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Woke Newsom Veto of Carnegie Bill<\/strong><\/p>\n

Op Ed by Don Amador<\/p>\n

Late in the evening on October 11, 2019, off-road enthusiasts felt an 8.5 magnitude \u201cpolitical\u201d earthquake when California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senator Ken Glazer\u2019s \u201clet\u2019s sell off Carnegie SVRA\u201d\u00a0 legislation (AB 1086).<\/p>\n

As a 30 year veteran of many state and federal land-use political battles, I learned some time ago that OHV and other forms of recreation and their respective advocates often have a lot more in common than not.<\/p>\n

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While there will always be hard-core anti-OHV advocates and organizations that continue to champion their closure agenda in the political arena, there are a growing number of conservation-minded representatives that have come to appreciate and respect the motorized community\u2019s commitment to sustainable travel management plans and policies.<\/p>\n

Politicians and administrative leads have also noted OHV\u2019s seismic shift over the last decade or two from a recreation activity that focused solely on \u201cbeing able to ride when\/where I want\u201d to a sport that has embraced\u00a0 substantive conservation and restoration programs, trail ethics and education, cultural and natural resource protection, volunteerism, and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

That \u201cwoke\u201d status of government officials did not happen by accident.\u00a0\u00a0 It came as a result of the maturation of OHV advocacy where a team of professional lobbyists, consultants, OHV commissioners, and engaged off-roaders wrote letters, attended meetings, gave testimony at hearings, and made personal contacts with elected politicians.<\/p>\n

Additional \u201cskin-in-the-game\u201d cross-pollination over the last few years between OHV and conservation groups, agency representatives, and other stakeholders at forest-health or wildfire collaboratives has also become part of modern OHV advocacy and has not gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n

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Former OHMVR Commissioner, Don Amador, in Metalcloak’s Flagship Jeep that helped facilitate public participation in the OHV Commission Rubicon Tour<\/em><\/p>\n

The Newsom veto was not so much about his support of off-roading but more about his recognition of the California OHV Program\u2019s ongoing commitment to sustainable recreation and hard work by the OHV advocacy team to promote and protect access to designated roads, trails, and areas.<\/p>\n

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ModernJeeper contributor, Don Amador<\/em><\/p>\n

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