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California’s water officials neglect their Bill to own laws and waste water mandate by jennifer schlueter child-abuse training for teachers signed into law
modal Center), a LEED Platinum designed, world-class transportation hub set to open in December 2014 •The Anaheim Convention Center and its new 2.4 Megawatt (MW) rooftop solar panel system •The Water Sustainability Campus, including a decentralized small-scale water recy-
Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to strengthen training requirements and prevent child abuse in schools was signed into law by Governor Brown Monday. The legislation would require all school employees to be trained according to standards developed by the Department of Education in the proper identification and reporting of child abuse, so that abuse can be stopped in its tracks. Gatto’s AB 1432 addresses the lack of training on how to recognize and report child abuse in K-12 settings. The California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act requires certain professionals, known as mandated reporters, to report to law enforcement or protective services known or suspected instances of neglect, or physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Despite these requirements, current law does not require school districts to train personnel on detecting and reporting child abuse, nor does it inform them of their responsibilities or that failure to report is a misdemeanor punishable by jail time. Gatto’s legislation addresses this problem by requiring school employees to complete reporting training. The Assemblyman has been working closely with child advocates and State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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California’s law makes water bills of state officials defining water rates and rules public record. Thus, The Center for Investigative Reporting examined their data and found the state’s representatives wasting up to eleven times as much water as the typical California
household. Fresno City Councilman Oliver Baines is responsible for this number, using 4,000 gallons a day. After finding out that he had defective sprinklers using 1.24 million gallons of water in 2012, Baines now cut his usage to 149 gallons per day in March of this
year. According to NBC, he apologized and admitted to not being “a model of water usage.” Next to Baines’ wasting due to leaking sprinklers, Mike Soubirous, member of the Please see page 4
City of Anaheim receives another great award After being designated as a 2014 Playful City USA and as the 25th best city for hosting major events, the City of Anaheim has been awarded a 2014 Eco-City Award for being the “Greenest in the County.” The City of Anaheim news website reported that the award was given by the Orange County chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council at the Eco Awards.
The award is an acknowledgement of the commitment from the city to environmental initiatives that demonstrate leadership in sustainability, said the website. Anaheim won the award for its array of green-focused projects, including the following items outlined by the website: •ARTIC (Anaheim Regional Transportation Inter-