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While the referendum process was built for everyday Californians, it has been hijacked by industry bullies. That\u2019s why today, we celebrate AB 421 passing out of the Assembly, because these common sense changes will ensure our democracy empowers everyday people by making the referendum processes both more transparent and accessible. Far too many times, corporations have spent their millions to essentially veto any new law they deem a threat to their plentiful profits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen special interest groups and wealthy corporations attack workers, when they attack community members, when they attack our planet and the health of our children, we need to stand together and say no more!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Greenpeace USA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is part of a global network of independent campaigning organizations that use peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace USA is committed to transforming the country\u2019s unjust social, environmental, and economic systems from the ground up to address the climate crisis, advance racial justice, and build an economy that puts people first. Learn more at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.greenpeace.org\/usa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AB 421 passes the California Assembly, bringing the state one step closer to democratic reform SACRAMENTO, CA (May 31, 2023)\u2013In response to Assembly Bill 421 passing the California Assembly, Ben&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":11070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"","p4_local_project":"","p4_basket_name":"","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[56,6],"p4-page-type":[33],"class_list":["post-2844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ca-climate-campaign","tag-california","tag-climate","p4-page-type-press-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - 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