Comments on: California Budget Deal May Mean New Offshore Oil Drilling

By: California Budget Crisis Diaries: Day 16 of the budget impasse | hoa writes

California Budget Crisis Diaries: Day 16 of the budget impasse | hoa writes — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:29:39 +0000

[...] offshore oil leases is on the budget negotiating table. According to the environmental Web site — Red, Green and Blue — the proposal could rake in $1.8 billion in revenues for the state by in 13 [...]

By: Theresa Ranieri

Theresa Ranieri — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:14:41 +0000

Ca. new budget compromise allows Republicans their demands:

no surtax on corporate profit etc., no oil-extraction fee (Alaska imposes a 25% fee), no vehicle-license restoration fee, no Prop 13 moderation so that corporations will finally pay their fair share of property taxes.

Making matters worse, Democrats also agreed to cuts in schools, universities, colleges, children's health mental health etc.

But what California taxpayers also got saddled with is opening our beautiful shoreline to oil drilling as the source of revenue.

Where is California's bold effective leadership when we need it most!!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:55:54 +0000

Arnold is a liar. The new budget (7/20/09) allows offshore drilling, but charges oil companies no severance tax. CA is the only state not to charge an oil severance tax. Alaska charges 25%.

The budget has not been voted on yet, so call the Assembly and the state Senate, and insist on an oil severance tax! A 9% tax would bring in 4 billion a year.

By: Lupe Anguiano

Lupe Anguiano — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:59:26 +0000

No way will we allow our California beaches to continue being destroyed by Oil and Gas Companies. Seems to me, Governor Arnold talks the environment Talk but does not Walk the Walk.

My message to the Governor is "how is it – many businesses see the strong economic outcome of building Renewable Energy resources in CA?" I don't understand how you can say one thing to President Obama and another to us in California.

The California Legislature needs to hold its ground and not allow the Governor to continue his play on words.