DonateSB 670: Pulling the plug on suction dredging
Suction dredging for gold is like running a vacuum cleaner across a river floor. It destroys the aquatic environment by disrupting streambeds, killing fish eggs and immature eels, and churning up mercury left over from the gold mining era. SB 670 (Wiggins) places a moratorium on suction dredging until the Department of Fish and Game conducts an environmental impact review and subjects any future issuance of suction dredge permits to CEQA.
How did your elected official vote?
| Senator | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Aanestad | R |
 Bad |
| Elaine Alquist | D |
 Good |
| Roy Ashburn | R |
Bad |
| John Benoit | R |
Good |
| Ron Calderon | D |
Good |
| Gil Cedillo | D |
Good |
| Dave Cogdill | R |
Bad |
| Ellen Corbett | D |
Good |
| Lou Correa | D |
Good |
| Dave Cox | R |
Bad |
| Jeff Denham | R |
Good |
| Mark DeSaulnier | D |
Good |
| Denise Ducheny | D |
Good |
| Bob Dutton | R |
 Not Voting |
| Dean Florez | D |
Not Voting |
| Loni Hancock | D |
Good |
| Tom Harman | R |
 Excused |
| Dennis Hollingsworth | R |
Bad |
| Bob Huff | R |
Bad |
| Christine Kehoe | D |
Good |
| Mark Leno | D |
Good |
| Carol Liu | D |
Good |
| Alan Lowenthal | D |
Good |
| Abel Maldonado | R |
Good |
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | D |
Good |
| Jenny Oropeza | D |
Not Voting |
| Alex Padilla | D |
Good |
| Fran Pavley | D |
Good |
| Curren Price | D |
Good |
| Gloria Romero | D |
Good |
| George Runner | R |
Bad |
| Joe Simitian | D |
Good |
| Darrell Steinberg | D |
Excused |
| Tony Strickland | R |
Good |
| Mimi Walters | R |
Good |
| Pat Wiggins | D |
Good |
| Lois Wolk | D |
Good |
| Rod Wright | D |
Good |
| Mark Wyland | R |
Good |
| Leland Yee | D |
Good |
- Pro-Environmental Action
- Anti-Environmental Action
- Not Voting
- Excused
- Pro-Environmental Action
- Anti-Environmental Action
- Not Voting
- Excused
| Governor | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | R | Sign |
- Pro-Environmental Action
- Anti-Environmental Action
- Not Voting
- Excused
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