"Supporting the Preservation of Public Land in Rancho Palos Verdes for
General Public Use and Open Space"

Think again of all the meetings, the petitions, the walking, the lawsuits that went into creating the City of Rancho Palos Verdes! Do you remember that, under L.A. County, the area across from Golden Cove was going to have 12 condominiums per acre and the Ocean Trails area 25? The original Save Our Coastline spearheaded what was then a total Peninsula community effort. We did save our coastline by creating the City of RPV. The general plan we established helps protect us now from such environmentally unwise development.

One almost immediate accomplishment of RPV was the acquisition of the former Nike missile site from the federal government. It became our Civic Center and Point Vicente Park. In the ensuing years, little has been done to improve the Park. Now it is time to focus on what uses will be beneficial to all of us.

When we lost Marineland, that site, now known as Long Point, was purchased by a group who received approval for the development of a resort hotel and nine-hole golf course on the property. That approval is still in force for the new owners. However, the new owners want to add 32 not-yet-approved residences called villas which would displace the golf course from their own land. They would prefer to use our Point Vicente Park for most of their golf course.

SOC II was organized to prevent City approval of the proposal that our Park be included as part of the resort. The City has a good history of protecting open space. As each new development has taken place, RPV has required trails, habitat restoration and public access. We have even been willing to buy land for open space. We already own Point Vicente Park. Why would we even consider granting a concession for it to be used for private profit and for it to be utilized by only a privileged few?

It's time to rally the troops. Please join us.