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Calif. state parks system launching on a makeover

The California state parks system is launching a study commission that leaders hope will reshape the system and restore public confidence and financial stability.

The group of private sector business leaders will study everything from how big the system should be to accommodate California’s growing population, to how individual parks can do a better job generating revenue.

Natural Resources Secretary John Laird said everything will be on the table in the department that has been beset by financial problems and scandal.

Last year more than a quarter of the 280 parks were under threat of closure because of a lack of funding. As nonprofits scrambled to keep them open, news broke that department heads hid millions in a secret account.

The commission will have 18 months to makeover the department.

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