WHITTIER – A week after officials celebrated the 210th birthday of Pio Pico, the park bearing the name of the last California governor under Mexican rule, is on the list of state park closures.
California State Parks announced Friday a plan to close up to 70 of its 278 parks due to budget cuts.
The closures are necessary to achieve an $11 million reduction in fiscal year 2011-12, and $22 million in fiscal year 2012/13, officials said.
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