East County News Service
October 19, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)--A television ad featuring Cal-Fire director Ken Pimlott advises voters that a yes vote on Propositions 1 and 2 will “protect the water and the fire services we need” for the future. The ad features video of wildfires and suggests that the measures are needed to make sure that California improves its water infrastructure to be better prepared for drought--and to assure that firefighting budgets won’t be cut in future economic downturns.
But according to the Sacramento Bee, the ad is “somewhat misleading.”
It’s true that Prop 1 would improve water supply and infrastructure.
It’s also true that Prop 2, the Budget Stabilization Act, would require the state to fund a budget reserve and allow spending during a natural disaster.
But there’s nothing in the measure that would send money to local agencies to ensure that “firefighters don’t come off the line,” as this ad implies.
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