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Cease Large Oil’s bid
to undermine security
Large Oil is funneling huge quantities of cash into overturning SB 1137, a historic regulation establishing buffer zones between fossil gas infrastructure and houses, faculties, playgrounds, and so forth.
These websites are detrimental to public well being, inflicting nosebleeds, persistent complications, respiratory sickness and elevated most cancers danger. I used to be lately approached outdoors a grocery retailer by a petitioner asking me to signal to decrease fuel costs. Many Californians could not notice they're being tricked by this rhetoric. Claims that SB 1137 would shut down all oil and fuel manufacturing, skyrocket power and fuel costs, or trigger job loss are inaccurate and manipulative.
The oil business is spreading misinformation to guard its backside line towards frequent sense public well being laws. They revenue on the expense of our lives and futures. Don’t allow them to purchase your signature to stop fundamental well being protections. Don’t signal Large Oil’s petition to overturn SB 1137.
Sarah Ricci
Berkeley
Don’t blame Caltrans
for litterbugs’ actions
In response to letter-writer Gene Nokes about Caltrans dropping the ball on filthy highways (Web page A16, Nov. 6), I might recommend that quite than blaming Caltrans, we place the blame on the individuals who really feel it’s acceptable to dump their rubbish all over the place however in correct dumpsters and trash receptacles – those that really feel it’s their proper and privilege to litter our highways with their trash, undesirable furnishings, home equipment, and so forth.
I agree it’s ugly, however in charge Caltrans is like blaming regulation enforcement for not fixing all crimes. Caltrans can’t be all over the place. We have to get to the crux of the issue with more durable legal guidelines and enforcement to cease unlawful dumping, and “maintain California stunning.”
Cathy Teegardin
Nice Hill
One other tax received’t
drop fuel costs
Re. “California would possibly levy a brand new tax on oil firms,” Web page B1, Nov. 7:
Each nationally and now in our state the liberal powers that be are speaking a couple of new windfall revenue tax on the oil and fuel business as a coverage to decrease costs.
Each the federal authorities and our state of California have lately made home manufacturing tougher and costly with elevated rules, restrictions and delays imposed on the oil and fuel sector and now are complaining about excessive costs. The “new” idea is to boost taxes on the oil firms. When has a rise in taxes on a specific enterprise sector elevated provide and lowered costs? Straightforward reply: by no means. It lowers provide which then creates direct upward stress on costs primarily based on fundamental provide and demand.
Please evaluation your Econ 101 textbook elected officers. We'd like critical coverage as a substitute of pointless political theater for a change.
Bob Nunn
Brentwood