Two local parks that were once placed on the closure list are not necessarily safe despite recent discoveries of additional money in California Parks Department coffers, park officials said. “Our two local parks are still on the closure list,” said Sierra District Supervisor Marilyn Linkem in a recent interview. “We still are planning service reductions at both parks because we cannot afford to have as many staff patrols.” The South Yuba River State Park and Malakoff Diggins State Park were two of the 70 parks that were initially included on the closure list released by the state parks department in …












