No on 7 and Yes on 11

By Yvonne DeLeon,

Through our chamber membership in the Inland Empire Legislative Alliance, we have been studying the current slew of propositions. Since we are a business advocacy organization, we try to stick to legislative issues that directly affect business.
Because of the current fiscal catastrophe in California, we have decided not to take a position on any bonds that we feel will bring further debt to our state. For this reason we have no recommendations on Propositions 1A, 3, 10 and 12.
Proposition 7 is a Renewable Energy Generation initiative that may sound good for the environment but is neither feasible or practical. It will only serve to increase energy costs while decreasing research and development by small independent companies. We urge a NO vote.
Proposition 11 is a redistricting initiative that will finally bring some sanity to legislative boundaries that right now have no cohesiveness. This proposition will take the responsibility away from the legislature, where there is a huge conflict of interest, and place it with an independent commission. Vote YES to bring fairness back to politics and make your vote worthwhile.