Archive for June 2010
AB48 Alert! – Call to Action on AB48
Call to Action! AB48 (update at the end of this article)
June 5, 2010
Please take the time to read this – I know it is long, but it is important.
If you haven’t already heard, Sacramento is at it again.
Last year AB-48 was quietly passed without much attention from the general aviation community – mostly because we were not aware we needed to be concerned. AB-48 is a reinstatement of another consumer protection law which had rightfully expired.
Read MoreWings Over Gillespie Air Show
Commemorative Air Force’s annual Wings Over Gillespie air show will be with us again soon. This year’s event will take place Friday June 4 – Sunday June 6. There will be aerobatics and mock ‘dogfights’ throughout the weekend.
Read MoreLetter to BPPSE
June 4, 2010 Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education Attn: Joanne Wenzel, Staff Services Manager III 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S 202 Sacramento, California 95834 RE: Comments Concerning BPPE Regulations Dear Members of the Bureau: Having read the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) regulations in their entirety I am convinced the Bureau is attempting…
Read MoreEnviro-Zealots and ‘The Me Generation
Jan 2007 President’s Corner Enviro-Zealots and ‘The Me Generation’ The next time you see a protest the media deems newsworthy, make sure you watch it. Why you ask? If you look closely you will see every ‘anti-you-name-it’ group in existence. They are all there just incase, and hoping to get exposure. Why the media is…
Read MoreLake Tahoe – Annual Seaplane Splash-in Threatened
Lake Tahoe Seaplane Pilots Confront Closure Threat, Face Financial Hurdles
Long a premier destination for seaplanes in the Western United States, local governing bodies threaten to severely restrict seaplane access to the largest alpine lake in the Western Hemisphere. Bisected by the California – Nevada border, Lake Tahoe, often called “The Jewel of the Sierra,” is 6200 feet above sea level, 24 miles long, 12 miles wide and the second deepest lake in North America.
