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Preserving the Right of All Californians to Live Pest-Free

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Historic structures are irreplaceable. Termites don’t care if the wood is 200 years old or two years old. Limiting fumigation puts missions, landmarks, and museums at serious risk of structural loss. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Affordable housing requires safe housing. Cockroaches, rodents, and bed bugs disproportionately impact low-income communities. Fumigation protects families who cannot afford repeated treatments or long-term infestations. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Eliminating fumigation threatens California’s ability to meet affordable housing goals. Without it, older homes deteriorate faster, requiring expensive replacement rather than preservation. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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When we protect access to effective pest control, we protect homes, families, jobs, food safety, and California’s economy. The science is clear. The need is real. The tools must remain available. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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California structures face over $300 million in termite damage every year, yet sulfuryl fluoride remains the only method proven to eliminate all hidden colonies. Removing this tool threatens homes, families, and affordability. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Historic structures are irreplaceable. Termites don’t care if the wood is 200 years old or two years old. Limiting fumigation puts missions, landmarks, and museums at serious risk of structural loss. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Real estate professionals know the stakes. Termite clearance protects equity, ensures safe occupancy, and reduces long-term risk. We must keep proven treatments available. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Termites quietly hollow out a home’s value. One missed colony can turn into tens of thousands in structural repairs. Fumigation prevents that outcome entirely. For working families, that difference is everything. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Structural fumigation averages $2,000 to $2,500, eliminates every hidden colony, and protects the affordability of the home a family already owns.
Affordable housing starts by preserving what we have. Removing proven pest-control tools does the exact opposite. https://t.co/wjIJ6knEyu

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Preserving older homes is a cornerstone of affordability. New homes cost 8.4 percent more than existing homes, yet older homes cannot be preserved without structural fumigation that eliminates hidden infestations. Banning effective tools means pushing families out of reach of homeownership. https://t.co/wjIJ6knEyu

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Hearst Castle, the missions, and historic libraries are engineered from timber that cannot be replaced. Fumigation protects the unseen interiors where pests thrive. Without it, decay wins. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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When activists target fumigation, they ignore a fundamental truth: you cannot have affordable housing if you cannot protect the housing you already have. Termites don’t wait for policy debates. They destroy from within. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Stored food pests threaten global supply chains. SF fumigation protects food security by preventing infestations in grain, rice, dried fruit, and nuts before they reach consumers. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Termites aren’t just a maintenance issue. They’re a housing cost issue.

Untreated drywood termite damage leads to massive repairs, higher rents, and fewer habitable homes. Housing affordability also depends on protecting the buildings we already have.
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SF fumigation protects almonds, pistachios, walnuts, rice, raisins, and more—commodities that represent billions in economic output and jobs across California. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Rodent surges threaten public health. From typhus to salmonella, infestations increase disease risk, especially in urban cores and around homeless encampments. Removing tools makes outbreaks more likely. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Nearly 100,000 real estate transactions every year depend on structural fumigation to secure loans and meet lender requirements. Eliminating fumigation would stall California’s housing market and push families into higher costs. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Commercial food storage depends on sulfuryl fluoride to comply with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Without it, food safety and export markets are at risk. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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More than 70 percent of fumigation companies in Southern California are Latino-owned, supporting thousands of middle-class jobs. Restrictions would hurt the very communities regulators say they want to protect. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z

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Cockroaches, rodents, and bed bugs are more than nuisances. They spread diseases that hit children and low-income families hardest. Fumigation is the most effective way to restore safe living conditions. https://t.co/M4f96yHB9Z