This seems to be the era of rank dishonesty in politics. Specifically on the right-wing Republican side.
I sometimes spend some of my downtime watching YouTube videos. But it seems lately that every single video I watch is preceded by a No on Measure G ad. But what’s maddening is that the oil companies putting out these ads always state that Measure G will ban all oil drilling in the county, even old sites. However I happen to have in front of me the county voter information pamphlet, and within that booklet are all of the items on which we will be voting on Nov. 6. One, of course, is Measure G. In the Argument Against Measure G section they make this statement, “Measure G would shut down existing oil and gas production.” Yet in impartial analysis of Measure G it clearly states that, “The measure bans any new petroleum extraction but permits as a ‘nonconforming use’ any petroleum extraction existing on the effective date of the measure,” (italics are mine).
I mean, how dishonest are these oil hounds anyway? Do they think we can’t read, or are just hoping that we won’t bother?
Please vote yes on Measure G. Let’s not let these charlatans wreck our county.
Jane Dawton
Grover Beach
This article appears in Oct 18-28, 2018.
My guess is, they are hoping that you will take a logical approach to the matter. Not being able to drill wells means the eventual shutdown of the field. Given that they have a nice, expensive reverse osmosis plant that supplies water to Pismo Creek, I would guess that it wouldn’t be too long before the field is shut down due to economics. So no, Measure G doesn’t immediately shut down the field, but it does spell the eventual end of production in the county.
What I’m more concerned about is under the Constitution, we the people of SLO County would be on the hook to compensate the operators for all of the oil and gas that we are not allowing them to produce. See the constitution, 5th amendment: “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”
So really, who cares if it shuts the field down or not. Who is going to pay the energy companies their Constitutionally mandated “just compensation”?
You sound incredibly naive and to be honest just plan ignorant. Wake up and smell the covefefe of course big business is going to be operating dishonestly, where do you think you are? In an alternative universe? Sounds like you need to watch some youtube videos about how the world actually works.