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Who is Behind Proposition 26? Who Is Backing Proposition 23?

by Stanford Campus Report
Report from Stanford University campus: On October 22, Sustainable Stanford members highlighted for the voting public who the bad actors are behind Proposition 26: Big Oil, Big Tobacco, and Anheuser-Busch. The university group, working together with environmentalists in the larger Stanford community, has been making sure that campus voters knows who is behind the two initiatives that endanger California's climate. On Stanford campus the word is: No on 26, No on 23.
In photos and two short videos Stanford activists tell Big Oil to get lost. Video length: 28 seconds/20 seconds.
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Proposition 23, backed by big Texas oil companies Valero and Tesoro is bad enough, but now proponents of another initiative, Proposition 26, are airing deceptive commercials after a last minute influx of money from companies including Chevron. Their tagline? "Protect our right to vote on local taxes". The ads are nothing less than an outright lie; proposition 26 is NOT about relieving the tax burden of individual citizens, it is about helping big corporations keep their profits high at the EXPENSE of citizens.

On the Stanford University campus the word is out: No on 26, No on 23. To dramatize their message, Stanford activists told Big Oil to get lost and voters to beware of corporate greed with a demonstration in front of the campus Valero gas station. They loudly broadcast their message to passing joggers, bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists. Street theater in two very short videos show activists telling the "Crotch Brothers" (Koch Brothers) and Valero Oil to mosey on back to Texas and stay OUT of California's business.

Companies like Chevron and Phillip Morris don’t want to be held responsible for the harm they cause. Prop 26 would cost the state $11 billion over the next 10 years, leading to even deeper cuts to education, public safety, health care, environmental protection, and other essential services. Prop 26 would also weaken environmental, consumer, and health safeguards and starve local government services of badly needed revenue.

In addition, big business money is being laundered in order to hide the real intent of Prop 26 from voters. The percentage of Prop 26 funding from Big Oil, Tobacco, and Alcohol is grossly underestimated because it doesn’t take into account how much of their money is being laundered through the Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Action Committee.

§"Crotch Brothers Go Back To Texas"
by Stanford Campus Report
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Raging Granny Ellyn tells Big Oil Tramp to go back to Texas and tell the "Crotch" Brothers to stay out of California's Business
§Valero Oil: Mosey on Back to Texas
by Stanford Campus Report
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To the delight of students and Raging Grannies, Big Oil runs off
§Cigar smoking character represents Big Oil/Big Tobacco...
by Stanford Campus Report
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...on the street
§RX from a "doctor"
by Stanford Campus Report
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"I'm not a real doctor, but I play one on TV", says Granny Gail. She prescribes a stop to propositions 26 and 23.
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by Not Wayne
Half page color ads in major newspapers today, part of Chevron's BS "We Agree" Campaign. They are backing 26 (vote NO!) but not 23, cleverly calculated move. Prop 26 is almost worse, the wording on the proposition would lead many people to vote the opposite of their true wishes....I'll tell you one thing, frequent pro-23 commenter Wayne. Nothing Chevron or any other large company does is ever in the interest of the people! 23 is going down, better hop off that ship quick! With a little luck 26 will fail as well. Everyone: tell a friend, No on 23, No on 26.
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