Governor Schwarzenegger signed a waiver allowing the Los Angeles stadium to bypass the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina was quoted in the LA Times as saying, "While there are many reasons to support the development of a new NFL football stadium in Los Angeles County, there are just as many reasons to ensure that the project complies with the same environmental regulations that govern virtually all projects in California. Hospitals, police stations, freeways and all sorts of valuable projects manage to be built without the necessity of CEQA exemptions."
Allowing waivers defeats the purpose of passing the law. Los Angeles already ranks #1 on the most polluted cities list. Respiratory ailments are consistently in the top 5 causes of death in Los Angeles.
Isn't it time our leaders stop paying back favors and start putting the future of our city, state and country first?
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