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Broad Coalition Opposes "Hidden Agenda" Behind Proposition 98Thursday, May 15, 2008
While we cannot urge strongly enough that all California voters make sure to vote June 3 against the horrible Proposition 98 -- which would decimate rent control, environmental protection and land-use regulations across the State -- we have been seeing encouraging signs that Californians from all walks of life are seeing this measure for what it is and might turn out to ensure its defeat. A very broad coalition of representatives and groups are coming out against the hidden agenda of the pro-Prop-98 backers and financers (ie. landlord groups).
If you or anyone you know is on the fence about this proposition, just look at the overwhelming breadth opposition to this terrible measure hiding an insidious agenda. The coalition endorsing NO on Prop 98 includes the following (this is a very partial list; see here for a more complete list):
While we cannot urge strongly enough that all California voters make sure to vote June 3 against the horrible Proposition 98 -- which would decimate rent control, environmental protection and land-use regulations across the State -- we have been seeing encouraging signs that Californians from all walks of life are seeing this measure for what it is and might turn out to ensure its defeat. A very broad coalition of representatives and groups are coming out against the hidden agenda of the pro-Prop-98 backers and financers (ie. landlord groups).
If you or anyone you know is on the fence about this proposition, just look at the overwhelming breadth opposition to this terrible measure hiding an insidious agenda. The coalition endorsing NO on Prop 98 includes the following (this is a very partial list; see here for a more complete list):
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (breaking with the California GOP)
- Former Governor Pete Wilson
- California Democratic Party
- League of Women Voters of California
- Speaker of the House, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco)
- U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
- AARP
- Senior Action Network
- California Chamber of Commerce
- Association of California Water Agencies
- California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB)
- Consumer Federation of California
- Consumers Coalition of California
- League of California Cities
- National Wildlife Federation
- Audubon California
- California League of Conservation Voters
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Sierra Club California
- California Professional Firefighters
- California Police Chiefs Association
- California Teachers Association
- Housing California
- California Housing Consortium (CHC)
- League of California Homeowners
- California ACORN
- Western Center on Law and Poverty
- California Partnership
- California Alliance
- California Labor Federation
- SEIU California State Council
- State Building and Construction Trades Council
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- Los Angeles Times
- San Diego Union Tribune
- San Francisco Chronicle
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