OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PR02:577
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/01/2002
GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES $4 MILLION FOR CALIFORNIA
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
11/1/2002
SACRAMENTO

Governor Gray Davis today announced the allocation of
$4 million to help with a major renovation of the
California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.

"These funds will help restore a jewel in the crown of
San Francisco's world famous Golden Gate Park,"
Governor Davis said. "The California Academy of
Sciences brings the pursuit of scientific research
alive for thousands of Californians each year."

The project will include reconstruction of the
Academy's Steinhart Aquarium, Morrison Planetarium and
the Natural History Museum, and the addition of new
space for research, education and exhibits.
The $4 million grant is in local assistance funds from
Proposition 40, a $2.6 billion bond measure for
environmental, parks and cultural projects approved
by California voters last March.

The Academy pursues original scientific research in
such varied fields as anthropology, aquatic biology,
entomology, herpetology and ichthyology. The popular
visitor destination annually attracts more than
850,000 visitors, including 350,000 children.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/01/2002
GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION FOR DISCOVERY
MUSEUM OF SAN JOSE
11/1/2002
Funds to Benefit One of Top 10 Children's Museums in
US
SAN JOSE

The development of the first major phase of a
large-scale expansion of the Children's Discovery
Museum of San Jose.

"The State is now a partner in expanding one of the
top children's museums in the United States," Governor
Davis said. "These funds will help make the museum
experience available to many more children."

The funds will be used for the construction of a
courtyard amphitheater, which will transform an
unutilized concrete yard into an educational and
cultural asset. It will be the first phase of the East
Wing expansion, planned specifically to meet the needs
of the low-income youth in the museum's downtown
neighborhood. Afterschool programs focusing on the
ecology and the environment of San Jose's Guadeloupe
River will be provided, rain or shine, in the new
amphitheater.

Under the Governor's plan, funds for the project will
come in a local assistance grant from Proposition 40,
a $2.6 billion bond measure for the environmental,
parks and cultural projects approved by California
voters last March.

The Children's Discovery Museum was the only museum in
California and one of only 25 in the country to
receive the National Award for Museum Service in
2001. To build upon its track record of successful
service to lower-income, largely Latino, downtown San
Jose neighborhood youth, the Museum is beginning
a major expansion. The planned East Wing expansion,
beginning with the outdoor courtyard amphitheater,
will take advantage of the Museum's urban river park
site along the Guadeloupe River and will enable the
Museum to create a "living laboratory" of interactive
exhibits and programs that explore the ecology of
the unique riparian environment.

The Museum ranks among the top 10 children's museums
in the country, according to Child Magazine (February
2002).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/01/2002
GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION FOR CHILDREN'S
MUSEUM
11/1/2002
LA's Unique Zimmer Museum for Children and Adults to
Receive Funding
LOS ANGELES

Governor Gray Davis today allocated $1 million to the
Zimmer Children's Museum, an interactive learning
center of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los
Angeles.

"This museum was developed to help children and their
families come to appreciate the challenges of our
diverse world," Governor Davis said in announcing the
allocation.

The million-dollar grant comes from Proposition 40,
the $2.6 billion bond measure approved by voters last
March that provides money for parks, museums and a
variety of other projects.

The museum is designed to be fun for children, and
features one of the biggest pinball machines ever
built. In its main theater, children may perform on
Noah's Ark, in front of the Statue of Liberty or in a
Super Hero City. Blue screen technology puts visitors
into the picture.

The facility provides intergenerational opportunities
that empower adults to learn from and with children.
It includes interactive exhibits encouraging visitors
to discover shared values and the spirit of community.
It reaches out to the entire greater Los Angeles
community as well as the Jewish community.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/01/2002
GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS ANNOUNCES $6 MILLION FOR LOS
ANGELES MUSEUM
11/1/2002
LOS ANGELES

Governor Gray Davis today announced the allocation of
$6 million in voter-approved bond funds for
restoration and preservation of the historic
1913 building housing the Natural History Museum of
Los Angeles County.

The museum is home to more than 33 million specimens
and artifacts, the largest in the western United
States and second largest in the nation. The museum
serves approximately 250,000 school children and more
than a million people each year through its
educational on-site and off-site exhibitions and
programs.

"Over 500,000 people visit this wonderful museum every
year," Governor Davis said. "This grant will help us
preserve an important part of Los Angeles and
California's history."

The project will allow the 89-year-old museum to
maintain its historic rotunda and remaining original
structure as it embarks on a rebuilding program that
will seismically strengthen, restructure and redesign
the entire facility as a model museum of natural and
cultural history for the 21st Century.

Under the Governor's plan, the $6 million for the
project will come in local assistance funds from
Proposition 40, a $2.6 billion bond measure for
environmental, parks and cultural projects approved by
California voters last March.

The Natural History Museum, located in Los Angeles,
across the street from the University of Southern
California within Exposition Park, opened in 1913.
Today the museum includes three floors of permanent
exhibits showcasing rare dinosaurs and fossils, marine
animals, Native American and Pre-Colombian
cultures, and historical artifacts from California and
Southwest history, as well as early Los Angeles and
Hollywood memorabilia.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/01/2002
GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION FOR FRESNO CENTER
11/1/2002
Science and Education Center at Fresno Metropolitan
Museum to Receive Funding
FRESNO

Governor Gray Davis today announced the allocation of
$2 million in voter-approved bonds to help create a
state-of-the-art science and educational learning
center at the Fresno Metropolitan Museum.

"This grant will allow the museum to begin planning
and construction on a new science center and lobby
entrance that will capture and communicate the key
scientific principles related to agri-science and
water in California's central San Joaquin Valley,"
Governor Davis said in announcing the allocation.

Under the Governor's plan, funds for the project will
come in local assistance funds from Proposition 40, a
$2.6 billion bond measure for park, recreation and
cultural projects approved by California voters last
March.

The Metropolitan Museum is housed in the historic
Fresno Bee building, a nationally registered historic
landmark. The agri-science center will be sited
in a rehabilitated area connected to the Museum
building that is used for on-site storage.

The project will support the ongoing education of San
Joaquin Valley residents in the sciences and
technology essential to agriculture. As an educational
space for students and teachers, the project also will
help to satisfy the State of California's educational
mandate for improvement in science programming. In
addition, the expansion of the Museum will play an
integral role in the downtown Fresno redevelopment
effort and stimulate the local economy.

The City of Fresno has committed $1.5 million for
infrastructure and exterior improvements, including
sidewalks, lighting and landscaping, within the
two-block area surrounding the Met. Initial
construction is scheduled to begin in six to nine
months.



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