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Great News!!
On Tuesday September 30th, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, after listening to all our concerns, and the advice of the State Departments of Finance, General Services and Agriculture, decided to veto SB1527.
THANK YOU!!!
Your letters, calls, faxes, emails, volunteer time standing in the cold to hand out flyers – all of it – made a difference.
Now the local neighborhood will have it's retail center/market AND the Cow Palace can move forward with the LEASE of it’s 13 acres. Revenues from the lease will go toward revitalization of the Cow Palace.
There will certainly be an ongoing celebration at all Cow Palace events so show your support and attend often!
Don’t miss the Great Dickens Christmas Fair See you there!
Here's the text of the Governor’s veto message:
"To the Members of the California State Senate:
I am returning Senate Bill 1527 without my signature.
This bill requires the Director of the Department of General Services to enter into negotiations to sell a 13-acre parcel at the Cow Palace to any interested third party, with the Daly City Redevelopment Agency having the first right of refusal. SB 1527 circumvents the state's current competitive bid process and would potentially limit the state's financial return for the sale of state-owned land without creating any added value for the surrounding community. By including the first right of refusal provisions, this bill narrows the range of options for the use of the property and places the state at risk to receive less revenue than if the property was offered to all interested parties through a normal competitive bid process.
Sincerely,
Arnold Schwarzenegger"
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The Cow Palace is:
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 Cotton Rosser, King of the Cowboys says: "The Cow Palace is the Madison Square Garden Of the West" |
Support the lease of 13 acres of Cow Palace property to Daly City for a shopping center. Cow Palace management will long-term lease 13 acres of its unused land to help provide much needed retail space in the area.
