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Oxnard Council backs "Polluters Pay" climate superfund resolution, 5-1
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment, Oxnard City Council voted 5-1 to adopt a resolution supporting state bills that would create a climate "superfund" charging the largest fossil-fuel producers to pay for climate damages; one council member called the measure legally uncertain.
Oxnard — The Oxnard City Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution supporting the California Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (SB 684 / AB 1243), voting 5-1 to send a local endorsement to state legislators.
Councilmember Michaela Perez, who authored the measure but was unable to attend in person, asked the council to back state legislation that would require the top-emitting companies to pay into a new climate remediation fund. “At least 40% will go to disadvantaged communities, including 9 neighborhoods in Oxnard most impacted by pollution,” Perez wrote in the statement read into the record.
The nut graf: The council’s vote is symbolic — it does not create local taxes or change city policy — but advocates said local resolutions can influence Sacramento lawmakers weighing bills that would identify the 75 largest…
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