"It's a really good way to focus on things that are unique and beautiful for California," says Assemblymember Gail Pellerin for the 28th Assembly District, who proposed the banana slug bill.
"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 banana slug also has a special place as the mascot of UC Santa Cruz. 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.
All three of these creatures have important roles in their ecosystems and the lives of the people around them. Banana slugs have a symbiotic relationship with the forest.
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