L.A. City Council takes step toward fracking ban
Under the state law, “We’re basically telling people, ‘Let yourself be guinea pigs and we’ll study this. If this is a problem, we’ll tell you after the fact,'” said Brenna Norton, Southern California organizer for the environmental group Food & Water Watch. Read complete Los Angeles Times article
By Shan Li February 14, 2014, 10:43 a.m.
Occidental Petroleum, the longtime Los Angeles-based energy giant, announced Friday that it would move its headquarters to Houston and spin off its California assets into a separate company.
The concern that has caused me to request an item be placed on our agenda for the next City Council meeting next week on March 4th calling for this Oxy project to be shelved and stopped in its tracks is that we have absolutely no idea who we will be dealing with in the operations and management of this Project. The City of Carson is completely clueless and in the dark as to who, what company or what individuals will be managing the operations of this so-called Oxy Project. In fact the only thing we know for sure about who will be managing the operations of the Oxy Project – is that it will not be Oxy.
Read complete email response by Councilman Albert Robles HAT flyer provided by Councilman Albert Robles Anonymous flyer provided by Councilman Albert Robles Councilman Albert Robles’ Response to Carson Connected’s email Connected We Can Live Life Unlimited where we sent out special thanks to Dr. Rita Boggs. With all due respect, and to the extent it even matters to you, I DID NOT refer to or call all Carson residents or Senior Citizens liars as Ms. Boggs erroneously claimed at the city council meeting last night. And for you now to applaud someone without checking or inquiring about the facts is a disservice to your readers and undermines your cause.
Read complete email response by Councilman Albert Robles
Carson councilman Albert Robles calls on city to kill proposed Occidental oil drilling project
Connected We Can Live Life UnlimitedI applaud the residents of Carson for attending the City Council Meeting and letting their opinion be know on the evaluation of the City Attorney.
Job Well Done
Employee Performance Evaluation for the Position of City AttorneyThe City Council Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Closed Session Agenda ITEM NO. (6) Public Employee Performance Evaluation for the position of City Attorney states the Council will be evaluating the position of City Attorney in closed session; it is not clear what the intention is.
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We need Volunteers to help get our community to attend the:
Joint Planning Commission and Environmental Commission Workshop
Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 6:30 PM
Helen Kawagoe Council Chambers,
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Wilmington refinery flare causes black plume in South Bay San Jose Mercury News, From staff reports POSTED: 09/15/2012 06:07:32 PM PDT | UPDATED: ABOUT A YEAR AGO
On September 20, 2010 Carson Connected Volunteers began working in our community. Today we are proud to announce the launching of our new website: carsonCAconnected.org
