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Why Southern California is calling for a do-over on its vote to bankroll the Delta tunnels By Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabal – Sacramento Bee
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historic vote on the Delta tunnels project is getting a do-over.
Chamber members and others gathered at Gavilan Golf Course, the site of the June 14 Mixer, to participate in a 3-hole Footgolf Tournament. Footgolf is a growing sport that combines the precision of golf with the fun and excitement of soccer. The goal of footgolf is much like that of golf, get the ball into the hole with the least amount of strokes or kicks, in7 February 7, 2018 – Page this case. Footgolf is a great family event. Gavilan Gold Course is located at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd.
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Southern California’s powerful water agency — the Metropolitan Water District — said Thursday its board will vote again in July on whether to pay for the lion’s share of the project, known officially as California WaterFix. The announcement comes after Gilroy Life - and www.gilroylife.com environmentalists an open government group complained that Metropolitan directors violated the Brown Act before voting in April to support the tunnels.
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n case you have not heard, the rodeo exception. Once again, the Festival is sented the Youth is back in Gilroy. The Gilroy Rodeo High 5 partnering with KRTY 95.3 to welcome Award attheir theGilroy Chamber up-and-coming country stars on “Hot Committee invites you to Breakfast for Cutting her outChamber of Commerce Ribbon Country Sunday” (July 29, 2018) to event. that will standing be held on Saturday, June volunteerism the Amphitheater Stage. This year’s lineup includes Mitchell Tenpenny, 30, 2018. The Gates will open at 12:30 pm at Christopher High From the California Chamber ComDenning, and Cale Dodds. of The with the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 1:00 School. Presenting the Travis merce Alert Newsletter Feb. 16, 2018 Gilroy Garlic Festival will be—celebrating pm. The Gilroy Rodeo grounds are located award to Sarah is Eric alifornia Attorney 40 years of family fun on JulyGeneral 27, 28, Xavier at 7955 Ferguson Road. You can find out Gebhardt, Chamber Becerra and Labor and 29, 2018, at Christmas HillCommisPark more information about the rodeo at of InCommerce Board in Gilroy, Theweek Gilroyissued Garlic two gilroyrodeo.com, the meantime we’ll see sionerCalifornia. Julie Su this has been officially certified by you on June 30,Director 2018 at 12:30 to join documents for California employers andp.m. hotel con- Festival GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® as the the ribbon cutting, come see what all the dealing with California’s Immigrant sultant. world’s largest garlic festival and450). draws talk is about and where this is all happening. Photo courtesy Chamber of (AB Commerce Worker Protection Act to over 100,000 guests from around Lupe Lopez, the 2018 Woman of the Year, poses with family and friends after • Attorney General Becerrathe issued Ciel Community Services, located at Garworld. 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For and employee records, and must foly Administrator Gabe Gonzalez will provide an information on scholarship availability a part of the Gilroy Garlic Festival as n’s low new notice obligations. This law d information on the city's economic the gourmet garlicky food—anddevelopthis contact Tammy Stone at tammy@ he applies to all California employers and year’s 40th annual celebration no Com- SVCCchurch.com or 408-848-2363. for 2018 and beyond at the Chamberis of
The Brown Act sets rules intended to prevent government boards from making decisions behind closed doors.
Guidance for Employers
Metropolitan denied violating the law butasaid it’s of calling for the(NOI) new which Notice Inspection vote “to ensure that there is no was provided to the employer. question concerning the validity” of the agency’s to help pay Notifydecision Employees forEmployers WaterFix, must according to a letter follow specific torequirements project critics from to Metropolitan related Form I-9 general counsel Scully. inspections. For Marcia example, within 72 hours of receiving a Notice of InspecMetropolitan spokeswoman tion, California employers must post Rebecca Kimitch said Thursday the a notice to all current employees agency had no comment beyond informing them of any federal immiwhat was in Scully’s letter. gration agency’s inspections of Forms I-9 or other records. The vote, setemployment for July 10, is likely to Employers also have obligations produce the similar results as the once thevote. inspection is completed. previous The board’s vote 72 hours of receiving theof inWithin April was 61 percent in favor inspection results, employers must the project, and since then support provide each within Metropoitan’s ranks appears “affected emto have grown. Officials with the ployee” a copy of San Diego County Water Authority, the results and a who had fiercely opposed written notice WaterFix, indicated last month of theproject. employer’s they now support the San Diego controls aboutand 20employee’s percent of obligations arising Metropolitan’s board votes. from the inspecIn April, the Metropolitan board tion. The written notice must agreed to spend $10.8 billion on contain specific the Delta tunnels. That’s more information and than half the total estimated bewith hand-decost of $16.7 billion.must Along livered in the workplace, if possisupport from other south-of-Delta ble. An “affectedMetropolitan’s employee” is one water agencies, identified by the inspection commitment put the projectresults withinas Moya Art – Ignacio Moya Fortino Real Estate Team, Teri went into effect Jan. 1, 2018. potentially lacking work authorization overnment Relations Committee meeting at 7:307516 Eigleberry St. SPONSORED CONTENT Fortino or having document deficiencies. e Chamber 7471 Monterey Gilroy (669) 327-5495 175ofE.Commerce Main Ave. office, Ste. 130 Warrants/Subpoenas Required Unions also have the right to receive The Morgan Hill (408) 710-3900 Art Galleries California employers can no longer notices. 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striking distance of being fully funded after years of planning. Before the Metropolitan vote, funding for the project was in considerable doubt. Project backers say the tunnels would improve environmental conditions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and enable the giant state and federal water projects to deliver Northern California water more reliably to San Joaquin Valley farmers and millions of Southern California residents, including 19 million people served by Metropolitan. Environmentalists, however, say the project will actually worsen the fragile estuary’s eco-system. Northern California officials call WaterFix a south-of-Delta “water grab.” The Brown Act places limits on private communications among elected officials before they vote on issues. Food & Water Watch, an environmental group, and the First Amendment Coalition complained that Metropolitan’s board members engaged in numerous improper conversations with one another and with Gov. Jerry Brown and top officials of his administration prior to the April vote. They said the Metropolitan directors, working behind closed doors, lined up the votes to support WaterFix before the April board meeting. The ultimate vote “was nothing more than a rubber stamp,” they said in a letter last month to Metropolitan officials. Asked about the allegations of improper communications, Evan Westrup, spokesman for the governor, said in an email that “it’s clear opponents of WaterFix are grasping at straws.” Despite Metropolitan’s insistence the board did nothing wrong, announcing a do-over vote sends the opposite signal, said David Snyder, the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition.