Your endorsement
of Das Williams over Laura Capps in the District 1 election is odd and very
confusing to wrap around.
While trumpeting the enhanced tax revenue, my understanding
is a majority of cannabis tax dollars simply go toward enforcement of cannabis
regulations. There is no specific mention of the devastating challenges faced
by longtime avocado, grape, and other farmers as well as the impact to their
livelihoods. Should Das Williams be re-elected, he will be clearly even more
beholden to this special interest.
Furthermore, and most concerning to me, is the excuse for
the rushed approvals. When you already have 17 years’ experience, you don’t
succumb to “haste” and “extreme time pressure” as justification for an
acknowledged extremely flawed and damaging ordinance (that the board had a year
to craft not weeks). A 17-year veteran and former assemblymember shouldn’t have
“thoughtless blunders” that are swept under the rug as learning moments
especially with stakes so high.