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Long Beach City Councilmember Tonia Reyes Uranga speaking at Long Beach Airport’s emergency generating station whose permit has been blocked by the lawsuit moratorium.


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October 2, 2009
link SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ‘ODD COUPLE’ URGES GOVERNOR TO SIGN SB 827

September 30, 2009
linkHUGE COALITION TELLS GOVERNOR SIGNING SB 827 SUPPORTS 65,000 JOBS

September 12, 2009
link SB 827 VICTORIOUS DESPITE LONG NIGHT, THREE VOTES AND CHANGES

September 2, 2009
link SENATE PASSES SEN. WRIGHT'S BILL TO OVERTURN MORATORIUM ON AIR CREDITS AND SAVE 65,000 SOUTH COAST BASIN JOBS

August 26, 2009
link SB 696 Passed by Committee, Heads to Senate Floor

August 21, 2009
link Coalition Says Answer To New 11.9% Jobless Rate Is SB 696' 65,000 Jobs

August 13, 2009
link CRITICAL NEED FOR SB 696 EXPLAINED IN LETTER TO LAWMAKERS

July 30, 2009
link Court Decision Means SB 696 Will Save Up to 65,000 Jobs

June 16, 2009
link Senators Hear How SB 696 Can Save Jobs, Improve Economy

May 14, 2009
link Riverside County Water Projects at Risk Without SB 696

May 14, 2009
link Orange County Small Businesses Say SB 696 Needed to Survive

May 11, 2009
link State's Labor Unions Supporting SB 696 to Help Create Jobs

Video News Release, May 8, 2009
link Broad Coalition Supports SB 696 to Save Jobs, Construct Vital Projects
Small business owners, local government leaders, labor leaders, public works officials, a police chief and others gathered at the Long Beach Airport to explain the hardship caused by the moratorium and to support SB 696, legislation designed to overturn the lawsuit

May 8, 2009
link Broad Coalition Supports SB 696 to Save Jobs, Construct Vital Projects



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Los Angeles Business Journal, February 15, 2010
link Fate of Pollution Permits Remains Up in the Air

Capitol Weekly, February 11, 2010
link Op-Ed: What part of 65,000 jobs and cleaner air don’t they understand?

Fontana Herald News, February 11, 2010
link Emmerson urges EPA to uphold law which could boost economy

Long Beach Press Telegram, September 4, 2009

link Legislation would ease emission rules for smaller polluters

San Bernardino County Sun &
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, August 25, 2009

link Let Air Permits Be Released

San Gabriel Valley Tribune, August 23, 2009
link Our View: Release Permits for Expansion

Capitol Weekly, August 20, 2009
link Moratorium on emissions credits leaves 65,000 jobs in limbo

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, August 11, 2009
link Ruling may free clean-air credit drive

San Bernardino Sun, July 8, 2009
link Senate bill would release AQMD air permits stalled by court ruling

Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2009
link Losses Of Factory Jobs In California Blamed On Regulation

Palm Springs Desert Sun, April 1, 2009
link Permit freeze bottleneck for area projects

Capitol Weekly, May 21, 2009
link Battle over pollution credits sparks legislative, legal fight

KHTS-AM Canyon Country/HomeTownStation.com
May 15, 2009
link Air Quality Legal Issues Choke Businesses

Contra Costa Times, May 8, 2009
link LB gathering urges OK of emission credit bill

LALegalPad.com, May 11, 2009
link Emissions credit bill supporters gather at LB Airport


Long Beach Press Telegram, May 8, 2009
link LB gathering urges OK of emission credit bill

San Garbiel Valley Newspaper, May 8, 2009
link It's Politics: Senator wants AQMD permits for public facilities

Los Angeles Business Journal, April 6, 2009
link Companies Blow Their Caps Over Pollution Rule
EMISSION: Moratorium on permits blocks upgrade, expansion plans.

San Gabriel Valley Tribune, March 29, 09
link AQMD moratorium places hold on new public facilities, small business plants

Torrance Daily Breeze, December 22, 2008
link Emissions ruling halts projects
SOUTH BAY: Decision reverses process of distributing pollution credits that lead to permits.

Orange County Register, November 3, 2008
link Smog regulators: Court ruling could hurt business
Judge's order to stop issuing smog credits could halt construction of power plants, air district says.




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