By Katharine Mieszkowski, Bay Citizen
A little-known commission could be empowered to provide more oversight of the California Department of Parks and Recreation after an investigation revealed the department sat on a multimillion-dollar budget surplus for years.
This week, state Sen. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, plans to introduce legislation giving the State Park and Recreation Commission new authority.
“The commission is the citizens’ oversight committee for the parks,” said Evans in a phone interview. “I want to make it a commission that actually has some teeth to it.”
While some members of the commission support Evans’ plan, another member, Maurice Johannessen, thinks that it has all the authority it needs..
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