LandWatch: No on Prop 98 and Yes on Prop 99

LandWatch Monterey County wants you to know our position regarding Proposition 98 and Proposition 99 on the June ballot. LandWatch, along with other environmental organizations and the League of California Cities are OPPOSING Proposition 98 and SUPPORTING Proposition 99.

Proposition 98 would be an environmental nightmare, and it would eliminate rent control and renter protections and paralyze local land use decisions. Proposition 99, The Homeowners Protection Act is a real eminent domain reform measure and it will prohibit the government from using eminent domain to take a home to transfer to a private developer.

Proposition 98 would be devastating to the environment and natural resource protection. If you would like to read more details on how Proposition 98 would impact planning and zoning, climate, coastal protection, habitat protection, forests, mitigation fees and open spaces, historic buildings and cultural sites, please click here:

http://landwatch.org/pages/news08/ConservationCollateral.pdf

Proposition 99, The Homeowners Protection Act, is supported by a broad coalition of homeowners, business, labor, cities, counties, and environmentalists who want straightforward eminent domain reform that gets right to the heart of the infamous Kelo decision. If you would like to review a side by side comparison of both Propositions, click here:

http://landwatch.org/pages/news08/SidebySideProp98Prop99.pdf

LandWatch members are welcome and encouraged to learn more about Proposition 98 and 99 by attending the League of Women Voters annual luncheon and meeting on May 14th at noon. Gary Patton, former Executive Director of LandWatch, will be discussing Proposition 98 and 99. The meeting will be held at the Elks Lodge at 150 Mar Vista Drive in Monterey, CA. If you would like lunch, please R.S.V.P. by calling (831) 648-8683 before May 9th. A buffet lunch is $15.

Sincerely,

Chris Fitz, Executive Director
LandWatch Monterey County

posted 04.27.08