We can win because others have

Some people feel that you cant win against the entrenched interests.  And there is good reason to believe that, given how much destruction of nature has been accepted as progress by our officials. But Banning is the last place of its kind on the So Cal coast, and consequently is too important not to try.

Besides, remember how powerful and well funded the TCA/241 Toll Road people were? They had gobs of studies, loads of ridiculous arguments, many short-sighted city official supporters… and they lost big time in front of the Coastal Commission. And they lost because people stood up to give nature an almost irresistable voice in the proceedings. I know because I was lucky enough to be there on that exciting and hopeful day!

Here is some of what happened when nature-powered-by-people won!