With both Vargas and Roberts running for election, the media should tighten up their standards right away. A quick check with enviros would have set them straight. Environmentalists are also asking that vessels meet the upcoming 2001 emissions standards for marine engines. While politicians are concerned about how many engines would meet that standard, their best choice would be to support trade-in and retirement programs for old, polluting technology. The manufacturers ultimately win because they get to sell the new machines.
Water quality wins as the technology improves.
Otherwise, the politicians are merely supporting pollution. This one should be an easy issue for politicians and environmental wanna-bes such as Vargas and Roberts. Publicity over threats to ban jet skis is only grandstanding, and nothing else. But the problems of existing polluting engines on Mission Bay are real. At least the politicians are figuring it out things are going to evolve.