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2008 Symposium Proceedings

On Saturday, January 12, 2008 the Planning and Conservation League (PCL) and PCL Foundation hosted an Environmental Legislative Symposium. This annual event brought together nearly 330 activists, business leaders, policy and decision makers, environmental non-profits and attorneys.

In order to continue to provide you with current and relevant information on the environment the following Symposium Proceedings has been made available via the PCL website. PCL staff members look forward to working you to solve some of our most critical environmental problems legislatively and otherwise!

PDF files of Power Point presentations and handout are linked below for download.

8:30 – 9:30 Continental Breakfast  
9:30 – 9:45 Welcoming Remarks Gary Patton
9:45 – 10:15 Morning Keynote Lt. Governor, John Garamendi
10:15 – 10:30 Break  
10:30 – 11:30 Morning Sessions (1 hr)
Panels & Workshops - Five Sessions (choose one)
 

MCLE – Impacts of New Water Projects

  • David Sandino, DWR
  • Hap Dunning, UC Davis School of Law
  • Jill Willis, Best Best and Krieger LLP

    Handouts:

 
 

SB X2 1

  27KB PDF file
 
  SB X2 2   42KB PDF file
 
  SB X2 3   54KB PDF file
 
  SB X2 4   24KB PDF file
 
  Comment on the Second Delta Vision Draft (Revised October 16, 2007)   23kb PDF file
 
  Division 26.7 The Comprehensive Safe Drinking Water, Water Reliability and Delta Restoration Act of 2008 (Version A)   1.34MB PDF file
 
  Division 26.7 The Comprehensive Safe Drinking Water, Water Reliability and Delta Restoration Act of 2008 (Version B)   1.21MB PDF file
 
  Division 26.7 The Comprehensive Safe Drinking Water, Water Reliability and Delta Restoration Act of 2008 (Version C)   1.24MB PDF file
 
  Division 26.7 The Comprehensive Safe Drinking Water, Water Reliability and Delta Restoration Act of 2008 (Version D)   1.24MB PDF file
 
  California Water Law & Policy Reporter   472KB PDF file
 
  Association of California Water Agencies Letter Commenting on the Second Delta Vision Draft   136KB PDF file
 
  Association of California Water Agencies Letter Commenting on the Second Delta Vision Draft   93KB PDF file
 

How to…  Ask for Money Face to Face Without Losing Your Nerve

  • Andy Robinson, Consultant

Handouts:

 
  Who’s a Prospect?   7KB PDF file
 
  Creating a Prospect   8KB PDF file
 
  Sample Letter: How to Set Up a Face-to-Face Ask   7KB PDF file
 
  Do I Hear Any Objections?   13KB PDF file
 
  The Ask… Meeting With Your Prospect   13KB PDF file
 

How to…  Use Maps to Persuade and Mobilize

Handouts:

 
  PROGRAM – Google Earth Free Download   website
 
  A Few of the Things We Can Do For   514KB PDF file
 
  Using Google Earth   641KB PDF file
 
  A Checklist of Best GIS Practices for Land Trusts   132KB PDF file
 

Tackling Toxics in Your Community

Handouts:

 
  What is Organizing?   6.84MB PDF file
 
  Organizing a Community-Led Campaign   74KB PDF file
 

Where the Conflict Occurs: The Built Environment v. Open Space

11:30 –12:45 Lunch  
12:45 - 1:15 Plenary Session California's Water
Gary Patton, Planning and Conservation League
1:30– 2:30 Afternoon Sessions (1 hr)
Panels & Workshops
- Five Sessions (choose one)

 

 

MCLE – Can Local Land Use Policies Reduce Greenhouse Gas

  • Sydney Coatsworth, EDAW
  • Steve Kostka, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen
  • Terry Roberts, State Clearinghouse

Handouts:

 
  Settlement Agreement by and among, Petitioner the People of the State of California, acting by and through Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and Respondents, the County of San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors   53KB PDF file
 
  Petition for Writ of Mandate, Petitioner the People of the State of California, acting by and through Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and Respondents, the County of San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors   498KB PDF file
 
  Comments on the Notice of Preparation for Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Metropolitan Transportation for 2035   2.34MB PDF file
 
  Comments on the ConocoPhillips Rodeo Refinery Expansion Project and Final Environmental Impact Report   387KB PDF file
 
  Notice of Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of the ConocoPhillips Rodeo Refinery Expansion Project   29KB PDF file
 
