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California water waste fees trump homeowner association fees by Vickie Vértiz
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Monday, July 24, that protects Californians who do not water their lawns during a drought from incurring fees from homeowner associations in cities such as Anaheim. The bill, AB 2100, forbids homeowner associations from imposing additional fines on people who stop watering their lawns to conserve water in serious droughts such as the one the state is in currently. “We can’t be sending mixed messages about the importance of conserving water during this drought,” said Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D-San Jose), the author of the bill. She added that, “Fines for wasting water make sense. Fines for not watering your lawn don’t. We shouldn’t punish people who are doing the right thing. We need every drop of water.” The Governor had asked
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schools. Full-contact practices will be limited to twice a week, and completely banned during offseason. Furthermore, if a head injury is suspected, players cannot return to the game at all or before gaining approval from a medical professional. These regulations aim to prevent and reduce severe concussions in young football players. The rules, supported by the California Interscholastic Federation and sponsored by Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova), will be enforced start-
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ing January 1, 2015. California will then be one out of 20 states to prohibit off-seasonal full-contact practices. The CIF additionally voted on limiting weekly practice hours to 18 per week. According to the LA Times, Cooley said: “AB 2127’s practice guidelines will reassure parents that their kids can learn football safely through three hours of fullcontact practice … to maximize conditioning and skill development while minimizing concus-
es Control Board released the report earlier in July. “California is in the worst drought we’ve seen in our grandparents’ generation or beyond,” said Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the water
California approves bill to minimize concussion risk for youth footballers With more and more football players suing the National Football League because of severe head injuries and the increasing awareness of the public about the tragic aftermath of such concussions, the NFL and college leagues reacted by limiting full-contact practices, which has already proven to reduce concussions. Last Monday, Governor Jerry Brown signed the AB2127 law, which will prohibit full-contact practices taking longer than 90 minutes a day in middle and high
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On July 22, the Anaheim City Council authorized the Anaheim Housing and Public Improvements Authority to issue bonds for expanding the Anaheim Convention Center to meet current and future needs of Anaheim’s convention and tradeshow industry. Since opening in 1967, revenues generated by the Anaheim Convention Center and related activities have consistently supported overall City services, thereby improving the quality of life for Anaheim’s residents. The proposed Anaheim Convention Center expansion project encompasses the addition of 200,000 square feet of flexible meeting space for hosting concurrent events, capturing new meeting groups and retaining the large annual events, plus the replacement of Car Park 1. The current Anaheim Convention Center has limited meeting space opportunities and limits the ability to accommodate concurrent events. It is conservatively estimated that the City’s General Fund would be better off by $115 million over the next decade and $320 million over a 30-year period by expanding, as determined by an outside consultant (Crossroads Consulting Services). Each year the City generates millions of dollars due to the large annual events booked at the Anaheim Convention Center. Attendance over the past five years averages nearly 1.1 million guests at Convention Center events alone.
Because of the drought, there will be no more fines if you do not water your (partially) brown lawns in Anaheim -Photo by Terry Miller
Californians in January to cut water use by 20 percent, but a new state survey showed that average water use rose by one percent this year, compared to the average 2011-2013. The culprits for increased water usage were in Southern California. The State Water Resourc-
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