NEWS
PUBLIC GOLF ENDANGERMENT ACT
ASSEMBLY BILL 1910
Story and Photos by SCGA
P
ublic golf courses in California dodged a bullet when a new California Assembly Bill never actually came to a vote in early April. Assembly Bill 1910, the latest version of a bill originally introduced in 2021 as AB 672, was pulled from the Local Government Committee by author Cristina Garcia, (D-Bell Gardens). The proposed law would turn public golf courses into affordable housing. The proposed law has been opposed by several golf organizations, including the Southern California Golf Association, Northern California Golf Association, the PGA of Southern California and the United States Golf Association. “While the reasons for the withdrawal are known only to (Garcia), we have reason to believe that she pulled it because it didn’t have the
SCGA Director of Public Affairs Craig Kessler
SAVE PUBLIC GOLF
22% 90% of California golf courses are
UNDER ATTACK
OF JUNIOR, SCHOOL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL GOLF PROGRAMS occur at municipal golf facilities.
Golf is being singled out
among the state’s open spaces and recreational activities for development.
20
SPRING 2022
California Golf + Travel
California municipal golf courses account for
45% OF GOLF PLAYED
GOLF COURSES
PRESERVE open space PROVIDE habitat PROMOTE biodiversity SUPPLY groundwater basins
