bee: Report: Man failed to kill self in couple's pact
Late Monday night, a ranger at the seaside Montana de Oro State Park on California's Central Coast stopped Taylor in his Toyota Corolla and
December 16: OregonLive.com:Anza-Borego Desert State Park largest in California park system
Many people considered Anza-Borego Desert State Park to be the equal to the Golden State's two desert national parks, Death Valley and
December 16: Scouting Magazine: Explore coastal California's Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Trail Guide Humboldt Redwoods State Park Why Go: This 53,000-acre state park in the Eel River Basin of northern California protects magnificent coastal
December 17: Redwood Times: Stockton recalls 50 years with state park
"Carl Anderson was the park superintendent who hired me," said The California state governor at the time (Edmund "Pat" Brown, Sr., father of
December 17: FireEngineering.com:Burning-rocks victim calls her recovery amazing
Officials from other involved agencies, including OC Public Heath, California State Parks and San Diego County Public Health, have not
December 17: Good Times: Wilder Ranch State Park
Wilder Ranch State Park . gauge the exact amount of fruit and vegetables that go to waste every year in California, but a 2010 University of Southern California
December 18: Fresno Bee: Man shot by San Diego-area park ranger arraigned
Man shot by San Diego-area park ranger arraigned rangers with the machete at a homeless camp at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.
December 18: MalibuPatch.com:Opponents Question End Result of Malibu Lagoon Project
Craig Sap of California State Parks said there is no controversy over the recent work, which is part of planned maintenance. "They are pulling out sand bags.
December 18: U-T San Diego: Man shot by Torrey Pines park ranger arraigned
The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. when a California State Parks ranger came across a small homeless encampment off the Broken Hill
Dec. 19: Malibu Patch.Com: EPA Unveils Pollution Reduction Plan for Malibu Creek, Lagoon
Officials from the California State Parks Angeles District are already in the process of reviewing the draft plan document.
December 19: News10.net:California State Parks department overpaid 200 employees, review
A state review finds that more than 200 state employees were overpaid more than $500,000 by managers who
December 19: Sacramento Bee: The Public Eye: New parks problem found
December 19: The Union of Grass Valley :State parks dept. charged with financial misdeeds
About 200 employees of the California Parks Department were overpaid by a total amount of approximately $500,000 from July 2009 through July 2012, according to a report issued by the California State Controller's office on Tuesday. State Controller John
December 19: Santa Rosa Press Democrat :Controller finds more problems in California parks department
Controller finds more problems in California parks department. Retired Marine Corp Maj. Gen. Anthony Jackson smiles as he takes a reporters question after he was sworn in as the new director of the California State Parks in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov.
December 19: Los Angeles Times: Controller finds more accounting problems in parks payroll
A review of the scandal-plagued California parks department found that managers were circumventing payroll policies and boosting employee salaries, according to the state controller's office on Tuesday. "The deliberate disregard for internal controls along
December 19: KTXL: Controller: Parks and Recreation Dept. Deliberately Disregarded Policies
Following an investigation by the Sacramento Bee, it came to light that the California Department of Parks and Recreation failed to disclose millions of dollars for more than a decade. Investigations found that the department failed to report to the Department of Finance about $20 million in the State Parks and Recreation Funds and another $34 million in the Off-Highway Vehicle Fund. As a result of the investigation, Governor Brown accepted the resignation of then-Parks Director Ruth Coleman, and directed the
December 19: Sierra Sun Times: California State Controller John Chiang's Review of the Department of Parks and
State Controller John Chiang today said a review of the California Department of Parks and Recreation's (DPR) payroll process revealed managers and employees violated state policies and keyed in payroll without
December 19: MalibuPatch.com:Decades Old Malibu Beach Esplanade Project Re-emerges
