Groundswell: CLCV Blog

As the public comment period on the current legislative districts being proposed by the Citizens Redistricting Commission comes to a close, the commission has heard from--and, we believe, listened and responded to the concerns of--a number of stakeholders including environmental organizations.

The recent Environmental Leadership Forum (ELF) at the West Hollywood home of CLCV’s new Board Chairman, Rick Zbur, featured conversations between four outstanding new California Assemblymembers and the members of CLCV's ELF program.

It may not be as comprehensive as it once was, but the bill to ban Bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s feeding containers in California, AB 1319, passed the Senate Health Committee today in yet another narrow vote.

This week: Redistricting starts, Brown vetoes budget, & apples are #1 (for pesticide).