REGIONAL â The latest legislative attempt to preserve the 3,100-acre Tesla Park site near Livermore from use as an off-road vehicle park has moved forward in the California Assembly.
Lawmakers on the Assemblyâs Water, Parks and Wildlife committee voted 11-4 April 26 to send Democratic Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahanâs bill to protect the land from motorized vehicles, AB1512, to the bodyâs Appropriations Committee.
The vote with all Democrats voting for the bill and all Republicans against followed testimony from representatives of Sierra Club California, the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD), and the California Off Road Vehicle Association (CORVA).
âTesla Parkâs rugged terrain provides an unusual crossroad for a wide range of sensitive species who rely on this protective habitat as a wildlife corridor,â EBRPD Board President Dee Rosario told the committee. âThe beautiful biodiversity of this land implores us to save it to honor the h