CHRB Grants Northern California Fall Race Dates
Despite opposition from Southern California tracks, which desire a consolidation of racing in the state, the California Horse Racing Board approved fall race dates in Northern California for a 26-day season at Pleasanton during its monthly board meeting in Sacramento March 21. The vote to award the dates was 6-0. A seventh commissioner, Dennis Alfieri, was absent during […]
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Ban on unregulated THC products introduced in Chicago City Council – NBC Chicago | #citycouncil
If you walk into a Chicago minimart, gas station, or convenience store, you may see a small package that looks like your favorite snack, but if you look closer, you’ll see the packaging indicates it has cannabis in it. The issue some officials have is that the labels aren’t clear enough, and it could lead […]
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Winter Park’s first female mayor talks to WFTV about the city’s future – WFTV
WINTER PARK, Fla. — Sheila DeCiccio described the day after her landslide election victory as a whirlwind, leaving little time to think about her new title as Winter Park’s mayor-elect or the fact that she shattered the city’s final glass ceiling. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS “Clean up,” she recalled, laughing. “Signs all over […]
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Energy regulator nominees face Senate committee • Arkansas Advocate
President Joe Biden’s three nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission faced questions from a U.S. Senate committee Thursday, with senators probing their views on fossil fuels and climate policy, the reliability of the nation’s electric grid and gas delivery system and how to handle the pressing need for new electric transmission lines, among other […]
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Long-awaited California safeguards against hot workplaces delayed again
After years of bureaucratic delays, the state board overseeing workplace safety standards was expected Thursday to adopt rules that would require employers to safeguard their workers against excessive heat in indoor workspaces. Under the proposed rules, employers would have to provide cooling areas and monitor workers taking breaks to cool down for signs of heat […]
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NIKOLA CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF FIRST HYLA REFUELING STATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Ontario-based station marks a significant step forward in establishing comprehensive hydrogen refueling network for Class 8 trucks PHOENIX, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, celebrated the grand opening of its inaugural HYLA high-pressure modular refueling station […]
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Greenfield Recorder – Greenfield City Council: More review needed on public comment amendment | #citycouncil
GREENFIELD — Following a heated, hour-long discussion, City Council voted unanimously to send a proposed amendment requiring all committee or subcommittee chairs to allow public comment during public meetings back to the Appointments and Ordinances Committee. The key change between the proposed amendment and the city’s current public participation law boils down to language, particularly […]
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Gracey Van Der Mark talks business, Streamline Surf City at Huntington Beach mayor’s breakfast
Meridith Randall has been at Golden West College for about four years, and she was recently selected as the college’s president. She found Thursday morning’s Mayor’s Breakfast, held at the Senior Center in Central Park and hosted by the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, quite to her liking. “I wasn’t sure if I would fit […]
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California homelessness measure’s razor-thin win signals growing voter fatigue
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A key measure to combat homelessness personally backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom has barely passed despite his multi-million-dollar campaign supporting it, reflecting voter fatigue and frustration about the crisis that continues to dog the state’s Democratic leadership. Proposition 1 is touted by the Democratic governor as a linchpin to his […]
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California sends a message on homelessness — and Newsom
SACRAMENTO, California — Proposition 1 was a major victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom. It was also a lesson and a warning. The $6.4 billion bond measure — which overhauls how the state addresses the overlapping crises of homelessness, drug addiction and untreated mental illness — passed late Wednesday by the thinnest of margins, barely 30,000 […]
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