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LATE BREAKING NEWS ON JUNE 24, 1994: A temporary restraining order has
been issued and BFI has stopped its planned weekend clearcutting.  A court
hearing is scheduled for Monday.  Calls this weekend are crucial.

June 21, 1994

For Immediate Release:

SUNSHINE CANYON URGENT ALERT

Sunshine Canyon, the last undisturbed hardwood forest ecosystem in
Southern California is about to be razed to make room for a landfill
possibly as early as next week.  The forest, located at the bottom of the
canyon, contains 8000 protected California Live Oak--some 300- 500 years
old.  1000 are red tagged for removal as soon as the Los Angeles County
Planning Commission gives the green light. 

A Planning Commission permit compliance meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
June 23 at 1 p.m. in the Hall of Records Building.  During the meeting,
the planning commissioners will report on their review of Browning- Ferris
Industries' (BFI) permit applications for compliance with requirements and
regulations governing the expansion of the Sunshine Canyon landfill
project. 

Three community organizations and several environmental groups are
lobbying the city council to become party in two lawsuits against the
landfill.  City involvement in the lawsuits allows the petitioners to
secure a temporary restraining order (TRO) without posting a $100,000 bond
required of private citizens.  A TRO prevents BFI from removing the trees
until all legal issues can be ruled upon by the courts. 

A recent suit filed by the North Valley Coalition claims that the landfill
is too close to an active earthquake fault to meet federal regulations. 
The next hearing in the environmental justice suit filed by members of the
Latino community directly impacted by the project is scheduled for July 8. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL TERRY DU SOLEIL (213)487- 6650. 

If you'd like to share your feelings with L.A. County Supervisors, here
are their phone numbers: 

Gloria Molina			213/974-4111
Yvonne Brathwalte Burke		213/974-2222
Edmund Edelman *		213/974-3333
Deane Dana			213/974-4444
Mike Antonovich *		213/974-5555.

If you'd like to call City Council members, you can get their numbers by
calling City Hall at 213/485-2121.  Or you can fax them at the following
numbers: 

Mike Hernandez			213/485-8907
Joel Wachs			213/680-7895
Laura Chick			213/485-8988
John Ferraro			213/624-7819
Zev Yaroslavsy			213/687-7406
Ruth Gallanter			213/237-0549
Richard Alarcon			213/485-7761
Mark Ridley-Thomas		213/485-7683
Rita Walters			213/485-8990
Nate Holden			213/485-9829
Marvin Braude			213/237-0637
Hal Bernson **			213/237-0638
Jackie Goldberg			213/613-0819
Richard Alatorre		213/237-0680
Rudy Svorinich			213/626-5431

* Sunshine Canyon is in Edelman's and Antonivich's 
districts.

** Sunshine Canyon is in Bernson's district.