State Treasurer Phil Angelides was endorsed by California’s major environmental leaders at a rally at Palisades Park in Santa Monica on May 22. The gubernatorial candidate outlined his priorities to protect California’s environment. (L-R) Larry Fahn, Immediate Past President, Sierra Club; Sara Wan, Executive Director, Vote the Coast; Bob Hattoy, member, Sierra Club California Political Committee; Actress Laura Dern; Lee Wallach, co-founder of Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life of Southern California; David Allgood, Southern California Director and Tom Adams, Board President of California League of Conservation Voters.
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