Politics & Government
Letter-Writing Campaign Fights Quarry
Activists are asking those who oppose the quarry to send letters to the governor.
Anti-quarry activists kicked off a letter-writing campaign to block a quarry planned near Temecula.
Peter Terezakis, a quarry opponent, sent out an email blast asking quarry opponents to sign a letter to Governor Jerry Brown.
The letter urges the governor to approve Assembly Bill 742, which would make mining illegal near Native American sacred places.
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To read the bill, .
The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians declared the quarry's site to be close to the origin of the earth in their creation story. To hear Tribal Chairman Mark Macarro tell the story, .
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The letter can be seen and signed on Terezakis' website by clicking here.
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