People Over Polluters
They Pollute.
You Pay.
The CalChamber Initiative is a corporate-backed rollback of California's clean air, clean water, and public-health protections — paid for by the polluters who'd profit from it.
200+
Coalition organizations
Tens of $M
LAO-projected taxpayer cost
8+
Project types covered
1
Backstop California cannot lose
Three reasons to vote no
A handout to the
people who pollute.
Tap any card to read more. The CalChamber Initiative isn't about affordability — it's about transferring the cost of pollution from the corporations that cause it onto everyday Californians.
Covered projects
This initiative allows developers to call the shots on a wide range of projects — with no chance to take developers to court to protect health and safety. Covered projects could include:
*Legal scholar Eric Biber of UC Berkeley Law writes that data centers could fall within the Initiative's expansive project definitions.
This measure will not help everyday Californians with affordability. It is funded by corporations that want to avoid paying for the pollution their projects cause.
[This initiative] means more toxic pollution in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live on.
[This] initiative benefits billionaires and corporations, not Californians.
Don't let the smoke and mirrors deceive you. [This initiative] strips families of the strongest tool they have to protect their kids from toxic projects next door.
[This initiative] shifts pollution cleanup costs and healthcare costs from developers onto taxpayers and local governments. It guarantees more risk and more cost, not less.
School sites and children, along with nearby communities, could be exposed to toxic chemicals, polluted air, and contaminated water supplies.
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