Help Needed at the Oak Sun/Mon, 12/1-2

John Quigley announced today that signs have been put up on the street

beside the 400 year-old Pico Canyon oak tree announcing no parking starting

Monday, December 2.  He believes this means that the developer John Laing

Homes will start to cut the roots and box the tree in preparation for

moving it (which is likely to kill it).

He is asking for everyone who can make it, to come out Sunday night, park

by the tree and sleep in their vehicle to form a protective barrier.  Or

come out early Monday morning and plan to stay all day, if possible. For

the latest info, check the website, http://www.saveoldglory.com

In addition, Doug Korthof announced that he is organizing a demonstration

every day this next week, Monday - Friday, (12/2-6), 9:30 - 11 am, at the

Headquarters of the Developer John Laing Homes, 895 Dove Street, Newport

Beach, CA

(It will be announced to the media as 10 am, be there by then.)  For info,

contact Doug Korthof 562-430-2495 or cell 714-496-1567

If you can't make it, please send more faxes to Supervisor Michael

Antonovich, Fifth District, Los Angeles County, at Fax 213-974-1010.  You

can also send faxes to Lawrence Webb, CEO, John Laing Homes at

949-265-2500.  And to the company doing the moving of the tree, Burton

Sperber, Valley Crest Tree Service, Calabasas, Fax 818-222-7307

Ph 818-727-2600

Directions to Tree: Take I-5 north to  McBean Parkway /Stevenson Ranch

Parkway exit. Turn left over the freeway. McBean becomes Stevenson Ranch

Parkway on the West side of I-5. Continue on Stevenson Ranch Parkway west

until it dead-ends at a stop sign at Pico Canyon Road. Turn right and

continue on Pico Canyon Road to Whispering Oaks

Avenue. Park and walk to the tree.

Directions to John Laing Homes:

>>From LA County, take the 5 South to the 55 South to 73 South

Exit at Jamboree, turn left on Jamboree and

then an immediate left (back north) on Bristol

and park at the minimall at Bristol and Jamboree.

Walk out of the north end of the parking lot and turn right on Dove.

Or take the 5 South to the 55 South to 73 South and follow the directions

above.

>>From Orange County, take Jamboree West, turn right on Bristol and park at

the minimall at Bristol and Jamboree.  Continue walking north on Bristol to

Dove and turn right.