"This recognition brings attention to these creatures' roles in the ecosystem and in the lives of the people in Santa Cruz and across the state."
"It was a great way to engage youth in our civic process, says Pellerin. The sole nay in the following vote came from Assemblymember Tom Lackey of the 36th Assembly District, due to his hatred of the similar looking fruit."
"The recognition of the banana slug at the state level was an affirmation of one of the things that makes UC Santa Cruz a distinctive university," says Chancellor Cynthia Larive.
"Pellerin likes to say that the bill oozed its way to Gov. Newsom's desk and slimed its way into law."
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