Industry defeated ballot measure 1

Borough assemblywoman Brenda Josephson, wife of local forester (no conflict of interest there), has expressed concern about the alarming state of our oceans, including ocean warming and acidification. Ballot Measure 1, supported by statewide coastal areas overall, was defeated by those who were quick to succumb to the scare tactics and false information put out by a $12 million dollar opposition campaign funded by ConocoPhillips, BP, and Exxon. Industry prefers to pass the costs of…