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SEN. SIMITIAN'S LBAM HEARING - Pt. 1 State Officials and Academics BACKGROUND: The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced plans to resume aerial pesticide spraying for the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) in summer 2008. Despite massive local public opposition, the $94 million dollar campaign began in 2007 in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties spraying a synthetic pheromone encased in microscopic plastic capsules along with many other toxic chemicals. Ignoring widespread reports of serious human health effects, as well as damage to birds, marine life and bees, CDFA will expand the program to the San Francisco Bay Area with plans to continue spraying each month for 3 - 5 years or indefinitely until the moth is 'eradicated.' On March 13, 2008 San Rafael, CA, a California State Senate Environmental Quality Committee Hearing on Forced LBAM Spraying was held, Sen. Joe Simitian, Chair, Senator Carol Migden and Assemblyman Jared Huffman attending. Tags: Simitian Environmental Quality Committee hearing LBAM Stop the Spray Light Brown Apple Moth forced aerial spraying |
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Sen. Simitian presents his SB 1582 (Sea Marshals) State Senator Joe Simitian presents his SB 1582 for a vote in the Senate Public Safety Committee. Ken Carver, president of International Cruise Victims, and Laurie Dishman, victim of a sexual assault aboard a cruise ship, speak on behalf of the bill. SB 1582 would require all cruise ships entering or exiting a California port to have on board a sworn peace officer who could enforce both public safety and environmental laws. Tags: Simitian senate SB1582 sea marshals |
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SEN. SIMITIAN'S LBAM HEARING - Pt. 2 The people speak. On March 13, 2008 San Rafael, CA, a California State Senate Environmental Quality Committee Hearing on Forced LBAM Spraying was held, Sen. Joe Simitian, Chair, Senator Carol Migden and Assemblyman Jared Huffman attending. Tags: Simitian Environmental Quality Committee hearing LBAM Stop the Spray Light Brown Apple Moth forced aerial spraying |
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Senator Simitian Speaks on SB 364 - Data Breach Notification Senator Simitian speaks before the floor vote on SB 364, his bill that would make modest changes to California's data breach notification law, which he authored as AB 700 in 2001. (This bill subsequently passed out of the Senate and was sent to the Assembly.) Tags: Senator Simitian "data breach" privacy "SB 364" |
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SEN. SIMITIAN'S LBAM HEARING - Pt. 3 Concluding expert and activist comments. On March 13, 2008 San Rafael, CA, a California State Senate Environmental Quality Committee Hearing on Forced LBAM Spraying was held, Sen. Joe Simitian, Chair, Senator Carol Migden and Assemblyman Jared Huffman attending. Tags: Simitian Environmental Quality Committee hearing LBAM Stop the Spray Light Brown Apple Moth forced aerial spraying |
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Senator Simitian Speaks on SB 33 Senator Simitian speaks on his bill, SB 33, on the Senate Floor. SB 33 would outlaw the use of cellular phones and other wireless communication devices by drivers under 18 years of age. (SB 33 subsequently passed the Senate.) Tags: Senator Simitian cell phones |
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Sen. Simitian presents his SB 1399 (Solar Shading) State Senator Joe Simitian presents his SB 1399 for a vote in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Commerce Committee. Richard Treanor, Sunnyvale homeowner, speaks on behalf of the bill. SB 1399 would make amendments to California's Solar Shade Act that would clarify and rationalize the rules for resolving disputes between neighbors about trees that shade solar panels. Tags: Simitian solar SB1399 senate |
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Sidewalk With Senator Simitian, July 25, 2008, Part 1 Discussion of AB1634 with Senator Simitian--Part 1 Tags: Simitian |
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Senator Simitian Discusses the Education Budget Senator Simitian discusses the challenges facing the education budget in the upcoming year, including the need to resist any attempt to suspend Proposition 98's minimum funding requirements. Tags: California State Senate Simitian |
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Sidewalk With Senator Simitian, July 25, 2008, Part 2 Sidewalk conversation with Senator Simitian re AB1634, July 25, 2008, Part 2 Tags: Simitian |
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Senator Simitian Presents his SB 1298 (Education Data) State Senator Joe Simitian presents his SB 1298 for a vote in the Senate Education Committee. SB 1298 takes California several steps forward towards establishing a comprehensive, longitudinal, pre-K through workforce education data system in California. Tags: Senator Simitian education data |
