New California Smog Law change proposed...

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Senator Flores seems to have a whole lot in his sights.

Seeing that he has 10 bills to present I wonder if he will be known as "Scattergun Flores".

From the initial review, material posted on the forum, I get the feeling the he is throwing so much stuff out in hopes that some of it will stick even if his aim is a little off.

In the mean time, he gets lots of exposure as the environmental crusader and can shovel tons of scorn at those who oppose him. After all, who doesn't want clean air?

BTW, did I read that he drives a gas guzzzzzzlinnnng SUV. Seems like he should start to lead with a better example, if true.

There are things in his 10 bills that might be good in the long run, but there are also things that are not.

One of the "not"s is stuffing all ten bills into the hopper at once. This is going to cause so much confusion and bickering that the legislators will end up passing something to apease their financial backers.

Another is the issuance of permits. What will a permit do? Allow the continuance of the polutant as long as a fee is paid? Sounds like the "crusher credits" law, get an old car off the streets, running or not, and get an extension on cleaning up a far worse environmental hazard.

The one involving older cars will get pushed through in a hurry due to the lack of concern from the businesses involved in all the rest, and the lack of lobbying by those of us who are auto enthusiasts and don't play in that ball park.

We have to do our best to convince out legislators that this will not be a good law.