The Central California chapter of CALA has weighed in on the abusive entanglement of our legal system for the purpose of stopping construction and industry in a letter-to-the-editor in the Merced Sun-Star. Tracy Leach wrote:

"We were heartened to see the recent editorial highlighting the case of the group trying to derail the Wal-Mart distribution center led by their out-of-town attorney who, by his own admission, is intent on lining his own pockets.

"The situation is yet another reminder of how the abuse of our legal system is costing all Californians in the form of lost jobs, higher costs and reduced opportunities for every one of us."