Urgent fire risk! Oppose AB 537 send sample message today to Asmbers on AB 537

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But now, with all of CA about to burn down (and i honestly and truly think it will if these bills go through), we have an equally, or even more compelling issue--extreme fire risk.   This script was sent out for San Francisco,  please send to your own Assembly members.  Extreme fire risk, plus shifts the legal costs of telecom to our local government for challenging any unsafe telecom application.  This is SO wrong! 

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Sent: Sun, May 23, 2021 5:12 pm
Subject: Corrections for sample message to Asmbers Chiu and Ting

 

Calling all SF Safe Tec Local Control Activists. Action needed now or early tomorrow morning.

 

On Monday the Assembly will vote on AB 537 allowing telecom corps to determine where and how many antennas are in our neighborhood. It will allow applications to be automatically approved "deemed" if they do not meet timeframes (aka shot clocks). It will shift the legal burden and cost of challenging incomplete and unsafe applications to the county. We must preserve local control.  Urge Assemblymembers Chui and Ting to Vote “NO” on AB 537 (Quirk)

 

(find out which one is your Assemblymember and send email here: Find Address (ca.gov) 

 

Space is limited on their communications page.

 

SAMPLE message to paste in: 

Assemblymember ______On 5/24, Please Vote NO on AB 537. This will NOT solve the digital divide.  Local Government should make decisions about antenna placement based on safety.  Do NOT put telecom corporations in charge of where and how many antennas forcing local governments to sue the corporations to stop applications if they are unsafe or incomplete!  Unsafe antenna construction has previously resulted in property damage, personal injury and devastating fires. The FCC and the 9th Circuit Court disagreed with "deemed approval" combined with the new shortened "shot clocks/timeframes" and with shifting legal burden from the telecom corporations to local governments.  Please VOTE NO on AB 537.

 

PLEASE ACT NOW

Call them: they both represent SF!

Assemblyman Chiu (916) 319-2017

Assemblyman Ting (916) 319-2019

for more information: CALIFORNIA | Americans for Responsible Technology