Edwin L. Z'berg | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 4th district | |
| In office December 2, 1974 – August 26, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Ray E. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Vic Fazio |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 9th district | |
| In office January 5, 1959 – November 30, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Roy J. Nielsen |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wornum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Lewis Z'berg March 20, 1926 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1975 (aged 49) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Edna Merle Coz |
| Children | 4 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
Edwin Lewis Z'berg (March 20, 1926 – August 26, 1975) was a Democratic member of the California State Assembly representing the 9th district from 1958 to 1974, and 4th district from 1974 until his death in 1975.[1] He served in the United States Navy during the World War II era.[2] As chair of the Committee on Natural Resources, he crafted legislation that established open space, funded state park acquisitions, created a workable system of state timber management, and established off-road vehicle policies. In the 1960s and early 70s he led California's actions to protect Lake Tahoe's environment, authoring a bistate regional authority bill that created the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, TRPA. He was unstinting in efforts to strengthen TRPA's protections of the lake. Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park on Tahoe's west shore is named for him,[3] as are a neighborhood and park in southwestern Sacramento near Interstate 5.
- ^ "Edwin Lewis Z'berg". joincalifornia.com.
- ^ Vassar, Alexander C., The Legislators of California - Appendix D
- ^ Makley, Michael J. Saving Lake Tahoe: An Environmental History of a National Treasure, pp. 51-61.