scjoe
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The LA County Scuba website now states that Parks and Rec has taken over operational control of the Underwater Unit. Does anyone know why this happened and what it means in terms of programs like ADP and 3R?
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stevensamler
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Sounds like cutbacks if you ask me , thanks Jerry Brown and Major Viaragossa.
I just looked on their website, and there were a few tweets - see LACounty Scuba (@lacountyscuba) on Twitter On April 22 it said the first 3R is less than 3 weeks away, then on April 30 it said Parks & Recreation was taking over. Nothing on the parks and recreation web site, though. The 3Rs I attended in the past were always pretty good
Mr Carcharodon
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Didn't LA County Scuba always fall under Parks and Rec at least notionally? Maybe way back it may have fallen under the life guards and fire department, but that was maybe over 40 years ago.
You are correct that the program has always been nominally part of LA Parks and Rec. Based on a recent post on diver.net, it appears that Parks and Rec outsourced the operation to a third party a few years ago who set up the LA County Scuba website, that relationship has ended and the operation has been taken back in house. This appears to be more a shift of administrative duties and website operation since the people actually conducting the programs are the same volunteer LA County Underwater Instructor as before.
When I got my LAC certification back in the 60s, it was part of Parks & Rec. Thanks for the clarification, scjoe.
SoCalRich
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Greetings SCjoe,
The 3Rs program is still happening. And will be having an event at Redondo beach this weekend 5-12-12
Come and join us.
Good Divin
SoCalRich
The 3Rs program is still happening. And will be having an event at Redondo beach this weekend 5-12-12
Come and join us.
Good Divin
SoCalRich
Any details or specifics?? I couldn't find anything online and never did the 3R morning anywhere in the south bay before
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