California: Protect California’s Wildlife, AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act
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Californians – We need your help getting an important bill, AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act, over the next hurdle – the Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee. Last week, the bill passed its first committee, but your voice is needed to make this bill law.
Make a brief phone call today asking them to support AB 1788 and protect wild animals like bobcats, bald eagles, and the endangered Pacific fisher.
Please help make AB 1788 law with a simple phone call to your State Assemblymember, asking him or her to vote “yes” on AB 1788 and protect wild animals like bobcats, bald eagles, and the endangered Pacific fisher.
Sample Message: I am your constituent, and I care about protecting California’s wildlife. Please vote YES on AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act.
If your assemblymember does not sit on the committee, please call the committee chair, Asm. Eduardo Garcia.
If you’re not sure who your assemblymember is, find your representatives here.
Members of Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
| Eduardo Garcia (Chair) | Riverside/El Centro | 916-319-2056 |
| James Gallagher (Vice Chair) | Chico/Mendocino County | 916-319-2003 |
| Frank Bigelow | Madera, Placerville, Sutter Creek, Yosemite | 916-319-2005 |
| Steven S. Choi, Ph.D. | Irvine, Tustin, Orange | 916-319-2068 |
| Kansen Chu | Milpitas, Fremont, San Jose, Santa Clara | 916-319-2025 |
| Brian Dahle | Redding, Downie, Truckee, Nevada City | 916-319-2001 |
| Laura Friedman | Burbank, Glendale, Silver Lake | 916-319-2043 |
| Cristina Garcia | Bell Gardens, Downey | 916-319-2058 |
| Todd Gloria | Coronado, Del Mar, coastal San Diego | 916-319-2078 |
| Ash Kalra | Downtown, East San Jose | 916-319-2027 |
| Marc Levine | San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa | 916-319-2010 |
| Blanca E. Rubio | Azusa, Baldwin Park, San Gabriel Valley | 916-319-2048 |
| Rudy Salas, Jr. | Hartford, Bakersfield, Kettleman City | 916-319-2032 |
| Jim Wood | Mendocino, Humboldt, coastal Sonoma | 916-319-2002 |
If enacted, California would become the first state to prohibit these cruel products. Help us make history and urge your assemblymember to support AB 1788.
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