dollars flow: And money from the fossil fuel industry has become a prickly issue in the race, as tens of thousands of dollars flow to independent committees that the candidates themselves cannot legally control, according to The Independent. Two groups affiliated with the petroleum industry chipped in 20,000 in May for a political action committee that backed John Lee, a former City Hall aide vying for the council seat. Now two candidates are facing off to represent this and other parts of the northwestern San Fernando Valley on the Los Angeles City Council. Backers of Loraine Lundquist, a college educator and astrophysicist who has made climate change a central issue in her campaign, have made hay of that fact. And that was caused by the fossil fuel industry, said Councilman Mike Bonin, who has endorsed Lundquist. This is a district that experienced a huge environmental catastrophe that threw people out of their homes for months.
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