I'm in CA in SoCal and a number of these parks are near me.

I go to Will Rogers for day hiking and can't believe it's on the list. It is one of the few parks in the city.

Bolsa Chica is one of the few wetlands around and was the subject of a lot of lawsuits over development.

San Onofre is home to Trestles, one of the most famous surf breaks in the country. There is a plan to put a toll freeway through the park and closing it will no doubt aid those in favor of that. The freeway will have a serious adverse effect on the park.

Mt.San Jacinto is at the top of the tram in Palm Springs, if I remember right. I was dayhiking out that way on the Idylwild side a few years ago.

Clear Lake is a great place for fishing-I was there a few times as a kid with my family.

San Simeon is where Hearst's Castle is-a unique landmark.

Any CA members should be upset this is happening. Arnold got into office over supposedly poor management by Gray Davis, and now he and the legislature have run up a huge deficit. This is how they intend to fix it-by closing parks and also cutting education funding and other needed spending.