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10/10   "Press Release: Betty T. Yee Says Gasoline Use Down for Both the
        Month of June and Second Quarter of 2007"
        http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071009/20071009006477.html?.v=1
        Cool!  Whatever it was (carpooling, public transit, smaller cars,
        hybrid, ...), it's probably working.  I just hope that it's not
        because people are leaving the state.
        \_ It is because people are leaving the state. None of that
           hokey works as long people keep popping out kids. Keep
           smoking that bong if you think environmentalism works.
           \_ Do you honestly think that the population of the state
              of California is decreasing? Pass that bong this way,
              brah!
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biz.yahoo.com/bw/071009/20071009006477.html?.v=1
Californians used 16 percent less gasoline in June than the same period last year. The decline of 06 percent during the second quarter marks the fifth consecutive three-month period to show less gas consumption. Click Here "Californians still use a lot of gasoline, but this drop in consumption certainly points to a continuing downward trend," said Chairwoman Betty T Yee. June figures declined by 16 percent from the same period a year ago, and show a 27 percent decrease from May 2007. The Board estimates that nearly twice as much sales tax is generated annually by higher gasoline prices than five years ago. The State's excise tax revenues, 18 cents collected on every gallon, have remained relatively stable. "While we have seen an increase in gasoline sales tax revenues, it's likely the gain has been offset at least in part because people have less discretionary income to spend on other taxable items," Yee also said. The publicly-elected Board is able to monitor gallons through tax receipts paid by fuel distributors. Chairwoman Betty T Yee was elected to her post in November 2006. Her district includes many of California's coastal counties, from Del Norte to Santa Barbara, and includes the entire San Francisco Bay Area. The five-member Board of Equalization is a publicly elected tax board. The Board collects nearly $53 billion annually in taxes and fees supporting state and local government services. It hears business tax appeals, acts as the appellate body for franchise and personal income tax appeals, and plays a significant role in the assessment and administration of property taxes. All the news releases provided by Business Wire are copyrighted. Any forms of copying other than an individual user's personal reference without express written permission is prohibited. Further distribution of these materials by posting, archiving in a public web site or database, or redistribution in a computer network is strictly forbidden.