---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Peter Mathews <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 6:45 PM Subject: GOVERNOR BROWN'S BUDGET CUTS $1.4 BILLION FROM HIGHER EDUCATION; TO BE COUNTERED BY OIL EXTRACTION FEE INITIATIVE
PRESS RELEASE March 25, 2011 Oil Extraction Fee Proposition Launched to Counter Governor Brown's $1.4 Billion Higher Education Cut Students and Professors officially submit text of Proposition Initiative, to Implement Fee on Crude Oil, to California Attorney General In response to the drastic cuts in California education, kindergarten through college and university, a coalition of students, professors, and other activists have submitted a statutory proposition initiative to the Office of the Attorney General in Sacramento. The Proposition mandates a 15% fee on the value per barrel of crude oil extracted from California. According to the Capitol Weekly (1/15/09), California is the only State in the nation without an oil extraction fee. This fee will raise approximately $1.08 billion for K-12, and approximately $2.6 billion for California Community Colleges, California State University, and the University of California, annually. Texas' oil extraction fee raises approximately $2 billion annually for education. Proponents have launched the first stage in getting the initiative placed on the ballot for a statewide vote. It will take approximately 40 days or less for the Attorney General to produce a title and summary. At that time petition gatherers will have a maximum of 150 days to collect 504,760 signatures of registered voters in California. When they accomplish this, the proposition will be placed on the ballot to be passed by a majority vote. Organizing signature gatherers on statewide college campuses and other areas has begun. Volunteers are being recruited. Donations and endorsements are being sought. For further information please contact (562) 234-3319 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihLGc8KDDAI - KCBS TV Interview on Oil Extraction Fee to Fund Education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjSRjWA31VU - CBS TV 13, Sacramento, Official filing of the proposition with Attorney General http://www.facebook.com/Rescue.Education Sincerely, Proponents: Peter Mathews, Professor of Political Science, American Government and International Relations Founder and State Coordinator of Rescue Education California Frank Dawoodjee, M.A. In Political Science Paul Garver, M.D. c. 562.234.3319 e. [email protected] ____________________________________________________________ Groupon™ Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d8d2e59660d437a5b0st03vuc ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
