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 Feb. 3 –

Senate President Pro Tempore, Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) has introduced SB 52, Environmental Quality: Jobs and Economic Improvement, as clean up legislation to his SB 900 passed last year.  SB 900 provided a method for fast tracking specific projects through California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that have an investment of at least 100 million dollars.  SB 900 was pushed through the Legislature in the closing days of session last September.  At that time, Senator Steinberg promised to address fixes in 2012 on a number of contentious issues.

While SB 52 streamlines the judicial review process for CEQA challenges, it still mandates the State to use the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) ... » More

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Latest Capitol Updates »Archive
» PPIC poll a mixed bag for Gov's budget proposals   Feb. 3
» California's business tax climate - 3rd worst in nation   Feb. 3
» Workers' comp legislative days   Feb. 3
» CMTA Tweets   Feb. 3
» Single-payer healthcare bill on hold in Senate   Jan. 27
» OEHHA Hazard Trait Regulation approved despite serious criticism   Jan. 27
» Green Chemistry coalition warns of key changes needed   Jan. 27
» Controller sued over docking legislative pay   Jan. 27
» CA redevelopment agencies dealt blow by State Supreme Court – expiration set for Feb. 1    Jan. 20
» CalRecycle programs move forward   Jan. 20
» CMTA's Dorothy Rothrock takes on California's cap-and-trade revenue grab on ABC radio show   Jan. 20
» CMTA welcomes new lobbyist   Jan. 20
» California manufacturing employment takes another hit in December   Jan. 20


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State news -  Feb. 3
Unions howl at details of Jerry Brown's pension overhaul – Gov. Jerry Brown laid out a detailed plan to alter California's state and local public retirement systems on Thursday – and immediately drew fire ...  Jon Oritz in the Sacramento Bee

Richmond mulls pathbreaking soda tax – The city of Richmond is attempting to pass a proposal that’s failed in big cities including New York City and Philadelphia – and if they succeed, ...  Mary Flynn in the Healthy Cal

Power plant additions help meet green energy goal – Progress to upgrade and improve a power plant on the outskirts of Tracy should be completed on time in July, according to a plant official. GWF ...  Joel Daniel in the Tracy Press


Commentary -  Feb. 3
Manufacturing Job Creation is a State Issue – A few days ago, Governor Brown made the surprising statement that our state’s massive loss of manufacturing jobs is not a unique California problem ...  Jack Stewart in the Fox & Hounds Daily

Can Californians afford cleaner cars? – The California Air Resources Board has pushed the envelope yet again. The most aggressive clean air rule-making body in the country unanimously ...   Editorial in the Modesto Bee


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Assume Nothing - Apr 1
Ron Anderson worked at NUMMI, for 12 years, but he wasn't an employee. He co-owned one of a host of supplier companies that fed into the plant with ...

Tesla Sues BBC's "Top Gear" - Mar 31
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National news -  Feb. 3
Dow Chemical Earnings Trail Estimates After Demand Drops – Dow Chemical Co. (DOW), the largest U.S. chemical maker, posted fourth-quarter results that trailed analysts’ estimates after falling demand for ...  Jack Kaskey in the Bloomberg News


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Kraft Foods Global, Inc. – Kraft Foods cuts global manufacturing waste by half – Kraft Foods has undertaken a huge recycling programme across all of its global operations, reducing manufacturing waste by 50% since 2005 with 36 of ...  Maxine Perella in the Edie

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