Steven Greenhut on How Budget Cutbacks Are Helping California Parks

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For a state that prides itself on innovation and alternative ideas, California remains stuck in a rut of outdated thinking when it comes to the provision of government services. But thanks to budget cutbacks, California officials might be open to some original thinking, as they wrestle with ways to keep open 70 state parks that have been targeted for closure. As Steven Greenhut reports, the private sector is now stepping us just as the state government admits defeat.