"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
Joni Mitchell

One of the last remaining undeveloped coastlines in Southern California is under terrible attack by those who love money and concrete more than they love nature. Maybe these people were never allowed to play outside when they were children but the point is that now they are trying to take away the outdoors from our children. These men want to build a massive toll-road directly through the San Mateo Creek watershed, through the Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy and San Onofre State Beach Park's San Mateo campground that will link up with Interstate 5 near Basilone Road. Most of it has already been approved but we can still do something about it. It hasn't been built yet and if enough people fight, anything is possible. To give you a clearer perspective of what is at stake I posted a link that shows some pictures of the future damage.