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Cleaire's Settlement and Sale of Business

Cleaire's assets are up for bidding and auction per San Diego County Superior Court.

Court date is scheduled for April 16, 2013 at 8:30AM in Department C-66

San Diego County Superior Court

330 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101

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WHAT GIVES!!!!

A letter from Mary Nicholes to Darrell Issa was sent out on November 23, 2011 admitting that the air was 90% clean, what gives!

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NEWS FLASH

Attention CCTA and Western Trucking Alliance Members.

The California Highway Patrol will host a Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit on September 26, 2013, at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario California.

During the Summit, the third consecutive Safe Transportation Achievement Recognition (STAR) awards will be presented.

Motor carriers interested in applying for a STAR award may access the application and scoring criteria on the California Highway Patrol Internet Web site at http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/stars.html.

Questions regarding the Summit or the STAR awards should be directed to the California Highway Patrol, Commercial Vehicle Section, at (916) 843-3400

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May 2013 Issue

More on Truck "Dumping" in Oregon & Air Toxics
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Executive Director

CTN Going Out to Almost 6,000 Motor Carriers
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CARB Regulations - Is a Reality

Southern MSD

Working on Fuel Discount Programs for CCTA Members and its Conferences

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San Gabriel Valley Chapter Updates
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Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter Updates for May
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Scholarship Awards Program

Where are they now?: From Trucker's Daughter to the Best Dressed List
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A Supreme Experience
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Navistar Engine Receives EPA Certification

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Andre Boutros New CTC Executive Director
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ESW Acquires Cleaire’s Assets
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Low Carbon Fuel Standard – Oregon Saying Goodbye?
Congress Must Rein In Expensive ‘Sue and Settle’ Tactics by EPA
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The Hunt for Government Transparency

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La Opinion Del Troquero

Trabajo Sobre Programas de Descuento de Diesel Para los Miembros de CCTA
MIEMBRO PUNTO DE LUZ: Mayo 2013
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 10:30
Greetings! Assemblywoman Grove's bill to require the California Air Resources Board's cap and trade auction to comply with important transparency laws is now scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee this Wednesday.
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Cleaire's Settlement and Sale of Business

CARB Updates & News

Wednesday, 10 April 2013 15:06

Cleaire's assets are up for bidding and auction per San Diego County Superior Court.

Court date is scheduled for

April 16, 2013 at 8:30AM in Department C-66

San Diego County Superior Court

330 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101

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CEQA: The Four Letter Word Democrats and Environmentalists Don't Want You to Know

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Friday, 15 February 2013 08:00
Fox & Hounds Daily It's no secret that California has a spending problem. In fact, it has an outright spending addiction. When one lives in a state with a spending addiction, such as ours, the chances are they are also addicted to taxes and the over-regulation of small business. And when you're addicted to taxes and the over regulation of small business, you're probably addicted to bureaucratic red tape that stifles economic growth. More simply put California's growth problems can be boiled down to just a few simple issues.
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Bay Area regional agencies' move to San Francisco will cost $48 million more

In The News
Thursday, 14 February 2013 14:10
OAKLAND -- Bay Area regional transportation planning agencies' move into a 1942 former post office in downtown San Francisco will cost $48 million more than initially estimated. Increased seismic retrofit costs, internal improvements and $15 million worth of furniture, fixtures and equipment for 390 Main St. will drive up the final price tag nearly 30 percent to $215 million.
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Federal Court Rules NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid

In The News
Tuesday, 29 January 2013 15:10
CalChamber - January 29, 2013 A federal appeals court recently ruled that President Barack Obama’s “recess” appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were “constitutionally invalid” because the U.S. Senate was not actually in recess at the time. The President made the appointments more than one year ago. The decision is Noel Canning v. NLRB. Because the appointments were invalid, the court overturned an unfair labor practice decision that was made by the NLRB. Under the Constitution, the President must send nominees for agency posts to the Senate for its “advice and consent.” If the Senate is in recess, however, the President has the power to fill vacancies temporarily. President Obama has made approximately 32 such appointments, including three appointments to the NLRB.
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