SACRAMENTO — It’s no secret money and politics go together. What remains secretive is how money dictates the policies directly governing our lives. Some questioned whether money was a factor in th
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CAN YOU SAY RECALL?
California is corrupt, and a stagnate swamp of Liberalism
There should be a mandatory explanation as to why this bill was declined . There had to be a corrupt money angle to it. Get to the bottom of the story. And vote them out.
Put it up to voters to change the law
Put it through again and demand explanation this time
Thanks to The Log for looking into the perplexing death of this popular bill. In addition to broad-based support, the bill actually made sense, and would have gone a long ways towards turning around the alarming decrease in CA fishing licenses. Fewer fishermen have a significant negative effect on the State’s coffers, drying up funding streams for fish stocking, conservation programs, junior outreach, etc. If as suspected, Gonzalez Fletcher was complicit in this, she needs to be outed and own up to it. It is outrageous that a representative of San Diego would be so arrogant and short-sighted. It will be interesting to see if she has the spine to respond. If she is the culprit, CA fishermen need to show up in force at the ballot box, and get her out.
Thank you, Log, for looking into this. I have often not bought a fishing license because the year was more than half over. There must be a reason this bill was killed and I sure would like to know why.
We all know Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher does not vote for anything unless you line her lockers with money. She is a typical corrupt politician.
Called the office as you shared. Nice person answered and stated this is the process and tried to explain that alot of the Bills don’t go thru because of fiscal issues etc. When i shared that this is a pay for service..it isn’t being given for free and fees are added to our fishing license from time to time and that fishermen and women wouldn’t mind a $5 dollar fee if it meant our license was good for a full year. It was recommended I go on the website and look at the analytics or call the Author for a possible answer. My opinion – whether you call it a vote or a decision the members of the committee had to say yes or no whether or not SB187 moved further forward or not. Common sense definitely did not come into play for this bill which would’ve helped everyday folks who fish and pay for the privilege even just a little bit..
Corrupt politician on the take from the corrupt humane society/ Only in California with the anti hunting and fishing group put on the fish and wildlife commission by our anti fishing and hunting billionaire governor Brown out of touch with the people of California bought another politician/
Less licenses sold is more fish for commercial fisherman to sell to restaurants at high prices to consumers. Fish was poor man’s food, no longer .$10 fish sandwich anyone?
Hello Parimal – Great investigative reporting. In particular, I appreciate your call for transparency. The sportfishing community worked many years to earn the support of nearly every state organization representing business, labor, travel, boaters, marinas, campgrounds, hospitality and more. As a consequence, a bill supported by all and opposed by none is dead. The defeat of this bill will not only harm the state fisheries dependent on fishing license revenue, but our state and local economy. Sportfishing contributes over $4.6 billion to our state’s economy each year! The defeat of this non-controversial bill is very sad…very disappointing.
Marko Mlikotin, Executive Director, California Sportfishing League
Welcome to the SWAMP! You’re getting an up-close introduction to one of San Diego’s own swamp monsters. Whatever happened to serving the public’s interests and safe guarding a healthy resource for state’s residents? I now refer to California as the “State of Confusion” not California and the U.S. not as the United States, but as “Under Siege”.
You can’t over run the state with the undocumented, give them free health care, education and financial support without blowing up our fiscal resources. WE CANT GET A SIMPLE FISHING BILL PASSED WHEN 40% of KINDERGARDENERS CAN NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. Immigration does matter! This state is being ruined for the benefit of persons that were not born here nor love this country and its culture. It’s bull@$$t. The swamp monsters will do anything to get these undocumented converted to voters including giving this country away to serve their own selfish interests.
i have seen this trend since 88/89 the killing of the fish the stupid laws that are hard to understand bag limits that make it to expencive to fish for them blocking off bank fishing high price license along with the high prices of tackle and fuel added to it all it is getting to not be worth the trouble and i love to fish . now with the tunnels and draining the delta and lakes to send the water south stopping the fishermen from fishing will free all the water up for exporting it south cause no one will care about the fish anymore this is the best way to get what brown and the water people want just get rid of the fishermen and its a done deal and their rich on the sell of water they have almost got it done now i dont think it can be stopped now its to late .thank yall for trying though
We have to stand up….
We have to stand up to the people who are against us.
After looking to get a fishing license myself and coming across the current ridiculous expiry system and the introduction of this bill, I reached out to who I believe is the right person to contact regarding this bill being stuck in appropriations. Her info is below:
Jennifer Galehouse
[email protected]
916-319-2081
I called and couldn’t reach her so I sent an email. I suggest everyone here also call and email to get some traction on this.
This is the first year in 50 in California that I have not bought licenses and fished. Going to Mexico instead and giving THEM the American greenbacks. Love those salt water fish and the people have been nicer than our own !