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River City Communications: Public Affairs The River City Communications team closed out 2022 with another development project being approved. Its community outreach strategies proved effective, leading to a Rocklin mixed-use project being approved by the Rocklin City Council last month. It was a real pleasure working with an extraordinary entitlement team!
College Park in Rocklin is designed to be an integrated development with a mix of retail, commercial, office, residential uses, parks and trails.
River City Communications: Public Affairs A BIG 2022 win for the River City Communications team was the approval of an amended reclamation plan for CEMEX's Clayton Quarry. An effective community relations plan led the county planning commission to approve the project unanimously. Today, the quarry continues to be a leading provider of construction aggregate in the greater Bay Area.
The Clayton Quarry has been part of your community for over 70 years and we are pleased to announce some exciting changes.
River City Communications: Public Affairs A member of the American Waterways Operators writes, "If the Newsom Administration is to achieve its zero-emission goals without causing serious disruption to America’s supply chain and increasing inflationary pressures, this is the year for the State Legislature to make sure the Governor’s budget sufficiently funds lower emission engine programs and earmarks funds specifically for harbor crafts. Anything short of this will reduce the inventory of operating tugboats, placing America’s supply chain at serious risk the next time large cargo ships wait in our Nation’s largest ports for harbor escorts."
Americans became aware of our nation’s supply chain problem when they witnessed a hundred cargo ships anchored off the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles…
River City Communications: Public Affairs This past week, the Industrial Environmental Association announced that the Sportfishing Association of California will be recognized at their 38th Annual Environmental Conference.
An Environmental Excellence Award will be presented to the "Sportfishing Association of California for their successful 2-year effort working with the California Air Resources Board to modify CARB’s requirements for new engine technologies that currently do not exist for small vessels. With the livelihoods of numerous family-owned businesses at stake, the Association launched an all-out campaign to reach out to City Councils and Chambers of Commerce up and down California’s coast. They collected the most up-to-date data on fishing boat operations and documented the availability of engine technologies required by the proposed regulation. The information was presented to CARB staff which traveled to San Diego to observe the situation first-hand. The result was a compromise approved by CARB for engine modifications that are currently available for this vessel type."
River City Communications was pleased to be of service to SAC. The campaign was covered in every major media market and earned the support of over 60 local, state and national business and trade organizations, and over 23,000 anglers! The campaign demonstrated that Californians have a voice in the political process and they can influence the outcome of public policy.
River City Communications: Public Affairs One of River City Communication's clients prevailed at recent CARB hearing when regulators proposed alternative regulations that consider economic feasibility and the availability of technology. With this news, California's commercial passenger sportfishing fleet can continue to provide anglers access to the sea!
Group finds critical middle ground with California Air Resources Board
River City Communications: Public Affairs The Los Angeles Daily News reported that, "Californians — especially those who live around major ports — will be breathing easier thanks to aggressive regulations approved Thursday, March 24, for tugs, ferries, sportfishing vessels and whale-watching boats.
But some say the regulations are too costly and slated to take effect too quickly. Tug operators said the strict rules could put some of them out of business, bringing new interruptions to supply chains. And a representative of Catalina Island’s tourism bureau expressed concerns about the possible impact on ferry service."
The change will help coastal health risks, but tug operators warn it could put them out of business.
