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Outside Lands’ brand-new cannabis area made the most of its limited options, but most visitors still left wanting more.
SF Weekly, Zack Ruskin
Even if California’s laws have never served as much of a deterrent for concertgoers sneaking pot into a venue, it’s appealing to casually stroll over to a tent and buy a pre-rolled joint with the same ease of buying a Heineken or a slice of pizza. Unfortunately, as Outside Lands attendees who visited Grass Lands this past weekend learned, such pleasures are not yet a reality.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymembers Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), Kansen Chu (D-Milpitas) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) authored House Resolution 118 (HR 118) to recognize the month of August 2018 as Muslim American Appreciation and Awareness Month.
Bill before the Legislature would pay off fire victims and minimize costs to utility’s customers
OPINION: Assemblymember Bill Quirk, Mercury News
AB 33 would provide timely compensation to the victims of the 2017 Northern California wildfires, ensure safe and reliable electric service to PG&E customers and hold PG&E accountable for its actions. Further, AB 33 assures that PG&E stockholders would pay for any damages the CPUC finds unreasonable. This is why I have introduced AB 33, the 2017 Northern California Wildfires bill.
The 2017 wildfire season left behind immense and tragic harm throughout California. Latest estimates show insurance claims totaling $12 billion statewide, leaving families and business reeling to recover. Some argue that financial fallout for the disaster belongs wholly to electric utilities, and it appears likely some of it will. Unfortunately, it is not the case that even large companies like PG&E — or any other utility — could foot the bill for all of the wildfire-related costs without causing serious harm to its customers and the rest of the state.
Based on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention’s findings from its investigation into some of last year’s fires, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. improperly maintained trees that contacted power lines and ignited some fires. Should those findings be upheld, PG&E must take responsibility for its role in the disaster.
The Bay Area Council applauds Governor Jerry Brown and the Legislative Leadership’s decision to convene a conference committee dedicated to Wildfire Preparedness and Response. We are pleased that the Governor and Legislature are actively following up on the commitments made in January to ensure a solution focused approach to the critical climate change and weather disaster-related issues facing California. While this response is a major step for the state, we cannot understate the need to address the issue of 2017’s wildfire season liability.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Quirk (D-Hayward) selected The Cobblers of Hayward as his Small Business of the Year Honoree. Rudy Grasseschi, owner of The Cobblers joined the Assemblymember for the annual ceremony and luncheon that is held in Sacramento on June 19.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Quirk (D-Hayward) honored Mr. Mickey Ganitch as his 2018 Veteran of the Year for the 20th Assembly District at an annual event in Sacramento.
It may be one of the most dastardly political schemes in recent state history. After the lead and paint industry in California was recently ordered to pay penalties that could run into the hundreds of millions to remedy illegal lead hazards across the state, the industry is now moving toward placing an initiative on the statewide ballot this November.
The lead lobby’s proposed initiative essentially negates the court ruling and transfers their financial liabilities to taxpayers by requiring the state to back a $2 billion bond to aid in the cleanup of lead. In 2000, Alameda County was one of 10 cities and counties in the state that initially sued five leaders in the lead industry.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Quirk (D-Hayward) honored The Kids Breakfast Club as the 2018 Non-Profit of the Year for the 20th Assembly District.
The Kids’ Breakfast Club, otherwise known as TKBC, was founded by Dr. Marlena Uhrik 26 years ago to ensure neighborhood kids and their families have access to adequate nutrition and educational activities outside of school.
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SACRAMENTO – Assemblymembers Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), Kansen Chu (D-Milpitas) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) authored House Resolution 118 (HR 118) to recognize the month of August 2018 as Muslim American Appreciation and Awareness Month.
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