Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000. (The Villaraigosa-Keeley Act)
	Rebuttal to Argument Against Proposition 12

Arguments on this page are the opinions of the authors and have not been checked for accuracy by any official agency.

The opponents are factually wrong.

• FACT #1: SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS --Proposition 12's largest allocation directs funds to every city and county to make neighborhood parks safer for children and families, and provide youth with positive recreational alternatives to gangs, drugs and violence. Projects will be decided by local community leaders--not by far-away politicians. That's why California Organization of Police and Sheriffs Supports Proposition 12.
  
  
• FACT #2: CLEAN AIR & WATER --Specific programs will plant trees that help purify our air, and conserve lands around our rivers and lakes to help protect our water from pollution. Everyone's health benefits from clean air and water. That's why Coalitions for Clean Air and Water Support Proposition 12.
  
  
• FACT #3: PROTECT REDWOOD FORESTS & THE COAST --Specific programs will preserve ancient redwood forests and threatened coastal lands for future generations to enjoy. It's shameful for opponents to suggest that our redwood trees are "weeds" and our magnificent coast is a "rathole."
  
  
• FACT #4: CLEANUP TOXICS ALONG OUR BEACHES, BAYS & COAST --Directs funds to help make these areas safer for public use.
  
  
• FACT #5: TOUGH FISCAL SAFEGUARDS--NO NEW TAXES --Annual audits, public hearings and citizen review will ensure funds are spent as promised. Proposition 12 does not raise taxes--existing state revenues will be used instead.

"These strict safeguards will make sure these funds are spent properly and efficiently." State Treasurer Philip Angelides Join the California Chamber of Commerce, Governor Gray Davis and the Audubon Society by voting Yes on 12.

GAIL DRYDEN
President, League of Women Voters of California

JACQUELINE ANTEE
State President, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

LARRY McCARTHY
President, California Taxpayers' Association

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