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CDFA’s Inspection Services Division protects consumers and the marketplace through inspection of fruit, vegetables and eggs as well as through regulation of commercial feed and agricultural inputs (fertilizers and livestock drugs).
Member vacancies are available on the Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board and the Feed Inspection Advisory Board.
The Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board makes recommendations to the CDFA secretary on all matters pertaining to the Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program. The program ensures that consumers receive fertilizing materials that are safe and effective and the meet the quality guaranteed by the manufacturer. One public member vacancy is available.
Applicants should not hold a current California Fertilizing Materials License or be a representative of a licensed fertilizer firm.
The Feed Inspection Advisory Board makes recommendations to the CDFA secretary on all matters pertaining to the Feed Inspection Program. The program ensures that feed manufacturers provide a clean and wholesome product to consumers. Four member vacancies are available on the advisory board for commercial feed industry representatives. Applicants should hold a current California Commercial Feed License.
The term of office for advisory board members is three years. Members receive no compensation, but are entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the Department of Personnel Administration.
Individuals interested in serving on advisory board should send a resume by Dec. 31 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Feed, Fertilizer, Livestock Drugs and Egg Regulatory Services Branch, 1220 ‘N’ Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-5607, Attention: Dr. Asif A. Maan.
For additional information on CDFA’s Inspection Services Division and associated advisory boards, please contact Mr. Dale Rice at (916) 445-0444 or e-mail
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California’s taxable sales totaled $136 billion in the third quarter of 2008, down $3.8 billion from the third quarter of 2007.
This was the fifth straight quarter of declines in taxable sales, lasting longer than either of the recessions in 1991 or 2001.
Income growth continued to be much stronger than taxable sales, a trend in evidence since early 2007.
In the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, taxable sales decreased 2.3 percent from the same quarter the previous year, a performance only slightly better than the 2.7 percent decline for California as a whole.
In Oakland, taxable sales declined 16.9 percent, which is just 3.4 percent of the total taxable sales in the First Equalization District.
In San Francisco, taxable sales rose by 5.3 percent in the third quarter of 2008, which represents 12.8 percent of the total taxable sales in the First Equalization District.
In San Jose, taxable sales declined by 0.9 percent, which is 10.6 percent of the First District’s total.
In constant dollar terms, taxable sales decreased by 7.5 percent over the same quarter a year ago. The California Taxable Sales Deflator measured an inflation rate of 5.1 percent for the third quarter of 2008. By comparison, the California CPI rose 4.6 percent. Record-high gas prices were largely responsible for the increase in the deflator.
The decline in the first three quarters constant-dollar taxable sales of 2008 have not been as steep since 1991. Constant-dollar taxable sales have decreased since the third quarter of 2007, which has not happened since 1993.
While taxable sales declined 2.7 percent in the third quarter, income rose 3.0 percent. This is consistent with typical growth patterns during periods of economic weakness. Historical data show that quarterly taxable sales rose much less rapidly than incomes in the early 1980s, the early 1990s and early in this decade.
Taxable Sales in California is a quarterly report on retail sales activity in California, as measured by transactions subject to sales and use tax. It includes data about statewide taxable sales by type of business, as well as data about taxable sales in all California cities and counties from the first quarter of 2000 through the third quarter of 2008 and can be viewed on the BOE Web site at: www.boe.ca.gov/news/tsalescont.htm .
View all TAXABLE SALEs in California for the third quarter of 2008 here: www.boe.ca.gov/news/tsalescont08.htm .
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Energy storage technology allows consumers to purchase electricity during off-peak hours and save it to use during peak hours. This will reduce consumers’ electricity bills and greatly enhance the reliability of alternative energy sources such as solar and wind.
“Investing in new technology such as thermal energy storage will help create new jobs and save people money on their electricity bills,” said Congressman Thompson. “Distributed energy storage technologies are also a great way for out country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and our dependence on fossil fuels. Just as important, the jobs created by the manufacture and installation of these new technologies would come at a critical time for the U.S. economy.”
The current electricity infrastructure is highly inefficient. The ability to store energy will allow consumers to use more renewable energy by, for example, collecting solar energy during the day and storing it for use at night. Allowing consumers to reduce their electricity demand with thermal energy storage is also a way to reduce unnecessary electricity generation and waste.
Congressman Thompson added, “As is the case with many new energy technologies, numerous barriers exist that impede the adoption of these beneficial and cost-effective new technologies. These Federal tax incentives will enable us to take steps towards achieving energy security and slowing global warming, while advancing the creation of a smart grid energy infrastructure.”
This bill will be assigned to the House Ways & Means Committee.
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The business is now located at 601 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The grand opening will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29.
The ribbon cutting will take place at 6 p.m.