Two Portantino Affordable Housing Bills Pass Key Committee
Senate Bill 1177, introduced by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) which seeks to create an affordable housing regional trust between the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena and SB 1067, which restricts parking minimums in cities, passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. “SB 1177 helps tackle the affordable housing crisis with a long-term regional approach and provides three cities the opportunity to address affordable housing needs,” stated Senator Portantino.
CalChamber Releases 2022 Job Killer List
Article Link The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released the first wave of bills to be included on its 2022 job killer list. The preliminary list includes 9 new bills and two carry-over proposals from 2021. The CalChamber expects several additions to the list in the coming weeks. “California companies are the economic engine that drives innovation and job creation in our state and are responsible for the record revenues the state is currently experiencing,” said CalChamber President and CEO
Forestry program prepares Citrus College students for careers, further learning
At Citrus College, we are fortunate to be surrounded by so much natural beauty. Take, for example, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument – a wilderness area of nearly 350,000 acres that contains rivers, wildlife and famous peaks, such as Mount Wilson and Mount Baldy. To fully appreciate its significance, one would need to learn about subjects like forest ecology, plant identification, outdoor recreation, wildlife and wildland fire management. As luck would have it, Citrus College is home to an
SoCalGas Aims to Advance Transformative Hydrogen Technologies via U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced several of its research and development initiatives designed to enable low-cost, clean hydrogen have been submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) “Earthshot” Hydrogen Program’s Request for Information (RFI). The submissions are intended to help DOE’s Hydrogen Program prioritize projects that would accelerate clean hydrogen innovations that could reduce emissions, create jobs, and facilitate a net-zero carbon emissions economy by 2050.