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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 3.30.23 | California Governor
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom at the moment introduced the next appointments:
Raji Brar, of Bakersfield, has been appointed to the California State College Board of Trustees. Brar has been Proprietor and Chief Operations Officer of Countryside Company since 2003. She served on the Arvin Metropolis Council from 2006 to 2008. Brar was Government Assistant at Clinica Sierra Vista from 2002 to 2003. She was a Chemist at BC Laboratories from 2000 to 2002. Brar is Co-Founding father of the Bakersfield Sikh Ladies’s Affiliation. She is President of the CSU Bakersfield Basis Board and is a member of the Kern County Hospital Authority Board, Kern Excessive Faculty District Training Basis Board, KERO Channel 23 Group Advisory Board, and the Advisory Board of Kern Enterprise Group. Brar earned a Bachelor of Science diploma in Biology and a Grasp of Science diploma in Well being Care from California State College, Bakersfield. This place requires Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Brar is a Democrat.
Mark Ghilarducci, of El Dorado Hills, has been appointed to the California State College Board of Trustees. Ghilarducci served as Director of the Governor’s Workplace of Emergency Providers from 2013 to 2023, the place he served as Deputy Director from 2000 to 2003. He was Secretary of the California Emergency Administration Company from 2012 to 2013. Ghilarducci was Associate and Managing Director at Diamante Companions LLC from 2011 to 2012. He was Vice President at Witt and Associates from 2003 to 2011. Ghilarducci was Federal Coordinating Officer for the Federal Emergency Administration Company from 1997 to 2000. He was Deputy Fireplace Chief and Director of Particular Operations Department for the Governor’s Workplace of Emergency Providers – Fireplace Rescue from 1988 to 1977. Ghilarducci earned a Bachelor of Science diploma in Physiology from the College of California, Davis. This place requires Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Ghilarducci is a Democrat.
John “Jack” McGrory, of San Diego, has been reappointed to the California State College Board of Trustees, the place he has served since 2018. McGrory has been Chief Government Officer of La Jolla MJ Administration LLC since 2009. He was Supervisor on the Value Group from 2001 to 2009. McGrory was Chairman and Chief Government Officer of the Value Legacy Company from 2003 to 2004 and Metropolis Supervisor for the Metropolis of San Diego from 1991 to 1997. He served as an Infantry Lieutenant within the U.S. Marine Corps from 1971 to 1974. McGrory is Chairman of the Veterans Advisory Council at San Diego State College and Chairman of the San Diego State College Faculty of Public Affairs. He earned a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Classics from Colgate College, a Juris Physician diploma from the College of San Diego Faculty of Legislation and a Grasp of Public Administration diploma from San Diego State College. This place requires Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. McGrory is a Democrat.
Joseph Eto, of Oakland, has been appointed to the California Impartial System Operator Board of Governors. Eto has been a Employees Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Nationwide Laboratory since 1982. He’s a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Eto earned a Grasp of Science diploma in Power and Sources from the College of California, Berkeley. This place requires Senate affirmation and the compensation is $40,000, along with per diem assembly preparation and attendance prices. Eto is a Democrat.
Mark Burri, of Burlingame, has been reappointed to the California Apprenticeship Council, the place he has served since 2022. Burri has been Enterprise Supervisor, Monetary Secretary, and Treasurer at Plumbers & Pipefitters Native Union 467 since 2016. Burri is an government board member of the San Mateo County Constructing & Development Trades Council and the San Mateo County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. He earned a Bachelor of Science diploma in Development Administration from California State College, Chico. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Burri is a Democrat.
Yvonne de la Pena, of Elk Grove, has been reappointed to the California Apprenticeship Council, the place she has served since 2001. De la Pena has been Government Director of the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee since 1990. She was Assistant to the President at California Skilled Firefighters from 1986 to 1990. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. De la Pena is a Democrat.
Richard Harris, of Villa Park, has been reappointed to the California Apprenticeship Council, the place he has served since 2007. Harris has been President of the Residential Contractors Affiliation since 1987. He held a number of positions at Wesseln Development Firm from 1965 to 2008, together with Normal Superintendent and Apprentice Carpenter. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Harris is a Republican.
Sheri Learmonth, of San Leandro, has been reappointed to the California Apprenticeship Council, the place she has served since 2021. Learmonth has been Chief Government Officer of Bay Level Management Inc. since 2018. She was West Coast Division Controller for Sabah Worldwide from 2006 to 2018. She was Controller of Bay Level Management Inc. from 2002 to 2006. Learmonth was Employees Accountant for Sabah Worldwide from 2001 to 2002 and Full Cost Bookkeeper for Pacific Erectors Inc. from 1992 to 2001. Learmonth is a member of the Bay Space SMACNA Ladies in Development. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Learmonth is a Republican.
Louis Ontiveros, of Riverside, has been reappointed to the California Apprenticeship Council, the place he has served since 2019. Ontiveros has been Director of Coaching at Southwest Carpenters Coaching Belief since 2017. He was a Staff Lead and Government Board Member of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Native 944 from 2002 to 2017. Ontiveros was an Apprenticeship Teacher at Southwest Carpenters Coaching Belief from 1998 to 1999. He served within the U.S. Marine Corps from 1985 to 1993. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Ontiveros is a Democrat.
Jason Rafter, of Nicolaus, has been reappointed to the California Apprenticeship Council, the place he has served since 2021. Rafter has been Ironworkers Apprenticeship Director for I.E.B.C. since 2021 and was Apprenticeship Coordinator there from 2008 to 2021. He’s a member of the American Welding Society. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Rafter is a Democrat.
