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Pasadena Adopts Electrification Ordinance

August 13, 2022
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Pasadena Electrification

The Pasadena City Council voted to adopt its building electrification ordinance this month. The new code matches the policy outline approved by the council this past June.
Therefore, with some exceptions, new construction will not have natural gas hookups. As a result, new buildings in the city will only use electric appliances and devices.

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Biden and Harris Endorse Karen Bass for Mayor of Los Angeles

August 9, 2022
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Prop. 15 deadline

In a joint statement on August 2nd, President Biden and Vice President Harris endorsed Rep. Karen Bass for Los Angeles Mayor. Bass is currently a congresswoman representing California’s 37th congressional district and was on the shortlist to be Biden’s VP pick during the last presidential election. 

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Long Beach Voters May Consider Election Charter Amendments

August 9, 2022
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People Voting

Long Beach voters will decide on two election charter amendments that will permanently align city and school board elections with state elections. Until the 2020 election, Long Beach held city elections in odd-numbered years. The state, of course, has its elections during even-numbered years.

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LA County Refrains from Mask Mandate

August 5, 2022
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Indoor Mask Wearing

LA County will decide tomorrow if the indoor mask mandate will return on July 29th. However, what looked like a certainty a week ago seems less certain on the eve of the decision.
In recent days, COVID case numbers have started to level off.
Additionally, public pushback has made a new mask mandate less likely.

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Board of Supervisors Seek Power to Remove an Elected Sheriff from Office

August 2, 2022
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The LA County Board of Supervisors recently voted 4-1 to draft a charter amendment allowing them to remove an elected sheriff from office. The proposed amendment will be voted on in the November election.

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Regional Drought Restrictions Vary with Approach

July 27, 2022
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california drought

With most local water utilities purchasing water from a single source, drought restrictions will look similar across the regions. But it is essential to pay attention to the different approaches they will take with implementation.

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Charter Amendment to Merge Long Beach Utilities

July 26, 2022
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Long Beach voters will likely see a utility charter amendment on the November ballot. It proposes to merge the gas and water utilities.
Long Beach is the only California city with two city-run utilities.
The city believes this merger will improve efficiencies and provide better service to the community. And at a lower cost. Long Beach is the only California city with two city-run utilities.

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June 2022 Primary Turnout Below Average

July 19, 2022
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People Voting

The local June primary election had a lower voter turnout than usual, with only 28.4% of registered voters in Los Angeles casting a vote. 

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Victory Alert: AB 2840, A Job Killer for the Warehouse Industry, Shelved for 2022

July 14, 2022
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warehouse logistics AB 2840

A bill that would target warehouse and logistic centers has passed the California State Assembly and will soon be considered by the State Senate. In short, this bill (Assembly Bill 2840) would ban many new warehouse/logistics facilities in Southern California…

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Los Angeles to Pilot “Zero Emission” Loading Zones

July 8, 2022
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electric vehicles

Guest Author Los Angeles City Council has given the Department of Transportation (LADOT) approval to pilot a “zero-emission loading dock” program. This initiative would create new delivery zones exclusively available to zero-emission delivery vehicles.  The city will study the impacts of this program and will likely expand it over the coming years as part of…

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