Tag Archives: California

03/01/2013 08:02 PM EST

Food For Life Baking Company of Corona, California is recalling 15,369 cases of Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain Cereal shipped between November 20, 2012 to February 11, 2013, because the product may be mislabeled and may contain an undeclared allergen – almond:

See’s Candies, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on 1.7oz Divinity Egg with Walnuts, code L.A.D. 102/13

03/01/2013 08:07 PM EST

See’s Candies, Inc. of San Francisco, Calif., is recalling one code of 1.7 ounce Divinity Easter Egg with Walnuts, because some boxes labeled Divinity with Walnuts may actually contain Peanut Butter Eggs. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

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– Debarment Rulemaking

03/04/2013 Nativegrl77

A public hearing on proposed rules for debarment of vendors is set for 8 a.m. March 18.

The hearing will be held in the presentation room of the 1500 Jefferson Street building in Olympia. Directions and parking information is available here.

To submit comments on the proposed rules, use the online form. The deadline for submitting comments is March 17, 2013.

A new state law (Chapter 39.26 RCW) that changes how the state conducts procurement and contracting took effect Jan. 1, 2013. All state procurements and contracts are governed by the new law. As part of this, Enterprise Services is required to establish a debarment process by rule.

More information about the debarment rule-making process is available here.

If you are interested in following or participating in this rule-making activity, please send an email to rules@des.wa.gov and include “debarment rules interested party” in the subject line. You will be added to the rulemaking mailng list and receive future notifications and updates.

What: Public hearing on proposed rules for debarment of vendors

When: 8 a.m., March 18

Where: Presentation room, 1500 Jefferson Street building in Olympia

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WHALES & DOLPHINS TO BE DECIMATED BY US NAVY UNLESS WE ACT NOW

03/02/2013 Nativegrl77

Dear Friends,
This is the final week to sign the petition to stop the Navy from their worldwide killing of whales and dolphins with their underwater sonar sound program. Unless we all act they will carry out their plan to harm our ocean friends over 31 million times over the next 5 years! We are attending the California Coastal Commission hearing next week and your signature can help there also, as California is considering restricting the Navy’s plans! We are asking you to do 3 things right away:

Sign the petition and share it widely:

www.whaleanddolphinwatch.com

Attend the California Coastal Commission hearing if you live nearby.
Listen to (and share with your friends) the radio interview on this topic on “Your Call Radio” on Thursday, March 7th at 10 a.m. in San Francisco. You can also listen on the internet. Other shows on this issue are available on our Facebook page as well.

Details of the Coastal Commission hearing and the radio shows are on the Facebook page:(please “like” our page when you visit)

www.facebook.com/whaledolphinwatch

Our numbers are growing every day and the more people who are on board, the less we can be ignored. About 600,000 of you have signed the petitions and more than 2 million others have read about this issue as a result of your courageous sharing. We can change this trajectory and you are an integral part of that shift. We cannot do this without you!

Thanking you in advance for your love and care about our natural environment. We are eternally grateful and so are our cetacean friends!

With Love and Respect for our Ocean Environment,

Lyndia, Lance, Kim and Wes

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Wells Fargo

02/24/2013 Nativegrl77

www.campaignforfairsettlement.org

Wells Fargo vs. Bernetta Adolph

Bernetta Adolph taking action against Wells Fargo.

Connect with the Campaign for a Fair Settlement

Bernetta Adolph is a member of CFS partner Home Defenders League. We thought you’d want to hear about her story and help her and thousands of others fight back against Wells Fargo.
–Brian, Campaign for a Fair Settlement

Retired. Cancer survivor. Disabled. Single mother. Senior. And Wells Fargo is about to steal my home.
My name is Bernetta Adolph, a retired employee of the City of San Francisco, and I’ve lived in my home for almost 20 years. My trouble with Wells Fargo started when I took out a loan against my house in order to ensure my only son could afford a good education.
Click here to tell Wells Fargo to keep me in my home and add your voice thousands of others taking dramatic action against Wells Fargo across California and Minnesota on Wednesday the 27th!
It turns out the loan to provide for my son’s future was designed to ruin my own. It was predatory, calculated to strip my equity and set me up for failure. When I tried to work with Wells to fix the loan, they offered a modification so small it didn’t make any difference. Then they started trying to take my house. The stress hastened my blindness and continues to aggravate my health problems.
But I’m far from the only one to have suffered at the hands of Wells Fargo bankers. Here’s what I’ve found out:

Wells Fargo is foreclosing on more people in California than any other bank. [1]
Wells Fargo paid $175 million to settle a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging that it targeted African-American and Latino borrowers for high-cost loans. [2]
From 2008-2010 Wells Fargo received $17.9 Billion in tax subsidies from you and me. [3]

