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CA Op-Ed: No on Proposition 98: List of Organizations Opposing Prop 98 - the Landlords' Attack on Renters
Published on Feb 9, 2008 - 8:33:26 AM
By: No on Prop. 98 Committee
Sacramento, CA, Feb. 8, 2008 - The No on Prop. 98 Committee announced today the most recent additions to the diverse coalition of organizations opposed to Prop. 98 on the June ballot. Nearly 100 prominent organizations representing seniors, teachers, public safety, business leaders, organized labor, renters, religious groups, farmers and environmentalists have come out in formal opposition to Prop. 98, dubbed the "Hidden Agendas Scheme" by opponents.
Prop. 98 is a deceptive measure. California Secretary of State records show that more than 85% of funding for the measure comes from wealthy landlords and organizations representing them. These landlords are trying to trick voters into believing Prop. 98 deals with eminent domain. But these landlords don't care about eminent domain. The landlords only care about their Hidden provisions in the initiative – ones that would wipe out rent control laws and other important renter protections. Prop. 98 also would gut environmental protections, threaten new public water projects and decimate local land use planning.
The new organizations to recently announce their opposition to Prop. 98 are listed below. The complete list of groups opposing the Hidden Agendas Scheme follows.
AARP
California Police Chiefs Association
California Teachers Association
League of Women Voters of California
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
National Wildlife Federation
Western Center on Law and Poverty
California Church Impact
Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic Renaissance, CDC
WE OPPOSE PROP. 98 - THE HIDDEN AGENDAS SCHEME
Senior:
AARP
California Alliance for Retired Americans
Gray Panthers California
Business:
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Public Safety:
California Police Chiefs Association
Education:
California Teachers Association
California School Boards Association
Homeowners:
League of California Homeowners
Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League, Inc. (GSMOL)
California Mobile Homes Resource and Action Association
Coalition of Mobile Home Owners- California
Resident Owned Parks, Inc. (ROP)
California Coalition for Rural Housing
Butte County Mobile-Home Owners Association
GSMOL Chapter 1613
GSMOL Chapter 1279
GSMOL Chapter 708
Homeowners Association of Cameron
Mobile Estates
Mobilehome Residents Alliance of Nevada County
Mobile Parks West Homeowners Association
New Frontier Homeowner Association
Neighborhood Friends
Palos Verdes Shores Homeowners Association
Santa Ana Mobile Home Owners Association
Windsor Group
Mobile Home Owners Coalition
Agriculture:
Western Growers Association
Water:
Association of California Water Agencies
Consumer:
Consumer Federation of California
Labor:
State Building and Construction Trades Council
AFSCME 2712
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Marin County Building and Construction Trades Council
Renter Advocates/Housing Providers:
Housing California
California Housing Consortium (CHC)
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
Coalition for Economic Survival
Eviction Defense Collaborative
Sacramento Mutual Housing Association
Inquilinos Unidos
Just Cause Oakland
San Francisco Tenants Union
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
Council of Tenants - Los Angeles
Eviction Defense Network
Lincoln Place Tenants Association
Oakland Tenants Union
Environmental:
National Wildlife Federation
California League of Conservation Voters
Natural Resources Defense Council
Planning and Conservation League
Environmental Defense
Defenders of Wildlife
Greenbelt Alliance
Healthy Homes Collaborative
Mariposans for the Environment and
Responsible Government
Wild Heritage Planners
Public Interest/Community:
League of Women Voters of California
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Community Advocacy Center
Inner City Law Center
Los Angeles Community Action Network
Miracle Mile Action Committee
Our City
Union de Vecinos
Los Angeles Community Legal Center and Educational
One Stop Immigration Counselor
Ethnic:
Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic Renaissance CDC
Government:
League of California Cities
California State Association of Counties
California Special Districts Association
California Chapter of the American
Planning Association
California Redevelopment Association
Faith:
California Church Impact
St. Anthony Foundation
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