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Started by Fred Smith
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:06
Gray Davis takes graft to allow pollution in SF bay
Author: Fred Smith
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:06
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:06
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July 30th, 2002 Mercury News State officials allowed one of California's largest polluters to increase toxic discharges into San Francisco Bay shortly after the company donated $70,500 to Gov. Gray Davis, a Mercury News investigation has found. The decision by a key state water board in June 2000 came just four months after the board had refused to relax the pollution permit at Tosco's Avon refinery east of Martinez -- and after the company had tried unsuccessfully to get the rules eased for seven years. A review of state campaign records found that the day after the water board voted not to ease the pollution limits on Feb. 16, 2000, Davis -- who appoints the board's members -- received $55,500 from Tosco. [ snip ] Full Article at: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/politics/3765542.htm
Davis, Graft and Pollution
Author: Lime Jello
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 04:55
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 04:55
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Wed Jul 31,11:22 AM ET More "pay-for-play" allegations are being leveled at Gov. Gray Davis after a campaign donation was linked to a Northern California oil refinery that was allowed to release more toxic chemicals into the San Francisco Bay. [ snip ] Just three months after an appearance with the Davis, the oil company asked permission to increase the amount of cancer- causing dioxin released into the bay by the same refinery, which is now owned by Tesoro. The regional water quality control board said no. But four months later, the same board reversed itself, reportedly after Tosco had given the governor a pair of campaign contributions totaling $70,000. Full article at: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20020731/lo_kcra/1272960
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