Jane Fonda: California Can Stand Up to Corporate Greed | Opinion
Summary
Jane Fonda argues that California voters should reject Proposition 45, saying it would weaken environmental protections and reduce public oversight of major projects. She says the measure is promoted as a way to lower housing costs but is backed by corporate interests, and argues it could shift costs and risks from developers to taxpayers and communities.Key Facts
- The article identifies Proposition 45 as a California ballot measure put forward by the California Chamber of Commerce.
- Fonda says the measure would limit public oversight of projects such as data centers, warehouses, pipelines, forest clear-cutting and housing developments.
- She says data center developers, oil and gas interests, and for-profit utilities have contributed more than $10 million to support the measure.
- Fonda argues the measure does not require developers’ increased profits to reduce rents or electricity bills.
- She says data centers can increase electricity rates, worsen air quality and raise water demand, with effects that can fall heavily on low-income communities and communities of color.
- Fonda says Proposition 45 would make it easier to widen freeways and build housing in areas at high risk of wildfires.
- The article says California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates the measure could cost $100 million or more annually to implement.
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