“Retrospective on the California SB 1308 Campaign” by Gavriel Kleinwaks

This is a link post. I am no prophet, and here's no great matter. — T.S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” This post is a personal account of a California legislative campaign I worked on March-June 2024, in my capacity as the indoor air quality program lead at 1Day Sooner. It's very long—I included as many details as possible to illustrate a playbook of everything we tried, what the surprises and challenges were, and how someone might spend their time during a policy advocacy project. History of SB 1308 Advocacy Effort SB 1308 was introduced in the California Senate by Senator Lena Gonzalez, the Senate (Floor) Majority Leader, and was sponsored by Regional Asthma Management and Prevention (RAMP). The bill was based on a report written by researchers at UC Davis and commissioned by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The bill sought to ban [...] ---Outline:(00:40) History of SB 1308 Advocacy Effort(18:22) Key Takeaways(21:40) Personal ReflectionsThe original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: January 15th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/pTSqg6MNjNsMPsTT8/retrospective-on-the-california-sb-1308-campaign --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.