It’s said that money almost always wins, and sadly, in the case of Alaska’s Ballot Measure 4, it appears it was true. Ballot Measure 4 (Mining Initiative): - No: 95,615 votes, 57.14 percent - Yes: 71,722 votes, 42.86 percent
Measure 4 was aimed squarely at preventing the Pending Pebble Mind Disaster by enforcing water quality standards for fisheries.
Mine proponents (most of whom were handsomely paid for their efforts) confused the issue to the point that most voters had no idea what the measure was really about.
“This will close all existing mines” was a common - and wholly misleading - refrain, and a long list of other misdirections were similarly broadcast.
This is hardly the end of it; the Pending Pebble Mine Disaster still has a lot of hoops to jump through, and while this ballot measure may have failed, we can still keep the pressure on.
See you at a political knife fight, Tom Chandler.
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PORTLAND, OR–Oregon’s public schools are pondering what, exactly, Ballot Measure 58 will mean for them, how it will be implemented and what impact it will have on students. Portland schools officials say it’s difficult to gauge how much the so-called bilingual education ban would impact public education, but that it would affect thousands of students and hundreds of full story  complete coverage
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And now, a run through some of the ballot measures: Measure 55 changes the timing of how legislators are assigned to districts after redistricting. Every 10 years, after the census, the state redraws district lines for state senate and house...... more
By Ali Winston/West Oakland
When Oaklanders step into the polling booth next Tuesday, they will be confronted with a difficult decision about fighting crime or keeping their wallets shut.
Ballot Measure NN, if approved by the necessary two-thirds majority, would allow the Oakland Police Department to add more officers and buy needed equipment such as police cars and new crime-fighting technology.
“The extra officers on the street will help us be more effective as a polic... more
When you get a little behind on your posting, people assume you’re lollygagging in front of the television, stuffing handfuls of potato chips into your mouth and washing them down with pureed Twinkies and Diet Coke.
If only the truth were that pretty.
What is true is the Trout Underground’s World is turning upside down; we’re cramming all our worldly possessions into boxes, moving them, and then un-cramming them.
Yes, my friends. We bought a new house. [sfx: gasp of... more
[Update: Way to go — it’s 1:45 and we’re past the 50 emails mark - halfway to 100. Come on you magnificent bastards!
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I’m pissed. For the past week and half, I’ve been playing “nice” around the Siskiyou County Natural Resources ... more
It wasn’t long ago that the Trinity’s Rivers Steelhead runs seemingly numbered in the hundreds — the result of debilitating water diversions (most of which headed south to Trout Underground whipping boys Westlands Irrigation District ).
After decades of legal wrangling by groups like the Friends of the Trinity and CalTrout , a little water got put back into the river, and viola — a steelhead fishery was reborn.
Now the fishing’s good enoug... more
Except for the uncontrollable, homicidal rage that surfaces whenever my fly line snags in those damned-to-hell metal boot hooks, I don’t give gravel guards much thought.
How about you? Straq at Way Upstream (fly fishing product guy at Patagonia) is looking for feedback about gravel guards , which is either intelligent product development, or a cagey way to get us to do his job for him.
Sure, Bennet says Straq’s a total slacker, but we’ll give Straq the benefit o... more
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