L.A. mayor, Latino activists take on oil companies over Proposition 23 - latimes.com
They say the ballot initiative to suspend the state's climate change law would hurt low-income communities already suffering the most from pollution.
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"Go home, Texas oil companies," Villaraigosa urged at a news conference aimed at encouraging voters to oppose Proposition 23, a November ballot initiative to suspend California's 2006 climate change law until the state's unemployment rate drops.
"We won't compromise our environmental and health standards so you can make more money," he said.
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Flanked by community activists from Latino neighborhoods, Villaraigosa accused San Antonio-based Valero and Tesoro of "dirty tricks," adding that because of asthma from poor air quality, "More Californians will get sick if Prop. 23 passes."
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