[Lapg] [Scpg] voted or be voted

[christopher cortes]

know this...

--- eric werbalowsky <ewerb at ewerb.com> wrote:

> in the words of our great political leader, olivia
> newton john, "Let's get political"
> 
> civic more likely...i continue to be amazed at how
> our deliberative representives in Sacto keep
> literally passing the ball to us...then we da peeple
> decide by celebrities, 30 sec. ads and junk
> mail...Borat we need you
> 
> here's a guideline for green voters -- let's go
> less-evil team!
> 
> ES on Props: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 84, 87, 89; NO  on
> 90
> 
> Important Environmental Propositions on Nov. 7
> Ballot
>  Prepared by Jim Stewart, Earth Day LA
> (213-487-9340, Jim at EarthDayLA.org)
>  
>  I and many environmentalists favor the following
> Props: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 84, 87, 89, All
> environmentalists oppose Prop 90, see why below.
>  
> 
>  Props 1C and 84 are most critical for parks.  Prop
> 87 is most critical to reduce global warming. Please
> print out & forward this email on to all your
> friends.
>  
> 
>  For a checklist of what groups like the Sierra Club
> and League of Women Voters are endorsing, see:
> http://speakoutca.org/now/2006general.php 
>  
>  Endorse Props 1A - 1E by sending an email to
> marc_blinder at bmwl.net.  (You can indicate which
> propositions you are supporting.)  For more info on
> Props 1A - 1E: www.Plan4OurFuture.org
>  
>  Prop 1A-Transportation Investment Fund: Ensures
> that gasoline sales tax revenues are dedicated to
> transportation projects and will provide billions of
> dollars in funding for public transit throughout the
> state.
>  
>  Prop 1B-Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air
> Quality, Port Security Bond Act: Provides billions
> to mass transit, reduce congestion, improve air
> quality, reduce emissions from ports and retrofit or
> replace old diesel school buses.  (I know this is
> opposed by some EJ groups concerned about increasing
> diesel exhaust.  I say let's work to ensure that
> only clean burning trucks are allowed on ALL
> California highways.)
>  
>  YES Prop 1C-Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust
> Fund Act: Supports Smart Growth, Urban Infill, Urban
> Parks, key to reduce sprawl and improve quality of
> life.
>  
>  Prop 1D-Education Facilities: 
> Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities:
> School Modernization and new construction, including
> incentives for environmentally friendly green school
> projects.
>  
>  Prop 1E-Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention
> Bond Act: Protecting Our Water and Preventing
> Floods: Enhances water supplies, funds stormwater
> flood management to protect our beaches from
> polluted runoff.
>  
>  YES Prop 84 Water Quality, Safety and Supply. Flood
> Control. Natural Resource Protection. Park
> Improvements: Authorizes $5.4 billion to fund
> projects relating to safe drinking water, water
> quality and supply, flood control, waterway and
> natural resource protection, water pollution and
> contamination control, state and local park
> improvements, public access to natural resources,
> and conservation efforts. (www.yeson84.com)
>  
>  YES Prop 87 Alternative Energy. Research,
> Production, Incentives. Tax on California Oil:
> Initiates tax on extraction of oil without
> increasing gasoline prices, funds alternative energy
> technology to reduce global warming and clean our
> air (www.yeson87.com)
>  
>  YES Prop 89 Political Campaigns. Public Financing.
> Corporate Tax Increase. Contribution and Expenditure
> Limits: Provides "clean money" public financing
> (that will reduce influence of big corporations in
> elections). (www.cleanmoneyelections.org)
>  
> 
>  NO Prop 90 Government Acquisition, Regulation of
> Private Property: Has extreme provisions that erode
> our ability to pass laws to protect natural
> resources, wildlife and habitat, ensure water
> quality and adequate water supplies, and regulate
> growth and development.  Prop. 90's far-reaching
> provisions allow virtually anyone to sue claiming a
> new law or regulation has impacted the value of
> their property or business.  (www.noprop90.com)
>  
>  Note: My personal opinion on the other propositions
> is:
>  
>  NO Prop. 83 requires sex offenders who have served
> their jail time and are trying to get rehabilitated
> to reside only in rural areas where jobs are scarce,
> not a helpful idea.
>  
>  NO Prop. 85 prohibits abortions for anyone under 18
> until 48 hours after parental notification, unless
> she gets a court order.  Sounds to me like a way to
> force a girl who has difficulty relating to her
> parents to carry the pregnancy to full term.
>  
> 
>  YES Prop. 86 taxes cigarettes to increase emergency
> health services, nursing education and health
> insurance to eligible children, plus
> tobacco-use-prevention programs (plus higher prices
> discourage smoking).
>  
>  NO Prop. 88 imposes a brand new $50 tax on every
> parcel of land in the state (a bureaucratic
> nightmare) to provide grants mainly to the
> best-performing schools, not those that need the
> most help.
>  
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