Andrew Escamilla, ballot initiative coordinator for California Environmental Voters, speaks at a news conference held Thursday at IBEW Local 428Â in support of Proposition 30, which is on the November ballot. Should it pass, the initiative will significantly improve the state's air quality, Escamilla said.
A stack of Yes on Proposition 30 signs seen at a press conference Thursday morning may be a signal the campaign is heating up. In English, the words translate to "Clean air for all."
Dave Thomas, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 428, speaks at a news conference Thursday in support of Proposition 30, a climate action ballot initiative that Thomas says will help millions of Californians afford electric vehicles, create a statewide EV charging network, and reduce catastrophic wildfires by funding forest management, more firefighters and firefighting equipment.
"Proposition 30 is a win, win, win for everyone," IBEW Local President Dave Thomas said at a press conference Thursday in Bakersfield designed to roll out the Yes on 30 campaign.
"In the last eight years, my wife and I have put on over 180,000 miles, all-electric," said Dave Thomas, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 428. At a press conference held Thursday in Bakersfield, Thomas and other supporters of Proposition 30, said the ballot initiative will fund the transition from gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles to electric, a revolution in transportation that will bring dramatic improvements to the San Joaquin Valley's dangerously polluted air.
A supporter of Proposition 30 holds a Yes on 30 sign outside the location of a press conference held Thursday at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 428, in Bakersfield.
Andrew Escamilla, ballot initiative coordinator for California Environmental Voters, speaks at a news conference held Thursday at IBEW Local 428Â in support of Proposition 30, which is on the November ballot. Should it pass, the initiative will significantly improve the state's air quality, Escamilla said.
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A stack of Yes on Proposition 30 signs seen at a press conference Thursday morning may be a signal the campaign is heating up. In English, the words translate to "Clean air for all."
Rod Thornburg / For The Californian
Dave Thomas, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 428, speaks at a news conference Thursday in support of Proposition 30, a climate action ballot initiative that Thomas says will help millions of Californians afford electric vehicles, create a statewide EV charging network, and reduce catastrophic wildfires by funding forest management, more firefighters and firefighting equipment.
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Ed Emerson shows his support for Proposition 30 at the entrance to a press conference held Thursday in Bakersfield.
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"Proposition 30 is a win, win, win for everyone," IBEW Local President Dave Thomas said at a press conference Thursday in Bakersfield designed to roll out the Yes on 30 campaign.
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"In the last eight years, my wife and I have put on over 180,000 miles, all-electric," said Dave Thomas, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 428. At a press conference held Thursday in Bakersfield, Thomas and other supporters of Proposition 30, said the ballot initiative will fund the transition from gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles to electric, a revolution in transportation that will bring dramatic improvements to the San Joaquin Valley's dangerously polluted air.
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A supporter of Proposition 30 holds a Yes on 30 sign outside the location of a press conference held Thursday at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 428, in Bakersfield.
Supporters call it the "Clean Cars and Clean Air Act," and they say after decades of breathing polluted air, Kern County residents deserve to breathe air that won't make their children sick and shorten the lives of their parents and grandparents.
With increasing numbers of wildfires and record heat waves as a recent backdrop, supporters in Bakersfield on Thursday launched a campaign calling for the passage of Proposition 30, a contentious climate-action ballot initiative they say will help millions of Californians afford electric vehicles, create a statewide EV charging network and reduce catastrophic wildfires by funding forest management, more firefighters and firefighting equipment.
