If voted for in November, the project would finally be able to move ahead.
To get the necessary signatures, the project has recently ramped up outreach and canvassing efforts throughout the county.
Those efforts may be having the opposite intended effect, however.
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the 70-year-old retired school teacher asked the man with the petition.
And he goes, No, no, its for better roads.
I said, Let me see.
She took a look.
I said, This is California Forever, she recalled.
And he goes, Well, you dont have to sign it.
I said, This is a scam!
You should be ashamed of yourself!
And he says, Well, I still love you.
This canvasser told her that by signing she would be fighting attempts to defund federal benefits, she said.
Im like, Do you realize what this is?
He goes, Yes, I know exactly what it is.
I said, Well, then why?
Sadly many voters are signing this petition without knowing what it really is!
Gizmodo reached out to California Forever to inquire about the allegations.
The organization did not immediately respond.
We will update this story if it does.
This project has struggled from the get-go.
Later, the project held a number of town halls with local residents.
Those meetings were, for lack of a better term, a disaster.
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The money has bought them new political influence and paved a way for their industry’s future.
They say it’s strictly business.
