What was the company's response? A few weeks later, a recall campaign was launched to oust him so he couldn't carry through with his prosecution. Since then, 93% of the funding (OVER $150,000) for this recall effort has come from Maxxam/Pacific Lumber Corporation. MAXXAM's committee to recall Paul Gallegos has recently poured a huge amount of money into buying up time on local television stations to spread lies and instill fear in Humboldt County voters. Because of their ("soft on crime") fear tactics, THIS IS A VERY CLOSE RACE. The progressive (pro-Gallegos) forces have very creative and professional ads that rebut MAXXAM'S lies, but comparatively little money to spend on air time. PLEASE HELP THEM GET THEIR ADS ON THE AIRWAVES.
I'm writing to URGE you to make a generous donation toward the anti-recall efforts. Time is very short. THE VOTE TAKES PLACE IN A LITTLE OVER ONE WEEK (March 2nd).
DONATIONS CAN BE MADE ONLINE at http://www.VoteGallegos.org
DONATIONS CAN ALSO BE SENT BY FEDERAL EXPRESS To : Friends of Paul Gallegos P.O. Box 135, Eureka, CA 95502
These are really good folks who have been fighting the good fight for years to save our forests. Any donation you can afford will make an ENORMOUS difference! Thank you.