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Senator Simitian Speaks on SB 509 - Product Ingredients List Senator Simitian speaks on behalf of SB 509, his bill that would require manufacturers of consumer products to post the ingredients of those products on their website. This bill is a part of Simitian's work in Green Chemistry. (The bill was subsequently passed by the Senate and sent to the Assembly.) Tags: Senator Simitian |
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Sidewalk With Senator Simitian, July 25, 2008, Part 3 Sidewalk conversation with Senator Simitian, July 25, 2008, Part 3 Tags: Simitian |
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Senator Simitian Speaks on SB 362 Senator Simitian speaks on behalf of his bill, SB 362, on the Senator Floor. SB 362 would prohibit the forced implantation in humans of RFID devices. (The bill was subsequently passed by the Senate.) Tags: Senator Simitian rfid |
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Sidewalk With Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 1 Discussion of AB1634 with Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 1 Tags: Simitian |
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Sidewalk With Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 2 Discussion of AB1634 with Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 2 Tags: Simitian |
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Senator Simitian Speaks on SB 31 - RFID Skimming Ban Senator Simitian speaks on behalf of his bill, SB 31, that prohibits "skimming" (unauthorized reading) of RFID tags. This bill was subsequently passed by the Senate and sent to the Assembly. Tags: Senator Simitian |
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Sidewalk With Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 4 Discussion of AB1634 with Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 4 Tags: Simitian |
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Sidewalk With Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 3 Discussion of AB1634 with Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 3 Tags: Simitian |
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Senator Simitian Speaks on SB 966 Senator Simitian speaks on behalf of his bill, SB 966, on the Senator Floor. SB 966 would require the Integrated Waste Management Board to identify and develop model programs for the safe disposal of household generated pharmaceutical waste. (The bill was subsequently passed by the Senate and sent to the Governor.) Tags: Senator Simitian |
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Sidewalk With Senator Simitian, July 27, Part 5 Discussion of AB1634, July 27, Part 5 Tags: simitian |
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ABC 7 Report on the Hands-Free Law Amy Hollyfield of ABC 7 (KGO San Francisco) reports on California's new hands-free cell phone law. Her report features an interview with the law's author, State Senator Joe Simitian. Tags: senator simitian hands-free "cell phone law" SB1613 |
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DEBUNKING MOTH MYTHS - UC Scientists Speak Out According to two UC scientists, not only can the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) not be 'eradicated' by the forced aerial pesticide spraying of the San Francisco Bay Area planned for this summer by a state agency, but it poses no real threat to agriculture in the first place. UC Davis Entomologist Dr. James Carey and UC Santa Cruz Arboretum Executive Director Dr. Daniel Harder present the results of their research at the March 13, 2008 informational hearing held in San Rafael by State Senator Joe Simitian, Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. Dr. Harder's report on his recent trip to New Zealand, where the LBAM is "...effectively controlled almost exclusively by natural predators in both agricultural settings and wild lands," is available on-line at: http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=2021 Tags: Senator Joe Simitian Dr. James Carey Daniel Harder LBAM Stop the Spray Light Brown Apple Moth forced aerial spraying |
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Senator Simitian's Press Conference on SB 1582 Senator Simitian and others speak at a press conference on his SB 1582. Simitian's bill would require cruise ships embarking from California ports to have a peace officer on board to assist in public safety and environmental law enforcement. Tags: California State Senate Simitian |
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Senator Simitian's Closing Remarks on SB 908 Senator Simitian speaks at the close of the floor debate on his bill, SB 908, that would require the inclusion of climate change in the California schools science curriculum and textbooks for environmental education. (The bill subsequently passed out of the Senate and was sent to the Assembly.) Tags: Senator Simitian "global warming" "climate change" "sb 908" |