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The California Legislature has used a dirty trick to sneak through legislation Californians overwhelmingly oppose, AB 1058. They did it by changing the number of the bill in the dead of the night during a holiday weekend. The Bill, now called AB 1493, has been sent to the Governor. (To check out how your legislator voted, see below). This is the last chance to stop this bill in the legislative arena. Please call 1-800 988-2588 and ask the Governor to veto this legislation. These are some of the reasons to oppose this bill: • AB 1493 limits consumer choices in...

<p>A multimillion-dollar battle over legislation to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in California vehicles may be far from over, even though Gov. Gray Davis has said he is "strongly inclined" to sign the first-of-its-kind measure.</p> <p>After waging an extensive but unsuccessful advertising and lobbying campaign to kill the bill, AB 1493, opponents said they are weighing possibilities ranging from referendum to litigation should Davis sign the proposal.</p>

THE INSIDER: POLITICAL INFORMATION NETWORK THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE FOR SACRAMENTO INSIDERS AND POLITICAL LEADERS M E M O R A N D U M TO: Sacramento Political Insiders & Interested Parties FROM: Russo Marsh + Rogers, Inc. RE: Davis AB 1058 Non-stance DATE: May 27, 2002 DAVIS SEES AUTO EMISSIONS BILL AS POTENTIAL CAMPAIGN CASH SACRAMENTO - For those who may have missed it, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday that while meeting with a group of "environmental entrepreneurs," Governor Davis was asked whether he supported Assembly Bill 1058, liberal Assemblywoman Fran Pavley's social-engineering legislation that would place new restrictions...

Simon Urges Davis to Decide on Auto Exhaust Legislation Says AB 1058 is Another Example of Social Engineering and Should be Vetoed if it Reaches the Governor's Desk San Francisco-Gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon today called on Governor Davis to express his position on a bill to regulate restrictions on auto tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases, saying the proposed legislation relies on controversial science and would unfairly restrict the freedom of California consumers. Simon said the legislation, AB 1058 by Assemblywoman Fran Pavley, is flawed because of questionable environmental benefits and if signed into law would delegate rule making to...