after miles of inhaling noxious fumes, he probably started thinking “i know what i’ll do! i’ll introduce a bill that will remove the smog-belching loophole for these old jalopies; then, my family and i will breath only good, fresh air”

never mind that pre ‘76 hobby cars contribute a miniscule amount to the central valley’s foul air dilemma

the majority of the foulness comes livestock methane, herbicides, pesticides and other chemicals de jour, heavy machinery, processing plants–plus whatever floats in from the coast

i know, pretty silly, but i don’t think he was really serious; i just think putting that clause in his bill allowed him leverage to get something else he wanted pushed through. that’s politics.