Peter F. Schabarum

Peter Frank Schabarum
visiting the Oval Office in 1982
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
In office 1972–1991
Preceded by	Frank G. Bonelli
Succeeded by	Gloria Molina
Constituency	First District
Member of the California State Assembly from the 49th district
Personal details
Born	January 9, 1929 (age 87)[1] Los Angeles, California[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Gerry Schabarum[1]
Children	Laura, Frank and Tom[1]
Residence	Indian Wells, California
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley[1]

Schabarum Regional Park

Peter Frank (Pete) Schabarum was a member of the California State Assembly and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

History

Schabarum was born January 9, 1929, in Los Angeles. He attended and played football and baseball at University of California, Berkeley.^[2]

He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft, and played for the 49ers in 1951, 1953 and 1954,^[3] taking time off from his football career to serve in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War.^[1]

Politician

Schabarum represented the 49th district in the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1972. He was appointed to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in March 1972 by Gov. Ronald Reagan following the death of incumbent Frank G. Bonelli and elected to the position three months later in a hotly contested special election that pitted him against his former roommate and colleague Assemblyman William Campbell. Schabarum was re-elected in 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986. He did not seek re-election in 1990, but served three extra months until Feb. 28, 1991 to allow a special election to be held following a court ruling that redrew the boundaries of his district to create a majority-Latino district, later occupied by Gloria Molina.^[4]

Schabarum was noted for opposing government unions, supporting privatization of certain county duties, and supporting the decentralization of County government.^[5] In addition, he was the leading backer of California's Proposition 140 on the 1990 Ballot, which imposed term limits on the California Legislature.^[6]

In 2012, not yet ready to leave a bloated government festering, Schabarum brought forth the successful ballot measure "S" in his resident City of Indian Wells, CA ^[7][8] True to Schabarums principles, his initiative drastically reduced the engorged salaries of Indian Wells City Council Members and also left them with no other benefits. The measure passed with a resounding 80.32%

Parks

Schabarum Regional Park

Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park, locally known as Schabarum Regional Park, is located in Rowland Heights, eastern Los Angeles County, California.^[9][10] It is in his former supervisorial district, and named after him. The regional park offers playgrounds, picnic areas, and horseback riding and trails in the surrounding Puente Hills.

Cherry Blossom Festival

Schabarum Regional Park is also known for ume and sakura Cherry blossoms. 500 ume trees were donated by Kairaku-en in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan when the two parks established a "sister-park" relationship in 1992.^[11]

Schabarum Trail Park

The Schabarum Trail Park is located near Walnut, also in his former supervisorial district.^[12]

References

1. "SUPERVISOR PETER F. SCHABARUM" (PDF). Board of Supervisors. County of Los Angeles. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
2. Player Bio: Pete Schabarum at The University of California Official Athletic Site
3. Pete Schabarum at Pro-Football-Reference.com
4. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-23/opinion/op-1819_1_gloria-molina
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=mW67xeh4bP0C&pg=PA143
6. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080104/news_lz1e4schrag.html
7. http://ballotpedia.org/Indian_Wells_Limits_on_City_Official_Compensation,_Measure_S_(November_2012)
8. https://www.californiacitynews.org/2014/06/competing-ballot-measures-indian-wells-focus-council-pay-citizen-backed-effort-qualifies
9. Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation -Parks - Full List of Parks - Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park
10. Schabarum Regional Park Support Foundation
11. Joyce Fitzpatrick, Public Information Assistant (January 28, 2009). "Press Release: Come out and view Ume Cherry Trees in full blossom at Schabarum Regional Park in Rowland Heights, CA" (PDF). County of Los Angelese Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
12. Schabarum Trail: Amar Road to picnic area, at Nobody Hikes in L.A.

External links

• Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park - Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation
• Schabarum Regional Park Support Foundation