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SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing two vacancies on the Rendering Industry Advisory Board.
This board makes recommendations to the CDFA secretary on all matters pertaining to the department’s rendering program.
CDFA enforces state rendering regulations through licensing and facility inspections.
Board vacancies are for individuals representing licensed renders, collection centers, or registered transporters of inedible kitchen grease.
The term of office for an advisory board member is three years.
Individuals interested in being considered for a board appointment should send a brief resume by Oct. 31 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, Attention: Dr. Jan Hershenhouse.
For more information on the Rendering Industry Advisory Board or CDFA’s Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch please contact Dr. Doug Hepper, Branch Chief, Meat Poultry and Egg Safety at 916-900-5004 or by e-mail
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – There is a new retail space coming soon in Lakeport and they want to feature your locally made products.
LakeWorks is the creation of Cheri Holden, owner of Watershed Books, with consultation from Thrive Lake County.
LakeWorks is soon to be located at 307 N. Main St. in Lakeport, adjacent to Watershed Books, and plans to feature Lake County made art, crafts, and home products.
They plan to be open by Nov. 1. With that in mind we are currently looking for quality products that are beautiful, functional and affordable. Makers will be paid a 60-percent commission on sales. This commission goes up to 80 percent by committing to staff the store one 3.5-hour shift per week.
Consignment length is 90 days, renewable at discretion of LakeWorks. The one-time nonrefundable set-up fee will be waived for those makers who enter their work by Dec. 1.
They are looking for all types of unique, handmade products: jewelry, hats, scarves, bags, soap, beauty products, candles, aprons, wallets, clothing, greeting cards, toys, and kitchen and garden supplies.
Art such as framed photography, small paintings, books, CDs and DVDs by local writers, musicians, and filmmakers would be great.
They also are looking to include local honey, olive oil, jams, pickles, veggie starts and other food items.
LakeWorks is modeled after the Share Exchange's Made Local Marketplace in Santa Rosa ( http://www.madelocalmarketplace.com/ ). In the future, they plan to partner with North Bay Made ( http://www.northbaymade.org/ ) to carry products from other North Bay counties and to allow them to carry products from our Lake County makers. That means expanded retail opportunities outside the county.
Makers interested in having their products evaluated can email their contact information, a picture of their wares and a product description to the Maker Managers at
Like LakeWorks on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lakemade .
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A&B Collision Inc. is adding new services.
The company announced that it is now a Hertz retail car and truck rental outlet.
They also can also provide vans and specialty vehicles with a few days' notice.
Other new offerings include mechanical as well as steering and suspension repair.
Popular services that will continue include collision repair, mechanical repair and free loaners for all customers.
A&B Collision Inc. is located at 7070 Old Highway 53 in Clearlake.
For more information, call 707-994-8800 or visit www.a-bcollision.com .
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SACRAMENTO – On Thursday, Sept. 12, the California State Senate voted to approve SB 254, authored by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) and Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) by a 31-8 bipartisan vote. SB 254 now moves to the Governor’s desk for review and signature.
SB 254 (Hancock/Correa), which has enjoyed bipartisan support throughout the legislative process, creates a used mattress recycling program that will have a dedicated funding mechanism, reduce the impact of illegally dumped mattresses, harness existing infrastructure for transporting used mattresses to recyclers, create jobs, and minimize costs to both government and consumers.
International Sleep Products Association President, Ryan Trainer commented, “We are very pleased SB 254 has been approved by both legislative chambers in California and is now headed to the governor’s desk for his consideration. This is an effective and efficient piece of legislation and ISPA is proud to be a part of the solution in dealing with recycling used mattresses. We appeal to the governor for his signature on this very important piece of legislation that will make a positive impact on keeping used mattresses out of our landfills, off highways and roads, and out of vacant lots.”
SB 254 enjoys a broad range of support from industry, retailers, cities and counties, local elected officials, and waste management organizations.
Per the legislation, SB 254 creates a nonprofit mattress recycling organization whose duty would be to plan, implement and administer a state system to collect discarded used mattresses, dismantle them and recycle their materials for use in new products.
The program will be sustained by collecting a nominal fee at retail on the sale of new mattresses and box springs.
During his comments on the Senate Floor, co-author of SB 254, Sen. Lou Correa stated, “Californians buy about 4 million new mattresses and box springs each year, and discard roughly two million units. Dealing with discarded mattresses is a big job for this state. The goals set forth in SB 254 establish a sound foundation to move California forward in further preserving and protecting our communities from blight.”
SB 254 provides Californians with a comprehensive mattress recycling solution that is consumer friendly, cost-effective and efficient. The program authorized by SB 254 is very similar to existing recycling systems in California and other states for other consumer products.
Shelly Sullivan representing Californians for Mattress Recycling stated, “We would like to thank all stakeholders who participated in the process and remained so committed to SB 254. We know Californians take pride in their recycling practices. SB 254 simply gives Californians another avenue to broaden the scope of the state’s recycling portfolio.”
