Villaraigosa, despite climate credentials, pivots toward oil industry in run for California governor (www.latimes.com)
from kerntucky@infosec.pub to losangeles@lemmy.world on 26 May 2025 15:57
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Importantly, he has backed out of a pledge to reject money from top fossil fuel executives and lobbyists:

Miller said Villaraigosa signed a pledge during his unsuccessful run for governor in 2018 not to accept campaign contributions from oil companies and “named executives” at fossil-fuel entities. She said he took the pledge shortly after accepting the maximum allowable contributions from several oil donors in 2017.

Miller said that more than $100,000 in donations that Villaraigosa has accepted in this gubernatorial cycle were clear violations of the pledge.

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