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October 3, 1997
ABAG General Assembly Set For November 21st
Delaine Eastin, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, will deliver the keynote address at this important conference targeting the Challenges Facing K-12 Education in the Bay Area. What is the role for cities and counties? Panel discussions will focus on Multi-Lingual Education, Workforce Preparedness and Innovative Partnerships designed to improve our region's education system. Secure registration and complete conference information is available online. Don't miss this exciting and informative event at the beautiful St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.
abagOnline is THE Place for El Niño Information
El Niño, also known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), has been forecasted to occur this winter. In an effort to help people understand this incredible weather phenomenon, ABAG is happy to provide this informative website to help you understand and get ready for the potentially tumultuous winter ahead.
ABAG's Biennial Projections Conference Set For December 11th
What will the Road to the Next Economy be like? Will the remarkable economic growth we've experienced over the last two years continue smoothly, or will there be dips and bumps along the way? Find out by attending ABAG's Projections 98 Conference here at the MetroCenter in Oakland on December 11th. You'll get our vision of jobs, population, housing and other key economic and demographic changes in the Bay Area over the next twenty years. Online registration using our secure commerce server will be available soon -- until then, save the date and see what our Data Center has to offer!
ABAG's Power Conference Set For September 19th
This one-day conference is for local government officials and staff as well as others interested in learning about community aggregation options in California. The conference will feature the experience of local governments currently developing aggregation proposals, review the economic costs and benefits of aggregation, analyze the important state and federal legal requirements and prohibitions, and update attendees on the development of the Power Exchange and Independent System Operator. Conference information, including the day's agenda and list of presenters is available online. You may also register online using our secure commerce server.
Article on State Telecom Pre-emption
The August issue of Civic.Com magazine has a very good article about Texas' and Colorado's actions to limit local government authorities over telecommunications carriers and rights-of-way actions. The article was written by Miles Fidelman of the Center for Civic Networking at www.civic.net. The publication maintains a web site at www.fcw-civic.com, however, this article is only available in hard copy. .
abagOnline Unveils Digger, the Search Hound
At the abagOnline Advisory Meeting of August 8, 1997, Digger, the abagOnline search hound was unveiled. Digger, available through the abagOnline homepage, is a unique front end to the HotBot search engine, preconfigured to search only the official web sites of Bay Area local and regional governments. Citizens can now get targeted responses to their questions, instead of the many thousands of references turned up by the popular search engines. Give it a try.
abagOnline Meeting Coming August 8th
An informational meeting for all public agency webmasters and interested representatives will be held Friday afternoon, August 8, 1997. Please review the agenda and join us to hear about the latest new features adopted by local governments and to share your thoughts.
Antioch Latest City to Come Online
We welcome the City of Antioch at: http://www.ci.antioch.ca.us/. This makes 80 out of 100 Bay Area cities with a Web presence.
abagOnline Welcomes Petaluma and Milpitas
We are on a roll with two new web sites. Visit the City of Petaluma at: http://www.ci.petaluma.ca.us/. You should also drop by the City of Milpitas at http://www.alphais.com/milpitas/0pen.html which greets you with a vocal message. All Bay Area cities and counties may be reached through the abagOnline Local Government page.
abagOnline Meeting Notice
The summer meeting of the abagOnline Advisory Committee for Bay Area local government webmasters will be held on August 8, 1:30 pm at the MetroCenter in Oakland. Our meeting will feature the new Smart Valley/ABAG joint project GovGuide and a discussion led by Carl Hage on the topic of designing for citizen access. All are invited.
New Welfare Reform Links Added
TheABAG Welfare Reform Resources page has been updated with additional links to sites across the country including the National Association of Counties and the US Department of Labor.
Green Business Program Certifies Auto Repair Shops
The Bay Area Green Business Program encourages public support and patronage of environmentally-responsible businesses. Check the Status Report for a list of certified green auto repair shops in Alameda and Napa Counties.
Keep up with junk gun legislation!
June has been a busy month for junk gun control advocates. City of Livermore residents voted to ban junk guns within city limits (click here to see text of ordinance), and the California Legislature passed bills banning the sale and manufacture of junk guns.
Visit our junk gun legislative update page.
abagOnline Welcomes the City of San Leandro
Another new city web site. Visit the City of San Leandro at: www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us. Two-thirds of Bay Area cities now have Web sites.
abagOnline Welcomes Sonoma County
The County of Sonoma has now established an active web site at: www.sonoma-county.org
Links to all Bay Area cities, counties, and special districts on the Web can be found on abagOnline's Local Government Page.
Frontline Spotlights Junk Guns
The PBS series Frontline focuses this week on Junk Guns. The episode will air on KQED Channel 9 at 9:00 pm on Tuesday, June 10, 1997 and on other PBS stations at various times during the week. For information about local government gun control ordinances, visit abagOnline's Bay Area Junk Gun Controls Page.
