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Proposition will save lives, keep our kids from smoking and raise nearly $600 million a year to fund the
state's research community to make advances in the detection, treatment, prevention and cure of cancer,
heart disease and stroke, lung disease and other tobacco -related illnesses. Proposition 29 is a statewide
initiative that will raise the state's tobacco tax by $1.00 per pack. It will be on the June 5, 2012 ballot.
Please join the effort to pass Proposition 29 and save lives!
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First and Last Name: Jan Marx
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Organization: City of San Luis Obispo
Phone Number: 805-7114 n/Title: Mayor
Address: 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Committee) and American Lung Association in California. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network California
Ballot Issue Committee.
RESOLUTION NO. 10353 (2012 Series)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SUPPORTING
PROPOSITION 29, THE CALIFORNIA CANCER RESEARCH ACT
WHEREAS, the California Cancer Research Act is a state ballot measure which, if
passed by voters in June 2012, would generate revenues with the goal to save lives by preventing
104,000 premature smoking caused deaths; and
WHEREAS, more than 332,000 California high school students are current smokers,
more than 34,000 California youth start smoking every year, and 3,383,000 California adults are
current smokers, and
WHEREAS, the California Cancer Research Act would increase the state's tobacco tax
by $1 per pack and, according to the Campaign for Tobacco -Free Kids, the $1 tax increase alone
would prevent 228,000 children from becoming smokers in adulthood and would encourage
more than 118,000 adult smokers in California to quit smoking; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the California Cancer Research Act would provide
nearly $600 million annually to fund research and make advances in the prevention, detection,
treatment, causes and cures for cancer, lung disease, heart disease and stroke, and other tobacco -
related illnesses; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the California Cancer Research Act would provide more
than $156 million annually to the state's existing tobacco control programs to prevent and reduce
the use of tobacco, including school based programs to reduce youth smoking; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Analyst Office analysis of the California Cancer Research
Act determined that local governments collectively would likely experience an annual increase in
sales tax revenues of approximately $10 million; and
WHEREAS, providing the funding needed to keep California's anti -smoking programs
strong can help keep children from smoking and give smokers the help they need to quit; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the California Cancer Research Act would provide $23
million annually for law enforcement efforts to reduce illegal sales of tobacco products to
minors, and other anti -tobacco law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the California Cancer Research Act will result in $5.1
billion in long-term health savings from reduced smoking; and
WHEREAS, cigarette smoking and other uses of tobacco remain the leading causes of
cancer, heart disease and stroke, and lung disease in California; and
WHEREAS, more than 36,000 adults die annually from smoking in California.
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Resolution No. 10353 (2012 Series)
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of San Luis Obispo supports Proposition 29, the California
Cancer Research Act of 2012, and its goals to reduce smoking, especially among children, and
fund critical research to prevent and treat cancer, heart disease and stroke, lung disease and other
tobacco -related illnesses.
Upon motion of Council Member Ashbaugh, seconded by Council Member Carter, and
on the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Ashbaugh, Carter and Smith, Vice Mayor Carpenter
and Mayor Marx
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 1st day of May 2012.
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ATTEST:
Sheryll Schroeder
Interim City Clerk
4.ilstine Dietrick
City Attorney