HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-23-2015 C5 HuntCOUNCIL MEETING:
ITEM NO.: CIS
To: Mejia, Anthony
Subject: RE: Divestment from Fossil Fuels
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From: Stacey Hunt [stacey @ecologistics.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:09 AM
To: Marx, Jan; Ashbaugh, John; Christianson, Carlyn
Subject: Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Hello Mayor Marx, Mr. Ashbaugh and Ms. Christiansen:
I heard from Heidi Harmon that the Council will be considering a Socially Responsible Investing resolution on
the consent agenda for tonight's meeting. If I was not going to be out of town I would have been there
tonight to personally encourage you to adopt this policy and divest all investments of the City of San Luis
Obispo from any extractive industries. Our society can no longer afford to support activities that are so
damaging to our world and detrimental to our health and the health of our children. Consumers have long
known that voting with their dollars is the best way to make change, and the City, as an investor, is also a
"consumer" in that respect, with a very powerful voice. I understand that the City of Santa Barbara recently
decided to divest from fossil fuels and I hope that SLO will make us proud by joining in this growing
movement.
Stacey Hunt
Los Osos