Editing Rowland Heights, California (section)

===Schabarum Regional Park===
Peter F. Schabarum, a Republican, 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]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-23-op-1819-story.html |title = There's More to Power Than Votes&mdash;Latinos Should Ask Pete Schabarum : Politics: By carefully cultivating developers in her new district, Gloria Molina can use surplus campaign money to fund populist causes|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = 1991-06-23}}</ref> Schabarum was noted for opposing government [[trade union|unions]], supporting privatization of certain county duties, and supporting the decentralization of County government.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/reluctantmetropo0000fult | url-access=registration | page=[https://archive.org/details/reluctantmetropo0000fult/page/143 143] |title = The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles| publisher=JHU Press |isbn = 9780801865060|last1 = Fulton|first1 = William|date = 2001-12-04}}</ref> In addition, he was the leading backer of California's Proposition 140 on the 1990 ballot, which imposed term limits on the California Legislature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080104/news_lz1e4schrag.html|title = The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News}}</ref>

His legacy lives on through the Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park, locally known as Schabarum Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.schabarumparkfoundation.org/|title=Best Vinyl Signs North Houston, TX &#124; Graphics, Banners, & More Near Me}}</ref> 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 [[Prunus mume|ume]] and [[Prunus serrulata|sakura]] Cherry blossoms. 500 ume trees were donated by [[Kairaku-en]] in [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]], [[Japan]] when the two parks established a "sister-park" relationship in 1992.<ref name="lacounty20090128">{{Cite web|url=http://file.lacounty.gov/lac/cms1_118483.pdf |title=Press Release: Come out and view Ume Cherry Trees in full blossom at Schabarum Regional Park in Rowland Heights, CA |author=Joyce Fitzpatrick, Public Information Assistant |work=County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation |date=January 28, 2009 |access-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref>