Every day is Earth Day for Verna,
with over 40 years’ commitment to the environment –
 Worked to pass the historic 1971 initiative limiting building heights to 36 feet,
with 76% support.
 As a Laguna Greenbelt board member, helped secure 20,000 acres of open space,
oppose a golf course and homes at El Toro/Laguna Canyon Roads, organize the
November 1989 Laguna Canyon Walk of 8,000 people to oppose construction of
2,000 homes in Laurel Canyon.
 Worked against the pro-El Toro Marine Base airport Measure A and to pass
Measures S and F to build the OC Great Park instead.
 Helped stop the concrete destruction of Aliso Creek by the Army Corps of
Engineers and opposed the proposed golf course expansion into Aliso and Wood
Canyons Wilderness Park.
 Supported adoption and implementation of the City’s Climate Protection Plan.
 Helped gather thousands of signatures for state and local
propositions and initiatives that provided Laguna Beach with
over $43 million to acquire open space in the Greenbelt and
on our hillsides.
 Defended the City’s zoning regulations against
overdevelopment of Laguna’s hillsides and worked to preserve
our coastal bluffs and environmentally sensitive areas.
 Voted and worked to support designation of most of Laguna’s
coastline as a protected marine reserve.
VERNA ROLLINGER
TO THE LAGUNA BEACH CITY COUNCIL!
Help reelect
She’s our Lorax – quoting Dr. Seuss,
she “speaks for the trees.”