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Proposition 90: The Destroy California Initiative

by sfbg (reposted)
Proposition 90 is being marketed as a way to stop Big Brother from taking your home. It might actually destroy everything that makes California livable
If you knew there was an initiative on the ballot that would make it impossible for government to protect the environment, build affordable housing, raise minimum wages, and mandate health care, you'd vote no on it, right?

Especially if you knew this measure would force taxpayers to spend billions to prevent developers and private property owners from doing things that harm neighborhoods, communities, and the environment.

So why is Proposition 90, which does all this and more, still leading in the polls?

It's all about fear — and the ability of one wealthy real estate investor from New York City to fund a misleading campaign that exploits legitimate concerns about eminent domain.

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http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=1983
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