A LOCAL NON-PROFIT PAID FOR SIGNS TO ENCOURAGE BEACH CLEANUP ON TWIN LAKES AND SEABRIGHT BEACHES. MORE THAN 10,000 DOLLARS WENT TOWARDS THE SIGNS, AFTER THE NON-PROFIT THOUGHT THE STATE COULDN’T AFFORD IT ALTHOUGH THE STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT WAS SITTING ON 54 MILLION DOLLARS. THE IDEA WAS TO MAKE PEOPLE CLEAN UP AFTER THEMSELVES IN RESPONSE TO STATE PARKS SAYING IT WOULD SHUT PARKS DOWN.
Seventy of the 250 parks across the state were slated to close because of budget cuts. Since the potential closure, all but one park in southern California was saved with the help of donations from private groups, local cities and counties, and in some cases, rangers from the National Park Service.
