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NO Stop The Oil & Gas Shutdown www.NoMeasureG.com
Join Community Leaders, Small Businesses and Working Families in
Opposing the Oil and Gas Shutdown Initiative
A Complete Shutdown of Oil and Gas Production
/1'14- • `' 41"111 # Safe and productive onshore oil and gas operations have been
an important part of San Luis Obispo County's economy for
decades. This initiative includes drastic provisions that would
lead to the shutdown of all operations in the County.
The Loss of More Than 200 Jobs and Millions
Y of Dollars to our County's Economy
If the oil and gas shutdown initiative passes, over 230 mainly
a ` -I . blue-collar workers and their families who are reliant on the
oil and gas industry will be threatened with losing their jobs. The impact of this job loss would ripple throughout
our county. In addition to the loss of jobs, San Luis Obispo County would also lose an industry that is responsible
for $64 million in economic output. Considering the pending closure of Diablo Canyon — and the looming economic
strain that it will put on our county—we cannot afford the loss of another major employer.
Loss of Revenues for Local Schools, First Responders and Public Programs
The annual taxes and fees paid by the oil and gas industry provide over $1 million to our County's General Fund.
Our public safety departments, public schools and county programs benefit from these resources. A shutdown
would force the county to make even more cuts to these vital services — forcing cuts in firefighting services, taking
police officers off of our streets, opportunity away from our students and assistance from those who need it most.
More Oil and Gas will be Imported from Foreign Countries and Threaten Our Environment
While our country is making the transition to a greater reliance on renewable energy, it is important that we
maintain our energy independence in the interim. Shutting down local oil production in California does not result
in less consumption -- rather it means replacing local oil and jobs with foreign oil to meet our energy needs. As
long as we need oil and natural gas to drive our cars, heat our homes and make electricity, it's better to produce
it responsibly here in California where we have the strictest global environmental regulations in the world.
Hurts Those Who Can Least Afford It
California's gas prices are already among the highest in the country. Without local production in San Luis Obispo
and other counties to meet our energy needs, gas prices and energy costs could rise, placing the heaviest burden
on disadvantaged communities and working-class families.
Paid for by No on Measure G: Stop the Oil and Gas Shutdown, a Coalition of Concerned San Luis Obispo Taxpayers, and Energy
Companies that Create Jobs for Our Local Economy, Committee Major Funding from
Chevron Corporation,
Sentinel Peak Resources,
California Resources Corporation