Californians promised a decade ago to spend $400 million into building parks and green spaces in some of the state's poorest areas.

But that promise has not been kept, with many neighborhoods still waiting for a nearby park to break ground.

It's in part because of a bureaucracy that has dramatically slowed down the approval and funding process.

Lawmakers are now looking to ask voters for an additional $1 billion for the program, too.

Associated Press reporter Alison Noon joined Take Two to explain.