CALL
TO ACTION!
Plan
to attend the May 26
TH
METRO BOARD MEETING
The
No 710 Action Committee is calling for
everyone to attend the Metro Board of
Directors meeting on Thursday, April
28th at 9 a.m.
We
will be there to continue our presence
and our message that the tunnel should
be withdrawn from consideration prior to
November or we will actively campaign
against Measure R2..
Come and speak for one minute or
support those that will speak.
Thursday, May 26, 2016 @
9 a.m
at Metro Headquarters
(behind Union Station)
3rd
floor, Metro Board Room
One
Gateway Plaza
Los
Angeles, CA 90012
We
will all meet outside
the Metro Board Room
before 9am on the 3rd floor.
At that time we will let you know
which Agenda item number to make a
comment on.
Please wear a
red shirt if you have one.
Directions: See this link for
directions to
the Metro Headquarters Building:
Please
let me know if you are coming.
Background Information:
As
you may recall, in October we sent a
letter (attached) to the Board that
contained a very clear message – we
want to support the worthwhile
projects included in Measure R2, but
if the SR 710 tunnel alternative is
not removed from consideration
forever, we will actively campaign
against the proposed ballot measure.
Since then, some Board members have
tried to placate us by assuring us
that the tunnel will not be included
in the language of Measure R2
language. Our response is, “Not good
enough. Kill it forever.”
For
the past 7 months, the same 6 – 12
members of the No 710 Action Committee
have attended each monthly Board
meeting to re-iterate our message. We
cite facts and figures from the
DEIR/EIR comment letters submitted by
independent reviewers such as the EPA,
South Coast Air Quality Management
District, Natural Resources Defense
Council, and the USC Keck School of
Medicine (These are posted online at
www.beyondthe710.org).
We understand that we are having an
impact, making the Board nervous
about the passage of R2.
Recently,
pro-tunnel advocates, led by
Alhambra’s Mayor, Barbara Messina,
have begun attending the Board
Meetings as well. This small
contingent consists of City Council
members from a couple of cities and
some labor representatives --- NO
REGULAR CITIZENS HAVE APPEARED. They
deliver scripted messages that
congratulate the Board for conducting
an “open and transparent” process,
continue to tell the Board that the
tunnel must be built because it was
included in Measure R in 2008, that
“those people” (us) continue to spread
misinformation and lies about the
tunnel, that we represent a vocal
minority and that the majority want
the tunnel to be built. They never
discuss facts from the DEIR/EIS.
Please
make the effort to attend. We need
fresh faces and voices to
participate. You will be given one
minute to speak. Fill out a speaker
card in the foyer of the Board Room
when you arrive. Some of us will be
present to assist you in the foyer.
Your message can, and should, be
simple and direct – we want to support
worthwhile projects in Measure R2, but
if the SR 710 tunnel alternative is
not withdrawn from consideration prior
to the election in November, we are
willing to sacrifice those projects by
working to defeat Measure R2.
No710ACOctober2215letterMetroBoard.pdf