These reasons plus stopping the theft of my home are why I’m proud that the Campaign for a Fair Settlement is joining with me, the Home Defenders League, and my home-state organization, the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, to take on Wells Fargo directly by demonstrating at their branches and headquarters all over the state.You can add your voice to our direct actions by signing the petition here.
Not only that, but we’re also teaming up with Neighborhoods Organizing for Change,Occupy Homes MN, and Minnesotans for a Fair Economy to make the message as powerful as possible. Those groups are leading a huge day of action against Wells in Minneapolis the same time we’ll be taking them on in California. Here’s what we’re demanding:

Deliver on promised relief through full implementation of AG settlement and other programs.
Broadly implement of loan modifications by resetting mortgages to fair market value.
Restore our stolen wealth by ending predatory practices, ending discriminatory lending and paying your fair share of taxes.

Add your voice and tell Wells Fargo to keep me in my home and pay us back!
Since his inauguration in January, we’ve been pushing President Obama to use the first 100 days of his second term to finally hold Wall Street banks like Wells Fargo accountable for breaking our economy. This is the week we broaden the “100 Days to Fix What Wall Street Broke” campaign to Wall Street itself. They are the ones with our savings and our homes. It’s time for them to pay us back. Starting with Wells Fargo.
Click here to tell Wells Fargo it’s time to pay us back!
In solidarity,
Bernetta Adolph, ACCE and Home Defenders League member

[1] Based on statistics found in Foreclosure Radar, http://www.foreclosureradar.com [2] http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/July/12-dag-869.html [3] http://www.ctj.org/taxjusticedigest/archive/2011/11/tax_dodger_wells_fargo.php#.USfd0zDWi3w

Black History

Congress : Republican led House :: Will they do the People’s Business? :: the Senate led by Dems

12/30/2012 Nativegrl77

the Senate Convenes: 1:00pmET December 30, 2012

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #518, the nomination of Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with up to one hour of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form.
Upon the use or yielding back of time (as early as 2:00pm), there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following:

Confirmation of Executive Calendar #909, William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General (majority vote threshold) and
Confirmation of Executive Calendar #518, Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (60-vote threshold).
Upon disposition of the Galante nomination, the Senate will recess for one hour to allow for caucus meetings

There will now be up to 60 minutes for debate prior to a series of 2 roll call votes. Upon the use or yielding back of time (approximately 2:05pm), the Senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the following nominations:

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #909, William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General (majority vote threshold) and

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #518, Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (60-vote threshold).

Following the votes, the Senate will recess in order to accommodate the caucus meetings. The Democratic caucus meeting will begin at 3pm.

2:10pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be Assistant Attorney General (majority-vote threshold);

Confirmed: 64-26

2:40pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Carol J. Galante, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (60-affirmative vote threshold);

Confirmed: 69-24

The Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the chair.

The Senate has reconvened and is in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no further roll call votes today. Roll call votes are possible tomorrow. We will convene at 11am and hope to have more information regarding the schedule then.

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTES

1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #909, William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Confirmed: 64-26

2) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #518, Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Confirmed: 69-24

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Discharged the Energy Committee and Passed the following:

S.2015, Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act

S.3563, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.

Passed the following Energy bills:

H.R.3263 Lake Thunderbird

H.R.3641 Pinnacles National Park

H.R.4073 Pikes Peak

S.264 Natchez Trace conveyance, with committee amendment

S.2015 Powell Shooting Range

S.3563 Pilot Project Renaming

S.1047 Leadville Mine Drainage

S.1421 Peace Corps Memorial

S.1478 Minuteman Missile NHP

S.499 Bonneville Unit

S.970 White Clay Creek WSR

S.140 Sleeping Bear Dunes

S.114 San Antonio Missions, with committee substitute and floor amdt. to committee substitute

Passed S.970, White Clay Creek by voice vote.

Began the Rule 14 process of H.R.459, theFederal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012. (Republican request)

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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Watch Most Recent House Floor Activity

The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on December 31, 2012.

2:00:02 P.M.

The House convened, starting a new legislative day.

2:00:34 P.M.

>NOTIFICATION OF REASSEMBLY – The Chair laid before the House the text of the formal notification sent to Members on Thursday, December 27, 2012, of the reassembly of the House.

2:01:06 P.M.

Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.

2:02:08 P.M.

The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.

2:02:11 P.M.

<>PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Poe of TX to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

2:02:32 P.M.

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.

2:14:37 P.M.

The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 28, 2012 at 10:45 a.m. stating that that body had passed H.R. 5949 without amendment.

2:14:50 P.M.

