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Los Angeles County, CA April 11, 2006 Election
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Monica Raquel Blumenfield
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Long Beach; District 5

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Questions & Answers

1. Do you think the proposed LNG facility should be built in Long Beach Harbor? If elected, what actions would you take to support your position?

I oppose the proposed location of the Liquefied Natural Gas plant. Due to the highly combustible nature of LNG, even a small accident could result in a catastrophic event threatening the safety of our neighborhoods. The infrastructure necessary for such a plant is highly visible and easily identifiable making it a potential security risk.

2. Should Long Beach airport be expanded? If so, to what degree, and what improvements and enhancements would be essential? Under what circumstances, if any, should the number of available flight slots be increased?

As a cancer survivor, I have become acutely aware of health and environmental issues. I do not support airport expansion. The Environmental Protection Agency has recognized both aircraft and their support vehicles as contributors to air pollution. An increase in the number of flights would also increase automobile and bus traffic thereby raising levels of particulates in our air. This exacerbates childhood asthma and other pulmonary diseases in our community.

3. What should Long Beach be doing to improve air quality?

We need to focus on encouraging "green" programs for the Port of Long Beach, reducing truck traffic along Interstate 710 and replacing city vehicles with hybrids.

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