Elect Lindblad to California's 39th Assembly seat in 2012: Air Pollution Melting Snow Quicker, Contaminating Water

Friday, January 30, 2009

Air Pollution Melting Snow Quicker, Contaminating Water

A new study shows that pollution from automobiles and coal-fired power plants is contributing to the melting of mountain snowpacks up to a month early, exacerbating water shortages and polluting streams in the arid West. read more

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We are the midst of a serious economic crisis. And in particular, California has taken a big hit - high unemployment, a public education system that fails our kids, and a degraded environment that is negatively impacting our quality of life.
But our politicians, the people we've elected to fix these problems, are not doing their job. At all levels of government, politicians are busy serving special interests - and themselves. The privilege of public service has degraded into abuses by electeds - big salaries and benefits, gifts from lobbyists and a disconnection with the real needs of our community and families.
I am running to be your next Assembly representative to fix these issues. I ask for your support and vote. If you send me to Sacramento I will fight for your interests, not the political parties, lobbyist or special interests. If you elect me I will focus like a laser beam on three issues of critical importance to our future:

1. Jobs. We must put the full weight and power of California's government towards generating more jobs, rebuilding our manufacturing base with clean energy industries and creating conditions so that small businesses can thrive again. Putting Californians back to work will be my mission - and I will not stop fighting until every person in our district who needs a job can get one.

2. Education. Our public education system has failed our kids. We must institute comprehensive reform of our schools and their management. We must fully fund public education so that our kids have the opportunity to compete with students from anywhere in the world. I know that we can have a world-class public education system again - and I will not stop until we achieve it.

3. Quality of Life. The Los Angeles region has suffered from years of environmental neglect. We now have the worst air quality in the nation, the worst traffic and among the poorest water quality of any city in the United States. Smart, sensible action must be taken to restore the wonderful quality of life that made Los Angeles a magnet for people from across the country and across the world.

These problems are challenging. But I am ready to roll up my sleeves and start working to fix them. I ask you for your support. Together we can make progress, together we can make a better future for ourselves and our kids.

top priorities:

✭Stop Global Warming - Deployment of strategies and tactics to mitigate and adapt to climate change and promote a healthy environment.
✭Clean Money - Banning of all corporatist lobbying and campaign spending with implementation of public financing of elections.
✭Single-Payer Health Care - Guaranteed quality universal single payer healthcare for all.
✭Save Our Neighborhood - Stop Payola Politics
✭Restore the Tujunga-Pacoima Watershed and Rewild the Los Angeles River
✭Increase Parks, Recreation Areas, and Implement Greenways
✭Emphasize Early Childhood Care, Education, Mentoring and Sports to Prevent Gang Violence
✭Formation of a 39th Assembly District Representative Council
✭New On-demand Jitney and Bus Lines Connecting Transportation Nodes
✭Expanded Mission Community College
✭100% Amnesty - Ensure Human Dignity and full, fair Immigration rights for all.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Air Pollution Melting Snow Quicker, Contaminating Water

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