  Settlement Agreement between ConocoPhillips Company and Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General of California, on behalf of the People of the State of California   274KB PDF file
 
Assembly Bill 1493   25KB PDF file
 
Assembly Bill 32   110KB PDF file
 
  AB 32 – Fact Sheet   210KB PDF file
 
  AB 32 – Timeline   109KB PDF file
 
Executive Order S-01-07   41KB PDF file
 
Executive Order S-3-05   31KB PDF file
 
Senate Bill 97   72KB PDF file
 
Bill Analysis Senate Bill 97   16KB PDF file
 
Schwarzenegger Letter to Senate Regarding Senate Bill 97   12KB PDF file
 
  The California Environmental Quality Act: On the Front Lines of California’s Fight Against Global Warming   1.51MB PDF file
 
  Alternative Approaches to Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Global Climate Change in CEQA Document   311KB PDF file
 
  Climate Change Task Force Planning Policy Principle for Climate Change Response   791KB PDF file
 
  City and County Plans Addressing Climate Change   211KB PDF file
 
  Climate Change and the California Environmental Quality Act (by Dave Owen)   699KB PDF file
 
  Mitigation Measures and Global Warming Resources   35KB PDF file
 
  Climate Change and the California Environmental Quality Act (by Michael Zischke and Sarah Owsowitz)   2.15MB PDF file
 
  Mitigation Measures and Global Warming Resources   2.50MB PDF file
 

How to… Utilize New Technologies for Marketing

How to… Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living through Improvements in the Built Environment

 
  Public Health Law & Policy - Planning for Healthy Places   Website
 

Creating a Watershed Moment in a Watershed Movement

Handouts:

 
  Region at Risk Video    
 
  Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (Cosumnes, American, Bear and Yuba (CABY) Region) FINAL CHARTER   37KB PDF file
 
  Operating Procedures for the Tomales Bay Watershed Council   163KB PDF file
 

On the Road Again? Transportation in the 21st Century

Handouts:

 
  Latino Urbanism: A New Model for Sustainable Transportation   26KB PDF file
 
  Ten Ideas to Improve Mobility for Low-Income Residents   8KB PDF file
 
  Linking Transportation to Conservation Funding in San Diego   45KB PDF file
 
2:30– 2:40 Break  
2:40– 3:40 Afternoon Sessions (1 hr)
Panels & Workshops - Five Sessions (choose one)

 

 

MCLE – To Trade or Not to Trade: Pros and Cons of a Marketbased Regulatory Approach to Climate Change Mitigation

Handouts:

 
  ARB Discrete Early Action Measures   17KB PDF file
 

How to… Green Your Building and Your City

How To… Building Better Relationships with Agencies

  • Joe Edmiston, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
  • Garry Brown, Orange County Coastkeeper

Can Central Valley Agriculture become Sustainable?

The General Plan – Centerpiece of Local Government’s Strategy for Climate Recovery, Water Conservation and Safe Land Uses

  3:40 - 3:50 Break  
3:50– 4:50 Afternoon Sessions (1 hr)
Panels & Workshops
Five Sessions
(choose one)

 

 

MCLE – Hot Topics in CEQA Litigation: Where are the Courts Heading?

  • Susan Brandt-Hawley, Brandt-Hawley Law Group
  • Tamara Galanter, Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger
  • Jim Moose, Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley

Handouts:

 
 

Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Involving CEQA January through October 2007

  204KB PDF file
 
  Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Involving CEQA October 2007 through January 2008   13K PDF file
 

How to…Change the Way You Change the World

  • Reinette Senum, PowerUp-NC

How to…Find Funding For Your Project

Handouts:

 
  Proposition 50 – California River Parkway Grant Program   87KB PDF file
 
  Proposition 84 - Summary of Programs   67KB PDF file
 

Improving Our Air, One Breath at a Time

  • Dr. Tom Cahill, UC Davis (1.1MB PDF file)
  • Joshua Tooker, Senator Lowenthal’s Office
  • Carolina Simunovic, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition

Creating a Sustainable Delta: A Strategic Vision or a Pipe Dream?

4:50 - 5:00 Break  
5:00 - 5:30 Afternoon Keynote Geof Syphers, Codding Enterprises
5:30 - 6:30 Networking  
6:30 – 8:30 Awards Banquet and
Evening Keynote

Keynote: Senator Darrell Steinberg

Awards Ceremony (9.1MB PDF file)

 

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