Gas station suit fights vapor controls deadline
California Services Station Association filed suit in Alameda County to exempt its 1 100 member stations from the June 30 deadline to install vapor recovery equipment. The case challenges Bay Area district rules citing conflicts with state safety standards and questions about certification. A judge will hear the case next Friday as districts weigh exemptions to avoid certification delays.
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Bay Area
California Services Station Association
John Hawkins
Oakland
Hawkins
Underwriters Laboratory
Inde Trial Safety Agency
Roth
Alameda
County Superior Court
Robert K. Barber
Gas Nozzles Try Patience At Bay Area Stations
Automakers and customers clash over the new Bay Area Air Pollution District gas nozzles. Attendants report many cars, especially early unleaded models, won’t fit, causing spills and higher costs. Station owners claim the devices are heavy, awkward, and frequently fail, with long lists of incompatible cars and frequent customer complaints.
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Bay Area
Jay Sherlock
Chevron
Jackson and
Amador Streets
Black
Schoop
Air Pollution Control District
Schoon
OPW Corp
Dover Corp
Buckeye Corp
Foothill Blvd
Jackson St
Davenport
Air Pollution Agency
South County scene
Local column from The Daily Review in Hayward California dated June 17 1975 captures neighborhood happenings and community notes with brief observational vignettes and civic updates. Names and places reflect mid 1970s suburban life in the South County area.
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the Daily Review
Hayward
Calif
Metropolitan Transportation Commission shaping Bay Area transit plan
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission formed in 1970 coordinates Bay Area transit planning across nine counties. It drafts a regional plan adopted in 1973, updates annually, and controls about 250 million dollars in federal and state funds for transit each year.
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission
MTC
San Francisco Bay Area
Regional Transportation Planning Committee
Bay Area Transportation Study Commission
Bay Area
Bay Area Governments
Commission
ABAG
Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Federal Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
State Department of Transportation
Rapid ‘Transit
Alameda board funds 13 programs in $1.76 million package
The Alameda County Training and Employment Board approved funding for 13 programs totaling 1,763,599 largely routed to Union City operations benefiting Eden Tri-Cities and Livermore-Amador Valley areas. Several programs focus on manpower training with federal and state support, including the South County Manpower Consortium and unionsponsored centers in Union City.
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Hayward
Alameda County
Centennial Hall
California Vocational Educational
Charles Santina
Alam
Community Meeting Schedule Bulletin
Today Union City Planning Commission meets 7 30 p m at city council chambers 1164 Whipple Road. Tomorrow Overeaters Anonymous gathers 10 30 a m at Security Savings and Loan Paseo Grande and Hesperian Boulevard San Lorenzo and at 8 p m at San Lorenzo United Methodist Church 78 Lewelling Blvd Besthay National Safety Council noon at Spenger s Berkeley Walt Lunsford discusses young drivers in accidents Hayward Shorwine Planning Agency 3 p m city center building conference room 4 22300 Foothill Blvd Hayward shoreline trails review Forum on cataracts and age surgery 7 p m Fremont Community Center 4264 Paseo Padre Parkway free and open to the public.
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Security Savings and Loan
Paseo Grande
Hesperian Boulevard
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo United Methodist Church
Lewelling Blvd
Besthay
National Safety Council
Spenger's
Foot of
University Avenue
Berkeley
Walt Lunsford
Hayward Area
Shorwine Planning Agency
City Center Building
Foothill Blvd
Hayward
Aging Commission urges governor to back income protection bill
Alameda County's Advisory Commission on Aging asks Gov. Jerry Brown to sign Assembly Bill 2601 to stop future state cuts in federal social security increases for seniors. If enacted, recipients would gain from $7 to $24 monthly. bill now in Senate finance committee after earlier rejection by the governor. Vincent Haertel announced committee appointments including Polvorosa as finance chair and Drasnin, Russell, Vogt, Hardin, and McGaughey on various panels.
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Alameda County
Advisory Commission of Aging
Jerry Brown
Bill Lockyer
Dean Teandi
Senate Finance Committee
Antonio Polvorosa
San Leandro
Commission
Charles Drasnin
Oakland
Charles Russell
Fremont
Robert, Vogt
Pleasanton
Nanny Hardin
William McGaughey
Unemployed Workers picket Hayward office for jobs and benefits
A group from the Un employed Workers' Organizing Committee gathered at the Hayward unemployment office on Jackson and Amador streets to demand more jobs and cost of living aligned benefits. Spokesman Joe Jackson said demonstrators urge petition signers and will carry petitions on a forklift in a Philadelphia July 4 parade.
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Unemployed Workers’ Organizing Committee
San Leandro
Jackson and Amador
Hayward
Joe Jackson
Philadelphia
Jackson
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