Assemblymember Quirk Comments on SoCalGas being Among First in the Nation to Test Hydrogen Blending
SoCalGas has successfully blended up to 20% hydrogen through a closed loop natural gas system complete with natural gas residential appliances
LOS ANGELES, Sept.
California Assembly Honors August as Muslim American Appreciation and Awareness Month
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) authored House Resolution 58 (HR 58) to recognize the month of August 2021 as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month.
Assembly Committee Holds Hearing on Emerging Technologies in Seasonal Energy Storage
SACRAMENTO – On Wednesday, August 18, the Assembly Select Committee on California’s Clean Energy Economy, chaired by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward),
Bill to Remove Bad Cops in California Proceeds
Assemblymembers in California’s public safety committee approved a bill that would allow the state to decertify police officers who have engaged in serious misconduct on the job.
Matthew Renda, Courthouse News
(CN) — Senate Bill 2, which would allow California to decertify police officers who show persistent misconduct or incidents of excessive force, passed an Assembly committee Tuesday morning, clearing another hurdle in what appears to be an all-but-certain trip to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.
Commentary: Little Hoover Chair Urges Broadband Bill’s Passage
Pedro Nava - Chair, Little Hoover Commission - TechWire.net
Imagine if every Californian could access the government services they need as quickly and easily as shopping online or booking a flight. It may sound too good to be true, but such efficiency is entirely possible. And high-speed broadband is the key to making it happen.
Decreasing single use plastics in e-commerce industry remains uphill battle
Bill that targeted single use plastic packaging dies in state assembly
Hannah Hagemann, Monterey Herald
Environmentalists might have been one step closer to decreasing single-use plastics in the e-commerce industry, if a bill that would have required companies to cut down and recycle packaging passed through the state assembly last week.
But it didn’t, and Assembly member Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, wasn’t surprised.
Pandemic shows need to invest in public health protections
Capitol Weekly, Bill Quirk (special commentary)
The Policy Pillar – US: California’s only scientist in state Legislature wants the government to pay more attention to hydrogen
Joanna Sampson, H2View
“Let me be very clear: the reason we need hydrogen is because there is a climate crisis, a climate emergency. It’s something that just can’t wait, and the [US] government absolutely needs to take a role in this,” Dr. Bill Quirk stressed to H2 View over a Zoom call recently.