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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the recent EJAC
community workshops. I own a business located in Stockton,
California.  My company employs 148 workers, who rely on their jobs
to support their families and provide for the education of their
children.  

We have found it increasingly difficult to keep up with the rising
costs of fuel and utilities, much of which are related to existing
environmental and climate change laws that are much stricter than
those in other states.

 I’m not just a business owner, my family and my employees live and
work in this community. EJAC was created to be a voice for
vulnerable communities like my region and make recommendations
under the AB 32 Scoping Plan .  We support reasonable regulations
to improve our air quality, but strongly believe these regulations
must be cost-effective and provide measurable environmental
improvements that demonstrably justify the cost.

California already has the cleanest energy and the lowest emitting
industrial facilities in the country.  And businesses and
low-to-moderate income communities already spend a higher than
average percentage of their budgets on utilities and energy.

Businesses are a vital contributor to California’s economy and make
up the largest job-creating sector in the state.  Before EJAC
advocates for more costly regulations that could put a business
like mine out of business and our employees out of work, please
consider the costs, and promote only those that are affordable and
will deliver truly meaningful air quality benefits for our
communities.

Thank you.