Posted by Sharon Kramer on 5/28/10

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, President of the Regents of the
University of California, May 18th, 2010 before the
California Chamber of Commerce:

"Well, I think it is - you know, Workers' Compensation was
a perfect example, because we did the reforms that gave
back to the private sector (sic, the insurance industry)
$50 billion-plus in these last few years since we have had
Workers' Comp reform..... Well, I have sniffing dogs over
there that sniff out job killers. (Laughter) And they sniff
from the time they start passing bills upstairs, or to
debate the bills upstairs, they're already sniffing. And
then they come to me and they tell me about all of those
job killers. And then I sit down and I look at them and I
say, "Hasta la vista, baby." (Laughter)

Dear All,

The following is a letter sent to the UC by scientists,
physicians & citizens who are concerned for the health and
safety of their fellow man and "job killers"..along with
school children killers, apartment dwelling infant killers,
etc. Other than the actual letter itself, the following
statements are my own. Sharon Kramer


Letter To Regents of University of California:
http://freepdfhosting.com/e88548fd20.pdf

Re: UC name & inferred scientific endorsement of
US Chamber Mold Issue Medico-Legal Statement of:
http://freepdfhosting.com/28c0f50004.pdf

Begin Letter:

ACHEMMIC - ACTION COMMITTEE ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF MOLD,
MICROBES AND INDOOR CONTAMINANTS
Email: achemmic@yahoo.com | Website: achemmic.com


May 15, 2010

Arnold Schwarzenegger
President of Regents, UC

Russell Gould
Chairman of Regents,

Mark G. Yudof
UC President, UC

RE: The University of California’s name is included in
implied endorsement of a 2003 U.S. Chamber of Commerce
publication currently referenced in a 2010 legal proceeding.

Honorable Governor Schwarzenegger, Chairman Gould and
President Yudof,

The University of California is world renowned for its
role in promoting and protecting public health by its
outstanding physician education and the integrity of its
medical teaching facilities.

The Action Committee on the Health Effects of Mold,
Microbes and Indoor Contaminants (ACHEMMIC) is comprised of
volunteer physicians, scientists, researchers, indoor air
quality experts, industrial hygienists, building engineers,
teachers, advocates and others who work cohesively to
promote integrity in U.S. public health policy with regard
to the adverse health effects of mold, microbes and indoor
contaminants that are frequently found in water damaged
buildings.(1)

ACHEMMIC has the following concerns:

1. The University of California name is apparently being
used as an implied signatory of the2003 U.S. Chamber of
Commerce publication.(2)

2. It appears that the name of the University of California
is being used as an implied scientific endorsement of the
contents of said U.S. Chamber publication.(3)

3. It is our understanding that it is a violation of the
California Constitution, Article IX, Section 9(f) for the
University of California name to be used to promote a
document of political and sectarian influence.

4. The contents of the document are contrary to recent
scientific findings by national and international experts,
including some within the State of California.

The people who have been harmed by contaminants in
water-damaged buildings and erroneous public health policy
over the mold issue come from all walks of life. They are
white collar workers, blue collar workers, retirees,
veterans, teachers, business owners, homeowners, tenants,
children, parents and grandparents. They work or are
schooled in newly constructed and older buildings. They
reside in all parts of the United States and around the
globe. They live in owned, mortgaged, or rented houses and
apartments- large and small, new and old, grand and humble.
Some live in military housing, trailers or on reservations.
Those affected by this issue are affluent, poor and middle
class. They are able-bodied taxpayers and disabled
citizens. They are the insured and uninsured by health,
workers compensation and property casualty insurance
companies. They represent the melting pot of citizens that
make up this great country of ours--the United States of
America.

They depend on integrity in medical science within
U.S. medical teaching universities and within the courts to
protect their health and safety and the health and safety
of their families.

We appreciate the University of California Regents’
prompt attention to this matter with broad implications
impacting mold toxic torts and public health policy as a
whole if left unaddressed by the Regents.

For your convenience, we have attached our membership
roster and documents of specific concern. Should ACHEMMIC
be of further assistance to the Regents of the U.C. over
this matter, please do not hesitate to ask.

Respectfully yours,
Mary Mulvey Jacobson
ACHEMMIC Public Relations


cc: Cheryl Vacca Vice President Ethics & Compliance,
Regents of the U.C.

Charles Robinson Vice President General Counsel, Regents of
the U.C.

U.S. Congressman Henry Waxman, California 30th District and
encompassing
UCLA

Enclosures: 3

1 (2010) Membership Roster for ACHEMMIC
2 (2003) Listed authors and conclusion of “A Scientific
View of the Health Effects of Mold” U.S. Chamber ILR in
relevant part
3 (2009) Amicus Curiae Brief, National Apartment
Association, citing “A Scientific View,” in relevant part

End Letter


This situation is a National Disgrace that has been allowed
to continue for far too long to the detriment of the health
and safety of the American worker & the American public -
while financially benefiting commerce and while our elected
leaders turn a blind eye.

That math could be applied to a single rodent study by well
connected, professional witnesses for the defense in mold
litigation; and from this, the CDC, US medical
associations, US medical teaching universities, and the US
Chamber of Commerce could mass market the false scientific
concept to the courts that it is proven people are not
injured by the toxic components of molds that are found in
water damaged buildings is an absurd unscientific and
unethical concept currently pervading US health policy for
the purpose of aiding industry to deny their responsibility
to the sick and injured.

Not only is it harming the health and safety of the
American public, it is a bellwether indication of the
erosion of Democracy that our country is founded upon.

What happened to "We, the People" when determining what
laws and common decency govern and define who we are as a
society? When did it change to "They, the Corporations"?

http://www.metnews.com/articles/2010/foru052410.htm

Sharon Noonan Kramer

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