AB 1978

In May of this year Campus California was alerted that a bill had passed unanimously through the California Legislature sponsored by Goodwill Industries of Northern California and Northern Nevada and Assemblywoman Galgiani that had the potential to put us out of business. The short story on the bill: it would have allowed for anyone who thought unattended collection boxes were placed without permissions, or simply did not like the box for that matter, to call and have the box removed by a towing company, effectively legalizing theft of the boxes. Working in coalition with Planet Aid, USAgain, D.A.R.E, the Police Officers Association, Gaia and supporters of our organization that signed our Change.org petition, we were able to convince Governor Brown to veto AB 1978! This gives the unattended collection box industry a chance to have a voice in crafting meaningful regulation next session.