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MAY 19, 2010 By TORI RICHARDS CAMARILLO, Calif. – A hardware store has been banned by county health officials from giving free coffee and donuts to customers unless extensive building upgrades are completed – a requirement that other businesses have
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Dutton's CARB bill moves to floor
This is from Sen. Dutton’s office today: Dutton Air Board Transparency Measure Moves to Senate Floor SACRAMENTO – A bill authored by Senate Republican Leader-elect Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) to bring greater transparency to the California Air Resources Board was
Read MoreWorkers' Comp officials reprimanded
MAY 13, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Mention workers’ compensation reform in a crowd, and eyes immediately glaze over. It can be a droll subject – unless you have skin in the game. The Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee held
Read MoreCARB's punitive approach
MAY 7, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Failing to file a report. That’s it. That’s all Nor-Cal Produce in West Sacramento did. And in late March it cost the small, family-run fruit and vegetable wholesaler $32,550. “The California Air Resources Board
Read MoreNFIB Holds Capitol Conference
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) held the second annual Day At The Capitol event today. What might sound like a snoozer to many, of particular note on the speaking agenda were Assembly members Felipe Fuentes, D-Sylmar and Alyson
Read MoreMixed results from local crackdowns
APRIL 29, 2010 By JT LONG An uneasy partnership that includes local police and sheriff officers in enforcement of immigration laws, may not be working as planned, according to a new report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of
Read MoreCalifornia's grim statistics
Here are some great comparisons between California and other states by Richard Rider, chairman of the San Diego Tax Fighters: California has the 3rd worst state income tax in the nation. 9.55% tax bracket at $46,349 for people filing as individuals.
Read MoreCARB fines dealers for DMV mistake
APRIL 26, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Where the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is concerned, trying to do the right thing often just isn’t enough to keep a company from paying tens of thousands of dollars in penalties. Just ask
Read MoreJobs panel seeks new porn regs
APRIL 26, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS The California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB) has probably been one of the less interesting boards to sit on. It usually concerns itself with such matters as the high-visibility apparel and number
Read MoreInhaling CARB's Hot Air
APRIL 22, 2010 On Thursday, it was hard to tell what was stranger: The man walking around the first floor of the Cal/EPA headquarters in Sacramento covered in about 500 plastic shopping bags or the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
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