Chad Bianco Wants Changes in Sacramento in Run for Governor | KQED

"Bianco said one of his top priorities as governor would be to kill the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. He'd also get rid of the Coastal Commission and the California Air Resources Board. Those are some of the state's bedrock environmental protections. "Those are the issues that cause our cost of living to go up," Bianco said."

"The human rights guidance is required by FIFA and outlined on the host committee's website. It includes a list of online resources including where to file complaints with various local and state level agencies and a summary of local, state and federal laws protecting human and civil rights. The committee is also touting a partnership with L.A. County in which people can call 211 to report a concern during the tournament."

""Los Angeles is weeks away from hosting one of the largest sporting events in the world, and yet what has been posted is not a plan," Stephanie Richard, director of the Sunita Jain Anti‑Trafficking Initiative at Loyola Law School, said in a statement. "It is a list of laws and hotline numbers.""

"The human rights document also skirts fears around ICE and its potential presence at the tournament and surrounding celebrations. Todd Lyons, the agency's head, said earlier this year that ICE's investigatory branch will play a key role in security for the tournament. But ICE and immigration enforcement aren't mentioned on the host committee's web page on human rights or in its outline of its approach to human rights. "Immigration status" only gets a mention in the list of existing anti-discrimination laws."

Bianco said his top priorities as governor would include killing CEQA and eliminating the Coastal Commission and the California Air Resources Board, which he linked to rising costs of living. The Los Angeles World Cup host committee posted human rights guidance after speculation about its timing. The guidance is required by FIFA and provides online resources, complaint filing locations across local and state agencies, and summaries of laws protecting human and civil rights. The committee also promotes a partnership with L.A. County using 211 to report concerns during the tournament. Advocates criticized the document as not being a plan, and noted it does not address fears about ICE presence, mentioning immigration status only within anti-discrimination laws.

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