The Malibu Parks and Recreation Commission is exploring the Malibu Esplanade Project, In 2009, California State Parks won the Los Angeles Conservancy
December 20: Santa Maria Times: Proclamations piling up for Andy Zilke
The proclamations keep piling up for Andy Zilke, who is retiring after nearly 40 years with the California State Parks Department, the last 13
December 20: San Jose Mercury News:State commits matching funds to operate Henry W. Coe State Park
Consider it a fiscal olive branch being extended by the state following the discovery of hidden millions for parks last summer: Henry W. Coe
Dec. 20: Malibu Patch.Com: LETTER: California State Parks Official Responds to Lagoon Rumors
Craig Sap, superintendent for the California State Parks Angeles District, provides an explanation for issues that opponents to the Malibu Lagoon Project have raised
Dec. 20: Willits News: President Obama plans to expand national marine sanctuaries up Sonoma and Mendocino coast
In a move to ban oil drilling along more than 50 miles of Northern California coast, the Obama administration announced plans Thursday to expand two Northern California marine sanctuaries
Dec.21: Sacramento Bee: Meteorite fragments found in El Dorado County excite scientists
The meteorite fragments that crashed down in El Dorado County in April contain some of the best-preserved elements from the dawn of the solar system
Dec. 21: Mendocino Beacon: MHRB decision upheld
The board of supervisors ruled unanimously to uphold the decision by MHRB to place signs for pay stations
December 22: Audit: Poor management at California Department of Parks and RecreationAssociated Press, December 22
December 22: Sierra Sun Times, Henry W. Coe Park Supporters Return with New Matching Fund Agreement to Keep Park Open, First Under AB 1478
December 22: Sacramento Bee, Latest California state parks audit finds more mystery money
Sacramento Bee, December 22
December 22: San Jose Mercury News (via Huffington Post), California Parks Department Has More Budget Discrepancies, Audit Finds
December 23: The General’s mission for California state parks
December 24: Malibu Times, State parks finds more hidden money
December 25: Malibu Patch, Malibu Lagoon Project Falls Behind Schedule
December 27: Napa Valley Register: A volunteer victory at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
When the ax fell on the California state parks budget in 2011 requiring major slashes in staffing, it left Jones as the only state parks ranger to ...
December 27: San Francisco Chronicle: Snow conditions bring fun, danger
California State Parks operates 18 designated Sno-Park areas. Daily permits are $5 per vehicle, which are not available on site and are best ...
December 27: Gilroy Dispatch: Henry Coe advocates renew deal to keep park open
Henry Coe advocates renew deal to keep park open ... in the parks finance department – California's second largest state park, Henry Coe, will ...
December 28: Whittier Daily News:Great-granddaughter of Pio Pico dies at Baldwin Park home
BALDWIN PARK - There's an extensive lineage linking generations of descendents to Pio Pico, the last California governor under Mexican rule. ... mansion at Pio Pico State Park, said her daughter Bonnie Landeros.
December 28: Huffington Post: Angel Island State Park Headed For Multi-Million Dollar Overhaul
Angel Island, a beautiful state park perched in the middle of the San ... released earlier this year by the California Department of Parks and ...
December 30: Santa Rosa Press Democrat: County pushes back against state's plan for user fees at beaches
County pushes back against state's plan for user fees at beaches ... Sonoma County charges day- use fees at several beach parks and access ...
December 31: Cal Coast News:California still withholding state parks funds
California will not return money directly to nonprofits that provided funding for state parks threatened by budget cuts without knowledge of a $54
December 30: Sacramento Bee: Law's fine print limits nonprofits' access to grants for California state ...
The grand act of atonement that state leaders signed into law to correct a financial scandal at the California parks department may not turn out ...
December 31: Contra Costa Times: State Parks joins national First Day Hikes movement, urges hiking ...
A group of hikers set out recently in Big Basin State Park where they will offer guided hikes Tuesday as part of First Day Hikes--a national ...
December 31: Napa Valley Register: Bale Grist Mill to lobby for right to sell its flour
Jim Annis of the California State Parks department adds wheat to the hopper to be ground into ...
