EL DORADO HILLS
BLM to host Central California Resource Advisory Council virtual meeting
The Bureau of Land Management Central California Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet virtually on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. The public must register in advance to participate.
The virtual meeting will be an informational format and a copy of the agenda is available by visiting the Central California Resource Advisory Council webpage. The council will be informed about the management plan for the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, designated by Congress in 2021 as the only National Scenic Area managed by the BLM. The RAC will also hear updates from the district and field offices, which will include the Casa Diablo IV Geothermal Development Project, and a wildland fire post-season overview.
“We look forward to discussing specific activities occurring in the Bishop Field Office as well as projects throughout the district,” said Central California District Manager Chris Heppe. “By getting involved in these efforts, we all can help shape the future management of our public lands.”
The public can register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/y7tnd8kc. Registrants will receive a link and phone number to join the meeting. The public will be given an opportunity to address the RAC during the meeting at noon. Time for individual public comments may be limited due to the number of persons wishing to speak. Written statements to address the council may also be sent prior to the meeting to the BLM Central California District Office, Attention: RAC meeting comments, 5152 Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762.
The 12-member council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with BLM public lands in central California. The BLM maintains 38 chartered advisory committees throughout the West. Each citizen-based council consists of members from diverse interests in local communities, who assist in the development of committee recommendations by sharing their unique perspectives.
To learn more about the Central California RAC and see the final agenda, visit https://go.usa.gov/xHrUx. Please contact us for reasonable accommodations to participate. For specific questions, please contact BLM Central California District Public Affairs Officer Philip Oviatt at poviatt@blm.gov or 661-391-6117.
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SAN FRANCISCO
The first and last debate
Maybe you thought California’s one and only gubernatorial debate of 2022 was going to be boring.
Maybe you assumed that because Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading his opponent, Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle, in the polls by 30 percentage points, had to be cajoled into debating in the first place, and then only agreed to do so on the radio on a Sunday at the same time as a 49ers game, that the whole thing would feel phoned-in and low-key.
You would be wrong.
At the San Francisco studios of KQED, Newsom and Dahle tore into one another, with the governor denouncing his opponent’s opposition to abortion and California’s climate policy and Dahle deriding the governor’s “dream of being president” and blaming him for just about every one of California’s woes.
If you don’t have time to watch the entire hour-long debate, CalMatters’ Alexei Koseff was on scene and has the top takeaways.
- Newsom: “He does not support reproductive freedom, does not support reproductive choice, regardless of rape, regardless of incest.”
- Dahle: “Californians are fleeing California for one reason — because they can’t afford to live here — and he’s out of touch with everyday, hardworking, middle-class Californians.”
More election news:
- Gusher of cash: The first thing the new Legislature is scheduled to do when it convenes on Dec. 5 is take up Newsom’s proposal to tax the “windfall profits” of oil companies. Since the governor announced his proposal in early October, California’s oil and gas lobby has spent nearly $6 million to influence who will be elected Nov. 8 and sworn into office.
- Our bad: On Friday, the California Association of Realtors apologized for its role in promoting redlining and other racist housing policies that drove segregation in the state. The apology tour is part of the group’s effort to promote a constitutional amendment slated for the 2024 ballot that would rescind a Realtor-sponsored 1950s law that requires cities to get voter approval before building public housing.
—Emily Hoeven, CALMatters
