Series 4: Legal Files, 1995-2003
Scope and Contents
The Ron Mandella Community Garden records consist of 4.0 linear feet and is organized into the seven series listed below:
Series 1: History, 1978-2004 (Bulk dates 1996-2004)
Series 2: Correspondence and Letters, 1990-2003 (Bulk dates 2001-2003)
Series 3: Business and Finance, 1980-2003 (Bulk 1996-2003)
Series 4: Legal Files, 1995-2003
Series 5: CADA/Development, 1995-2004
Series 6: Community Gardens / Organic Gardening, 1987-2004
Series 7: Artifacts 1999-2003
The inclusive dates of the collection are 1971-2005 while the bulk of the documents date from 2000-2003. Within these series are correspondence and letters, legal, official, and financial documents, reports, news clippings, brochures, informational pamphlets, flyers and other printed material related to the operations, history and the court cases in which the Garden was involved in their attempts to save the garden for community members and from development by CADA. Also included in the collection are videos, photographs, a large garden banner and miscellaneous ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: 1995-2003
Language of Materials
Language is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 3.98 Linear Feet (6 manuscript boxes and 1 flat box)
Series Description
This series contains letters and other information for the Ron Mandella Community Garden attorney to look over (including a sheet called "Possible Areas of Litigation"). Most of the correspondence is to and from RMCG member Robert Stuter and government/state officials or representatives, in California State offices of Department of General Services, Office of Housing and Community Development, CADA, and even Gray Davis as Lt. Governor. There are also letters between officials such as City councilmember Deborah Ortiz, (and Assemblywoman Ortiz), Councilmember Jimmie Yee, councilmember Heather Fargo, Mayoral Candidate 2000 Julie Padilla, and other community members mostly in support of keeping the garden. These items seem to be what Robert Stuter in particular wanted his attorney to see. Letters span the period of November 1995 - August 2000. There are briefs of lawsuits between CADA and RMCG as both Plaintiffs and Defendants that span the period of December 2002 through December 2003, and Police Counter Reports and a Misdemeanor Complaint from May 9, 2000, October 17, 2001 and June 22, 2003.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository
University Library, MS 6039
6000 J Street
Sacramento CA 95819 USA
916-278-6144
lib-scua@csus.edu