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    1st District California Assembly candidate Karen Brooks announces her stance against the MLPA - Times-Standard Online

    6/18/10 3:20 PM

    1st District California Jennifer Savage, the North Coast program


    Assembly candidate coordinator for the Ocean Conservancy, an
    environmental group supporting the MLPA process,
    Karen Brooks announces said she attended Brooks' event and thought Brooks'
    comments didn't reflect the work that's been done in
    her stance against the the MLPA process.

    MLPA Savage said the process has been responsive to the


    North Coast's concerns and that there were
    Donna Tam/The Times-Standard concessions made so groups could come to a
    consensus.
    Posted: 06/17/2010 01:15:19 AM PDT
    There's a number of ways that the MLPA has
    State Assembly candidate Karen Brooks announced
    Wednesday that she wants to be a voice for those adapted to the North Coast, she said, adding that
    opposed to the Marine Life Protection Act. Brooks' comment was disheartening.

    The Humboldt County resident running for Brooks said she has heard from residents that they
    California State Assembly, District 1, made her were dissatisfied with the results of the previous
    stance known at a press conference Wednesday MLPA discussions.
    afternoon at the Woodley Island Marina, calling for
    the repeal of the MLPA. They were led to believe that the process would be
    fishing friendly and it isn't, she said.
    Surrounded by supporters, Brooks said she wants to
    be the voice of the people, since the current Donna Tam can be reached at 441-0532 or
    government is not listening. dtam@times-standard.com.

    The people standing behind me can attest to the


    fault that their voices and concerns have not been
    heard, she said.

    Brooks said that people are concerned with how


    devastating the MLPA is to the county's economy
    and quality of life. She also said that recreational
    fisherman and tribal groups have not had their
    concerns included in the MLPA discussion. Brooks
    encouraged residents to contact their
    representatives and let them know that Humboldt
    County residents are unhappy with the results.

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