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Former Sunset publisher and<BR>conservation leader Mel Lane dies
Other Topics, posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Aug 3, 2007 at 12:29 am

Mel Lane, former co-owner of the company that published Sunset magazine and Sunset books, and the first chairman of the California Coastal Commission, died at his Atherton home Saturday, July 28. A giant in the local and statewide environmental conservation movement, Mr. Lane died of complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 85.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007, 11:28 AM

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Posted by Jack McKinnon, a resident of another community, on Aug 3, 2007 at 12:29 am

I will remember Mel Lane as a soft spoken man of incredible integrity and power. He appreciated people, good hard work and a fire in the fireplace upon arriving at work.


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