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RECEIVED MAR 19 2013 ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE A City of Riverside City Clerk's Office Vote YES on A — Protect LOCAL community services, including clean drinking water programs, with NO tax increase. Riverside residents already enjoy the lowest water rates in the Inland Empire — Measure A won't increase your water rates! Riverside voters have already voted three times to allow our publicly -owned water utility to transfer a small, fixed percentage of its water fund revenues into the fund used by the City for essential services we all rely on: reliable, clean drinking water; 9 -1 -1 emergency response; fire /police protection; after - school programs; senior /disabled services. YES on A reaffirms previous voter authorizations to maintain our services. 1� i" YES on A protects our local supply of clean drinking water, keeping it free from contamination. And we'll continue to enjoy some of the lowest water rates in the Inland Empire! / YES on A maintains 9 -1 -1 rapid response times for paramedics /firefighters — 60% of Riverside's 9 -1 -1 calls require emergency medical attention! Doctors agree: minutes mean the difference between life and death after serious trauma. YES on A funds police officers who keep gangs out of Riverside. With 15,000 gang members in Riverside County alone, we can't afford to vote no! , YES on A maintains after - school and summer camp programs for 4,000+ Riverside children /youth — keeping them off the streets and out of trouble. 0 ' `, / Keep Riverside a community where you want to live and raise your family! We've dramatically reduced crime and improved local infrastructure — but without the funding provided by Measure A, essential services will be cut, potentially increasing gangs, graffiti and rundown streets. r, ; t Measure A includes tough accountability, requiring independent financial audits, public review of expenditures, and ensuring all funds stay local. fe � Join local firefighters, police officers, ER doctors, and community leaders in voting YES on A — Protect your services without raising taxes. Questions? Visit www.riversideca.gov. /s/ Timothy D. Strack, President, Riverside City Firefighters Association /s/ Brian C. Smith, President, Riverside Police Officers Association /s/ Dr. Steven Kim, Emergency Department Medical Director, Riverside Community Hospital /s/ Hon. Ron Loveridge, Fmr. Mayor of Riverside