Commute.Org | Summer Promotion: Until Aug 31

Input / Take Part Opportunity

Let your employees know that they could win $100 when they log an alternative commute trip to work this summer! How to participate: Log at least one day of alternative commuting in STAR for an entry into the raffle Also, each additional day logged is another entry, to...

CalChamber | California First State to Get Federal Funds for Hydrogen Energy Hub to Help Replace Fossil Fuels

News & Updates

Information provided by CalChamber: California will be the first state to receive federal funds under a program to create regional networks, or “hubs,” that produce hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity, officials...

CDFA | Exciting News! $15 million is available for the Farm to Community Food Hub Grant Program

Funding Opportunity

The California Legislature and Governor approved the 2024-25 California State Budget to include $15 million for the Farm to Community Food Hubs Program. With funding in place, the California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork team will resume...

USDA | Emergency Relief Program Assistance for Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by 2022 Natural Disasters

Funding Opportunity

Information provided by USDA: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the deadline for commodity and specialty crop producers to apply for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for 2022 natural disaster losses is Aug. 14, 2024. USDA’s Farm Service...

Dental Board of CA | Notice to Licensees Regarding CURES Version Update Effective August 1

Coastside, Regulation Updates, State of CA

Beginning August 1, 2024, all California dispensers of controlled substances will be required to report dispensations to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) using the American Society of Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP) version 4.2B...

California Plans to Ban Plants and Bushes within 5 Feet of Homes at Risk for Wildfires

Regulation Updates, State of CA

Information provided by Cal Chamber. California fire officials are writing new rules that could bar most plants, mulch and other combustible materials within 5 feet of homes in fire-prone areas of California. The far-reaching initiative, mandated by the state...