What's New at ABAG
What's New at ABAG The Green Business program is a partnership among business leaders, environmental groups, non-profit organizations, and local governments around the Bay. The goal of the program is to encourage public support and patronage of environmentally responsible businesses by recognizing those businesses that demonstrate ongoing compliance with environmental regulations—as well as excellence in pollution prevention and resource conservation.
The City of San Carlos has been awarded the "Best of the Web" National Award for the best local government Web site in the U.S. This award is jointly sponsored by Government Technology Magazine, Public Technology Inc. and the International City/County Management Association.
The Alameda County Waste Management Authority has created a Web site with information about source reduction and waste recycling.
Is the issue of citizen acceptance of new wireless antenna sites resolved? Not if the Marin County experience is any indicator, where the Planning Commission recently turned down Pacific Bell's request for antenna sites, according to a report in the San Francisco Examiner. Addressing this issue and other challenges posed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 are two workshops for local government planners, attorneys and managers announced by ABAG for October 7 and 18, 1996.
The Power Purchasing Pool is a new ABAG service program, designed to enable local governments to achieve more competitive pricing from natural gas and electricity suppliers. The pool is open to all ABAG members and cooperating members and to other local governments and special districts in Northern California (PG&E service territory) on a case-by-case basis.
The City of Oakland has developed an exciting new feature on their Web site. Parcel information for specific properties is becoming available including dynamic image mapping from an underlying database. The Virtual Permit Center is also adding the ability to apply for permits online. Check it out.
Notices
of Selected Environmental Projects Now Available at abagOnline!
CEPEC, the California Electronic and Environmental Clearinghouse now contains notices of selected projects as well as a:
When a dam fails, a gigantic quantity of water is suddently let loose downstream, destroying anything in its path. The California Dam Safety Act requires dam owners to create maps showing areas that would be flooded if a dam failed.Click here to learn about what has been done to minimize our risk from flooding by way of dam failure as well as to view dozens of dam failure inundation maps for the Bay Area.
The cities of San Ramon and Albany provide two new Web sites to explore. They join over 50 other Bay Area cities using the Internet to announce meetings and community events, encourage participation in city government, promote their city to the rest of the world, enhance public safety awareness, and more.
Protecting
Your Property From Erosion explains why we should be concerned about
soil erosion and features erosion prevention techniques in the form of
quick tips for homeowners. The pages also provide colorful pictures and
descriptions of various types of soil stabilization materials and structural
runoff controls.
Public
Access Sites features a list of locations, by county, of computer terminals
for public access to the Internet. The sites include libraries and Smart
Valley Inc.'s Public Access Network (PAN).
Techniques for Mitigating Earthquake Hazardsteaches you how to reduce earthquake damage to your home and belongings.The pages contain excerpts covering eight different mitigation topics and a listing of contractors who can help you to structurally retrofit your woodframe home.
The California
Environmental and Planning Electronic Clearinghouse posts Environmental
Impact Reports (EIR's), Planning Documents, and Proposed Federal Actions
of the Bay Area in an effort to facilitate imput to the environmental and
planning review process.
The fall schedule of hazardous materials training courses available through the ABAG Training Center has now been posted on abagOnline. Additional courses in environmental planning, Internet, and management will be posted soon. And, you can now register online using the new secure registration form.
The bus is here. The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District now has a site on the World Wide Web. They join a growing list of Bay Area regional agencies and special districts on the Internet.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission now has a site on the World Wide Web. MTC plans, finances, and coordinates transportation projects for the nine-county Bay Area.
Also, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District now publishes air quality forecasts online. Visit http://www.sparetheair.org .
Debuting today is the Bay Area's Telecomm Network, a regional resource of contacts, agreements, current information, and other resource links in the rapidly-developing area of telecommunications.
The County of Santa Clara now has a site on the World Wide Web. You'll find links to Bay Area Counties on abagOnline's Local Government pages.
ABAG publications, including bestsellers such as the multi-media CD-ROM On Shaky Ground, can now be purchased with confidence online. All that's required is the Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 Web browser. The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in these browsers allows safe and secure transmission of credit card information to ABAG.
Click here to check out the form or place an order.
There's now another tool available to help locate information: You can search the abagOnline site by concept or keyword.
Look for the Search abagOnline option at the bottom of the Home Page and all second-level pages.
abagOnline now offers a Multimedia Overview of the Bay Trail. The presentation uses Real Audio together with synchronized images. It features Doug McConnell, host of KRON-TV's Bay Area Backroads. BERKELEY MAYOR SHIRLEY DEAN SPEAKS OUT ON BAY AREA GUN CONTROLS. Audio files use Real Audio and Shockwave with streaming audio.
What is the future of wireless communication? How does the technology work? Where will antenna sites be located, and how many? How can wireless carriers and local government work together?
Join other community leaders, decision makers, and industry experts
at the Wireless
Communications Workshop on May 30, 1996.
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