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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>NO
on Proposition 18<br>
<br>
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact: Lindsay Martin<br>
<br>
June 29,
2010
(916) 444-8897<br>
<br>
Statement from No on the Water Bond on the Possible Postponement of Proposition
18<br>
<br>
SACRAMENTO – The No on the Water Bond (Proposition 18) committee issued
the following statement from coalition member Jim Metropulos of Sierra Club
California on the possible postponement of Proposition 18 from this
November’s ballot:<br>
<br>
“We call on the Legislature to scrap this $11 Billion bond and start over,”
Metropulos said. “Even if it is delayed to a future ballot it will
continue to be a bad back room deal, hatched in the dark of the night and
loaded up with billions of dollars in pork projects to buy off
votes.” <br>
<br>
“Even if it is delayed to a future ballot, it will still mean billions
more dollars in debt for our State,” Metropulos added. “Even if it
is delayed to a future ballot, it will not address the key points needed to fix
our water infrastructure or create sustainable water policy. Moving the initiative
to another election will not lessen our opposition!”<br>
<br>
No on the Water Bond is sponsored by a coalition of consumer, environmental,
fishing, farming, tribal, community and social justice organizations opposed to
the water bond that will be on the statewide ballot in November.<br>
Coalition members include the Sierra Club California, Environmental Justice
Coalition for Water, Friends of the River, Food & Water Watch, the Planning
and Conservation League, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Clean Water
Action, Southern California Watershed Alliance and Restore the Delta.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
No on Water Bond Co-Chairs Respond to Governor’s Announcement to Postpone
Water Bond<br>
<br>
“Repeal it. Don’t postpone it.<br>
<br>
Fiscally irresponsible plan won’t get better with age.”<br>
<br>
SACRAMENTO - No on Water Bond Co-chairs, State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) and
State Assemblyman Bill Berryhill (R-Ceres), today issued the following response
to the Governor’s announcement that he will seek postponement of the
$11.14 billion water bond now scheduled for this November’s ballot.<br>
<br>
“We welcome the Governor’s recognition that this bond does not have
public support. The decision to pull the bond is an admission that our
criticisms are correct, it is fiscally irresponsible and won’t help the
Delta or create any more water.”<br>
<br>
Wolk and Berryhill stated they will not support legislation to move the current
bond to another date. “Rather than postpone it, we should repeal it and
start over. We cannot support simply delaying the same irresponsible plan
to a future election. This is a bad measure that won’t get any
better with time. It’s not fine wine. It’s just
pork. We should start over next year with a new Legislature and Governor
with an open and transparent public process.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Byron
Leydecker, JcT</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Chair, Friends
of Trinity River</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>PO Box 2327</span></i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Mill Valley, CA
94942-2327</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 4810
land/fax</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 519 4810
mobile</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net"><span style='color:blue'>bwl3@comcast.net</span></a></span></i></b><b><span
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href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org"><span style='color:blue'>bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</span></a>
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href="http://fotr.org/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.fotr.org</span></a>
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