Council Member Kevin De Leon,

I’m writing to register my voice against South Pasadena’s plan to seize San Pascual parkland and cut down 136 of 166 trees, including protected trees. These trees are essential to Los Angeles ecosystem and especially that of San Pascual, of which I’m a resident of this area in Highland Park.

It’s with incredible hypocrisy and privilege that South Pasadena would devise a plan, all for a golf course. It’s absolutely unacceptable. South Pasadena, the City of Trees, that highly regulates the cutting of ANY tree in their city has the gall to make such a demand of San Pascual. 

The people who should have guardianship of this land are the original peoples, the Kizh tribe should be the tenders of this land.

I say no to this atrocious plan by the City of South Pasadena and favor the Indigenous Peoples guardianship of the trees and area.

This parkland benefits us residents of the City of Los Angeles and our trees and parkland are precious and add to our quality of life, which seems to be a factor the privileged City of South Pasadena could care less about. And all for a golf course? Just preposterous.

I oppose this plan. I ask that you stand up for the residents of San Pascual/Garvanza/Highland Park, LA, and oppose it.

Footnote: Neighbors have gotten together to oppose this land grab. The website for the Save San Pascual Park group:
https://historicgarvanzacoalition.com/projects/save-san-pascual-park/