Dear Editor,
Ms. Pampuch has got it wrong.
Dear Editor,
Ms. Pampuch has got it wrong.
The folks behind Proposition 90 want you to new think that government use of eminent domain is the big issue. In fact, what they’re trying to do is undermine the ability of state and local government to protect our neighborhoods, the environment and consumers unless they pay big bucks to business and property owners.
Prop. 90 will require billions of dollars any time a law or regulation is passed to protect our neighborhoods, control development, protect air and water quality or restrict undesirable businesses. That’s because the measure contains a hidden provision that allows virtually anyone to sue claiming a new law or regulation has impacted the value of their property or business – no matter how far-fetched the claim.
That’s why the state League of Women Voters, California Farm Bureau Federation, California Police Chief’s Association, California Small Business Association and more than 100 other organizations have joined an extraordinarily broad coalition to stop this harmful proposal.
Read the fine print!
Vivian Kahn, Oakland
