Comments on: Times Editorial Shows Who’s Holding up the Sales Tax in Sacramento http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/times-editorial-shows-whos-holding-up-the-sales-tax-in-sacramento/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/times-editorial-shows-whos-holding-up-the-sales-tax-in-sacramento/comment-page-1/#comment-1884 Simon Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:38:47 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/times-editorial-shows-whos-holding-up-the-sales-tax-in-sacramento/#comment-1884 A wave of polite but firm phonecalls would not be a bad idea. A wave of polite but firm phonecalls would not be a bad idea.

]]> By: Dana Gabbard http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/times-editorial-shows-whos-holding-up-the-sales-tax-in-sacramento/comment-page-1/#comment-1882 Dana Gabbard Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:17:58 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/06/times-editorial-shows-whos-holding-up-the-sales-tax-in-sacramento/#comment-1882 The most impact is if residents of Cedillo's and Oropeza's districts call. You can learn who your state senator is via this website: http://192.234.213.69/smapsearch/framepage.asp This talk of a "better" measure next year is a fraud. No one will want to risk political capital after this ongoing farce. Plus the equity being whined about is for projects that on their merits are mediocre as to ridership, etc. Our chance is NOW and we must seize the day and battle the stupidity of the prevailing defeatist/anti-government culture of entrenched politicians--we cannot let the future be hostage to their selfish mindless behavior. And by the way, I called Gloria Molina's office yesterday (I reside in her district) to tell her staff I will never vote for her again and that I was talking to a Times reporter and would give him quotes ripping her and the other obstructionists. Lo and behold I was quoted today: Dana Gabbard of Southern California Transit Advocates said supervisors failed to understand that people from their districts travel into other districts and would benefit from the projects. "Are they afraid someone across the fence will get more" than them? Gabbard said. "The parochialism in this just boggles the mind." http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax6-2008aug06,0,436918,full.story The most impact is if residents of Cedillo’s and Oropeza’s districts call. You can learn who your state senator is via this website:

http://192.234.213.69/smapsearch/framepage.asp

This talk of a “better” measure next year is a fraud. No one will want to risk political capital after this ongoing farce. Plus the equity being whined about is for projects that on their merits are mediocre as to ridership, etc. Our chance is NOW and we must seize the day and battle the stupidity of the prevailing defeatist/anti-government culture of entrenched politicians–we cannot let the future be hostage to their selfish mindless behavior. And by the way, I called Gloria Molina’s office yesterday (I reside in her district) to tell her staff I will never vote for her again and that I was talking to a Times reporter and would give him quotes ripping her and the other obstructionists. Lo and behold I was quoted today:

Dana Gabbard of Southern California Transit Advocates said supervisors failed to understand that people from their districts travel into other districts and would benefit from the projects.

“Are they afraid someone across the fence will get more” than them? Gabbard said. “The parochialism in this just boggles the mind.”

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax6-2008aug06,0,436918,full.story

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