Legalization

LEGALIZE URBAN BEEKEEPING IN LOS ANGELES!!
The time has come for everyone to rally – LETS DO THIS!!

STEP 1:

Change.org/petitions/legalize-urban-beekeeping-in-los-angeles-2

STEP 2: Email a letter of support to LA City Council!!

EMAIL:
councilmember.reyes@lacity.org
councilmember.huizar@lacity.org
councilmember.englander@lacity.org
CC:
mike.bonin@lacity.org
councilmember.labonge@lacity.org
mayor@lacity.org
info@honeylove.org

-SAMPLE EMAIL-

SUBJECT: Council File: 12-0785 Beekeeping / Single Family Residential (R1) Zones

I am writing to ask that you make the legalization of beekeeping and the establishment of a humane bee rescue policy one of your top priorities.

Bees are an essential part of our food system. According to the USDA, bees are responsible for the production of about a third of our diet. In addition, bees are a boon to local gardeners and urban farmers. As you may be aware, honeybees worldwide are in crisis, falling prey to the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder at an alarming rate, making beekeeping a serious food security issue.

Urban beekeeping has been gaining widespread attention especially since the President and First Lady of the United States began keeping two hives on the White House lawn and San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Chicago and most recently Santa Monica and Redondo Beach have all taken decisive action and legalized urban beekeeping.

With all that in mind, I strongly urge you to:

1. Support efforts to: develop a new ordinance which will legalize beekeeping within R1 districts in Los Angeles; improve Bee Rescue policy; create a legal bee yard within the city of Los Angeles that will operate as a secure, temporary holding area for feral honeybee colonies that are awaiting relocation to agricultural zones outside city limits.

2. Change Los Angeles’ current response to feral honeybee swarms (which is extermination), and to allow only live bee removal on city and public property within Los Angeles.

REFERENCE: LA City Council File 12-0785
http://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=12-0785

Thank you for taking the time to consider this globally important issue.

Please come out and show your support for urban beekeeping tomorrow: TUESDAY DEC 10TH, 2:30PM at the LA CITY COUNCIL PLUM COMMITTEE BEE VOTE!!

ADDRESS:
Los Angeles City Hall
200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, 90012 (3rd Floor)

DETAILS:
Meeting @ 2:30pm
Bring your ID for security – tell them you are there for a PLUM meeting with CD-14 (Huizar’s Office)

AGENDA:
http://ens.lacity.org/clk/committeeagend/clkcommitteeagend2685311_12102013.pdf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1447869375440227/
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/HoneyLove/events/153085382/

And if you haven’t done so already, please sign our petition and send a quick email of support!!
http://honeylove.org/legalize/

• This reply was modified 12 years, 5 months ago by Chelsea McFarland.