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[Byron Leydecker]

Laird receives appointment from Gov. Brown as Secretary for Natural
Resources


 
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Laird%20receives%20appointment%20from%20Gov.%20Brown%20as%20Secretary%20for%
20Natural%20Resources> By Kurtis Alexander - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Posted: 01/05/2011 12:46:02 PM PST



Former Santa Cruz legislator John Laird on Wednesday was officially
appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown California Secretary for Natural Resources, a
post that oversees more than two dozen environmental agencies and
commissions from state parks to water resources. 

Laird, 60, declined to discuss specific policy matters before convening with
the new governor. But he says he looks forward to bringing his record of
environmental activism as a three-term assemblyman and two-term Santa Cruz
mayor to the position. 

"I'm incredibly honored to be selected and look forward to the hard work
that comes with the job," said Laird, a Democrat. "I care about the future
of parks and the future of water and the future of fish and game protection
and marine protection, and they're all right here." 

The Natural Resources post will put Laird at the center of such hot-button
issues as water shortages in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, funding for
state parks, fire management and coastal protection. 

This position requires Senate confirmation. The pay is $175,000 annually.

 

Byron Leydecker, JcT

Chair, Friends of Trinity River

PO Box 2327

Mill Valley, CA 94942-2327

415 383 4810 land

415 519 4810 mobile

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