By David M. Greenwald
Executive Editor
Davis, CA – Last week the ballot arguments for and against DiSC 2022 came out. The Vanguard noted a number of exaggerations and inaccuracies with the arguments. On Monday, Councilmember Dan Carson filed a lawsuit in Yolo County Superior Court “to strike false and misleading language from the ballot argument submitted by opponents for use in the Voter Information Guide.”
Carson, who is serving as as Honorary Chair of the Yes on H campaign and as a Davis voter, alleges that the statement submitted by opponents violates California Election Code Section 9295 because it contains “several statements that are objectively and verifiably false and/or misleading” about legally binding commitments and independent analyses for the
project.
“Those analyses show that DiSC fully complies with the City of Davis General Plan, would improve area traffic conditions, and would fully offset greenhouse gas emissions to make it carbon neutral,” the campaign stated.
“All voters are of course entitled to their opinions, but Measure H opponents go beyond opinion to make provably false and misleading statements to try to mislead voters,” said Carson.
“There is already too much misinformation spreading in today’s politics. We want Davis voters to make their decision on Measure H based on the truth and facts. The ballot statement against Measure H includes so many falsehoods that we felt this action had to be taken so that voters are not potentially making...
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