Readers Respond

We deeply believe that the Bolsa Chica mesa should be declared a state

historic site.

The proposal for new homes would destroy the wealth of study and

knowledge that the mesa provides all generations and would in truth

provide pleasure to a very small number of families. The only reason

anyone wants to develop the mesa is for personal profit -- not community

benefit. It will only take one residential development to wipe out the

layers of history held safe in the mesa.

Those of us who have endured seeing Native American burial grounds

destroyed in order to accommodate the hunger of developers and government

pork barrel projects know that such losses are devastating not only to

the cultural treasures wiped out but to the scholarship that we all need

as a reference point in order to play our roles in the long chain of

human history.

There is no justification for erasing the heritage of any cultural

group. The mesa and the wetlands should always be a treasured,

undisturbed gem within the Orange County and Southern California

communities.

JIM and CAROL HOWARD

Huntington Beach

Yes, it is important that Bolsa Chica be named a historic site.

I have lived in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley for 26 years and

two months ago I moved near Pacific Coast Highway and Warner Avenue and

discovered the beauty and the historic significance of the area.

I wondered why I wasn’t aware of the fascinating history in my own

backyard. I walk through this amazing wilderness now. I start at the

wilderness trail where I read the signs telling many historical facts.

I’ve brought several family members and friends here to walk and they’re

also amazed. I feel it’s extremely important for Bolsa Chica to be

designated a historical site so more people will be aware of this area’s

incredible past and appreciate what a treasure it is.

JULIE MARTINI

Huntington Beach It is extremely important for Bolsa Chica to be

designated as a historic site. It was voted as such in 1983. Why do we

need another vote? There’s no doubt that an 8,000-year-old coastal

village with unique archeological value is a unique historic site.

Let’s not lose the opportunity to recognize and preserve this special

little pocket of history. This entire Bolsa Chica should be a historic

park for generations to explore and enjoy.

TIM GRACE

Huntington Beach

It’s very important that Bolsa Chica get designated a state historic

site because I live here and love the place, and don’t want them to

develop on it.

MARY ANDERSON

Huntington Beach