“Sadly, communications providers have repeatedly demonstrated that they will not make advanced services available to low-income or rural areas unless they are required to do so. SB 649 contains no such requirement, instead allowing providers to pick and choose where to build their networks without any community input. Under SB 649, it is likely [...]
Beatrice Alexandra Golomb, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine UC San Diego School of Medicine 9500 Gilman Drive, #0995 La Jolla, CA 92093-0995 Phone: 858 558-4950 x201 August 18, 2017 To whom it may concern, I urge in the strongest terms that you vigorously oppose California SB 649. If this bill passes, many people [...]
Pilot study confirms harm from allowable levels of RF radiation August 14, 2017 Assembly Member Lorena S. Gonzalez Fletcher Chair, Appropriations Committee State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0080 Re: Strongly Oppose SB 649 Dear Assembly Member Gonzalez Fletcher: I respectfully oppose SB 649. I recognize your [...]
September 19, 2017 Dear Gov. Brown: SB 649 is on your desk awaiting your decision, and we respectfully urge a veto. This bill denies citizens and local governments the right to a voice as to where 50,000 or more new cell towers, spaced every two to ten homes, will soon be placed. Telecom will be [...]
8 Facts to convince Governor Brown to veto SB 649: 1. There are 300 cities, 47 (out of 58) counties, and dozens of health, environment, consumer, and justice organizations representing millions of Californians who have opposed SB 649. “The League of California Cities is strongly opposed to SB 649, which would represent a major [...]
Analysis of SB 649 reports $1 million annual State-mandated costs to local agencies; also finds equity and access concerns "The potential state mandate would stem from: (1) the bill's $250 limit on the annual lease charge that cities and counties can impose on each small cell device attached to its vertical infrastructure, and (2) [...]
Similar Legislation Facilitating Massive New Wireless Radiation Emissions is Underway in Other States and Washington, D.C. August 09, 2017 01:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Martin Pall, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University, has notified California state legislators of the risks involved in the 4G/5G Cellular Base Stations [...]
Los Angeles Times Editorial, An audaious 5G power (pole) grab, , July 5, 2017 San Francisco Chronicle op-ed, Bill seeks to bypass city controls on where telecom equipment goes, San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Harlan L. Kelly Jr., June 26, 2017 Sacramento Bee Editorial, Democratic legislators take bold [...]