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May 20, 1998
POWER MATTERS 98, a two-day conference and exposition on Californias deregulated energy market, will be held on November 4 & 5, 1998 at the Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland Convention Center. Sponsored by ABAG, one of the largest power aggregators in California, it is designed to help energy professionals understand and take advantage of the opportunities created by deregulation.
Conference sessions will cover topics such as financing and purchasing energy; energy service and infrastructure changes; metering and measurement; and energy trading. The event is geared toward public agencies and major corporations who are currently, or are considering, purchasing power on the open market. More information is available at http://power.abag.ca.gov
May 13, 1998
Join a distinguished group of speakers and panelists as they probe the issues and the potential for solutions at a half-day seminar for the general public to be held June 6th in Walnut Creek. Learn about their ideas for how we can avoid hours of commuting on clogged freeways by developing communities and transportation systems that will maintain our quality of life, protect sensitive areas and resources, and move the region in the direction of a balance economy. Further information is available online.
May 8, 1998
Preparing a local government revenue estimate? Recent data on taxable sales in each of California's counties is now available online from the CA Board of Equalization. Historical data for 1966-1996 is available in an Excel file through the ABAG Data Center.
April 17, 1998
The weekend of April 17 promises 5 DAYS of continuous sunshine. As we all reflect on what happened this winter, ABAG would like to take this opportunity to announce a post(we hope)-El Niño conference. Speakers from state and federal agencies will assess the accuracy of weather predictions and local government officials will present the lessons learned in dealing with flooding and landslides. A complete conference program with online registration is available at http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/enviro/ElNinoconf.html.
April 13, 1998
abagOnline has added a pointer to the new City of Santa Monica Draft Telecommunications Master Plan as part of our Telecommunications issues page. Thanks to Brian Moura for this notice.
April 10, 1998
abagOnline has published the City of Pleasanton's proposed Saturday Night Special ordinance at http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/junkguns/ordinances.htm as part of our Junk Gun issues page. This ordinance will not be effective unless ratified at the June 1998 election. We have also provided a copy of Pleasanton's zoning ordinance for firearm dealers.
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