The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 28, 2012 at 9:50 a.m. stating that that body had passed H.R. 2338, H.R. 3892, H.R. 3869, H.R. 4389, H.R. 6260, H.R. 6379, H.R. 6587, and S. 3667.

2:15:27 P.M.

The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 30, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. stating that that body had passed H.R. 6014, H.R. 6620, and S. 3454. The message also stated that the Senate had passed H.R. 6621, with amendment; H.R. 1, with amendments; and H.R. 1464, with amendments.

2:15:44 P.M.

>The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.

4:30:29 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of December 30.
4:30:45 P.M.		The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until the conclusion of general debate on all suspensions.
4:31:10 P.M.	H.R. 4057	Mr. Miller (FL) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
4:31:22 P.M.	H.R. 4057	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4057.
4:45:26 P.M.	H.R. 4057	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Michaud objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
4:46:00 P.M.	S. 3202	Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 3202 — “To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.”
4:46:00 P.M.	S. 3202	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:46:02 P.M.	S. 3202	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3202.
5:00:49 P.M.	S. 3202	<action_description>rules. Mr. Miller (FL) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
5:02:03 P.M.	H.R. 6328	<action_description>Mr. Bilirakis moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
5:02:22 P.M.	H.R. 6328	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6328.
5:13:48 P.M.	H.R. 6328	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bilirakis objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
5:14:19 P.M.	H.R. 4212	<action_description>Mr. Terry moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
5:14:32 P.M.	H.R. 4212	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4212.
5:27:45 P.M.	H.R. 4212	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Hochul objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
5:28:38 P.M.	S. 3472	<action_description>Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 3472 — “To amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act.”
5:28:50 P.M.	S. 3472	<action_description>Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:28:53 P.M.	S. 3472	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3472.
5:55:22 P.M.	S. 3472	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Roe (TN) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
5:56:17 P.M.	H.R. 6029	<action_description>Mr. Smith (TX) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
5:56:31 P.M.	H.R. 6029	<action_description>DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6029.
6:02:29 P.M.	H.R. 6029	<action_description>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Scott (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:02:52 P.M.	H.R. 6621	Mr. Smith (TX) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
6:02:58 P.M.	H.R. 6621	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6621.
6:07:59 P.M.	H.R. 6621	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Scott (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:08:39 P.M.	S. 3331	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 3331 — “To provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, and for other purposes.”
6:08:53 P.M.	S. 3331	Considered under suspension of the rules.
6:08:56 P.M.	S. 3331	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3331.
6:14:04 P.M.	S. 3331	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:14:20 P.M.	H.R. 3159	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 3159 — “To direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.”
6:14:33 P.M.	H.R. 3159	Considered under suspension of the rules.
6:14:35 P.M.	H.R. 3159	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3159.
6:22:54 P.M.	H.R. 3159	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Connolly (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:23:24 P.M.	S. 2318	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 2318 — “To authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals, and for other purposes.”
6:23:37 P.M.	S. 2318	Considered under suspension of the rules.
6:23:39 P.M.	S. 2318	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2318.
6:32:36 P.M.	S. 2318	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:32:51 P.M.	S.J. Res. 44	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. S.J. Res. 44 — “Granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.”
6:33:16 P.M.	S.J. Res. 44	>Considered under suspension of the rules.
6:33:18 P.M.	S.J. Res. 44	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 44.
6:34:16 P.M.	S.J. Res. 44	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
6:34:42 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
6:35:19 P.M.	H.R. 3159	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3159 — “To direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.”
6:58:21 P.M.	H.R. 3159	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 – 0 (Roll no. 649).
6:58:24 P.M.	H.R. 3159	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6:58:28 P.M.	H.R. 3159	>The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
6:59:11 P.M.	H.R. 4057	Considered as unfinished business.
7:05:08 P.M.	H.R. 4057	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 – 3 (Roll no. 650).
7:05:09 P.M.	H.R. 4057	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:07:20 P.M.	S. 3202	Considered as unfinished business. S. 3202 — “To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.”
7:13:58 P.M.	S. 3202	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 – 0 (Roll no. 651).
7:13:59 P.M.	S. 3202	<action_description>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:14:37 P.M.		Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Sunday, December 30, 2012, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2012, for Morning-Hour Debate. Agreed to without objection.
7:14:58 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
7:15:50 P.M.		>House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
8:20:00 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of December 30.
8:20:00 P.M.		Mr. Sessions filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 843.
8:21:09 P.M.		The House received a communication from The Honorable Tim Scott. Mr. Scott notified the house that he had notified the Governor of South Carolina of his resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives effective January 2, 2013.
8:22:00 P.M.		Mr. Sessions moved that the House do now adjourn.
8:22:01 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
8:22:31 P.M.		The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on December 31, 2012.