Paul Von Berg, of Newport Seaside, has been reappointed to the California Apprenticeship Council, the place he has served since 2011. Von Berg retired as Government Vice President of Brutoco Engineering and Development Inc., the place he labored from 1992 to 2012. He was Director of West Coast Operations at Park Development from 1987 to 1992. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Von Berg is registered with out occasion choice.
Priscilla de Luna, of Rancho Murieta, has been appointed Administrative Assistant II on the Workplace of Tax Appeals. De Luna has been an Government Assistant III at Kaiser Permanente since 2019. She held a number of positions at Sacramento Ear Nostril and Throat from 2015 to 2019, together with Human Sources and Government Assistant. De Luna was a Manufacturing Assistant and Performer at e2k occasions x leisure from 2011 to 2017. She was a Particular Training Paraprofessional on the Elk Grove Unified Faculty District from 2012 to 2015 and at Advance Children from 2011 to 2013. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $76,908. De Luna is a Democrat.
Nicole Clavo, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Peace Officer Requirements Accountability Advisory Board. Clavo has been Supervisor of the Workplace of Violence Prevention for the Metropolis of Sacramento since 2020. She was a Labor Relations Discipline Rep. Negotiator for the California Correctional Peace Officers Affiliation from 2005 to 2020. Clavo earned a Bachelor of Science diploma in Group Psychology and a Grasp of Science diploma in Organizational Growth from Springfield School. She earned a Physician of Psychology diploma in Organizational Growth from Alliant Worldwide College. Clavo is a member of the Nationwide Crime Sufferer Legislation Institute, Voices for Victims and the Sacramento District Lawyer’s Different Sentence Council. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $350 per diem. Clavo is a Democrat.
Robert Doyle, of Novato, has been appointed to the Peace Officer Requirements Accountability Advisory Board. Doyle served on the Fee on Peace Officer Requirements and Coaching from 2012 to 2022 and from 2006 to 2011. Doyle was Sheriff of Marin County from 1996 to 2022 and served in a number of positions on the Marin County Sheriff’s Division from 1969 to 1996, together with Undersheriff, Captain, Lieutenant Sergeant, and Deputy Sheriff. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $350 per diem. Doyle is a Democrat.
Joyce E. Dudley, of Santa Barbara, has been appointed to the Peace Officer Requirements Accountability Advisory Board. Dudley was Chair of the Fee on Peace Officer Requirements and Coaching from 2016 to 2022 and a member there from 2013 to 2022. Dudley served as District Lawyer of Santa Barbara County from 2010 to 2022. She was a Deputy District Lawyer within the Santa Barbara County District Lawyer’s Workplace from 1990 to 2010. She was Director of Baby Growth Applications on the Group Motion Fee of the County of Santa Barbara from 1984 to 1988 and Baby Growth Director on the Youngsters’s Residence Society of California from 1979 to 1984. She earned a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Psychology from the College of California, Santa Barbara, a Grasp of Training diploma in Early Childhood Training from Antioch College, a Grasp of Arts diploma in Training from the College of California, Santa Barbara and a Juris Physician diploma from the Santa Barbara School of Legislation. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and the compensation is $350 per diem. Dudley is a Democrat.
Diego Cartagena, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Entry to Justice Fee, the place he has served since 2021. Cartagena has been President and CEO of Wager Tzedek Authorized Providers since 2020, the place he was Vice President of Authorized Applications from 2017 to 2021 and Professional Bono Director from 2012 to 2017. Cartagena was Professional Bono Director on the Alliance for Youngsters’s Rights from 2007 to 2012. He was a Household Legislation Lawyer on the Los Angeles Heart for Legislation and Justice from 2003 to 2007. Cartagena is a member of the California Entry to Justice Authorized Support Funding Committee, Justice in Getting older Board of Administrators and the Nationwide Authorized Support & Defender Affiliation’s Civil Council. Cartagena earned a Juris Physician diploma from the College of California, Los Angeles Faculty of Legislation and a Bachelor of Arts diploma in American Literature and Tradition from the College of California, Los Angeles. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and there’s no compensation. Cartagena is a Democrat.
Crystal L. Miller-O’Brien, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Entry to Justice Fee, the place she has served since 2021. Miller-O’Brien has been Of Counsel at Glaser Weil LLP since 2023. She has been a Panel Lawyer for the California Workplace of Legislative Counsel’s Office Conduct Unit since 2019 and a Non permanent Decide for the Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom since 2016. She served on the California Legislation Revision Fee from 2011 to 2021. Miller-O’Brien was an Worker Relations Advisor for Intuit Inc. from 2021 to 2022, Recommendation & Litigation Counsel at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP from 2020 to 2021, Director of Worker Relations at College Medical Companions in 2020, and Labor and Employment Legislation Division Supervisor and Normal Counsel at Medical Administration Consultants Inc./MMC-HR LLC from 2006 to 2020. Miller-O’Brien is a member of the Black Ladies Attorneys Affiliation of Los Angeles. She earned a Juris Physician diploma from Willamette College School of Legislation and a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Sociology and Psychology from Oberlin School. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and there’s no compensation. Miller-O’Brien is a Democrat.
Laura Lomeli, of Brea, has been appointed to the Intercourse Offender Administration Board. Lomeli has been a Sexual Assault Detective for the Anaheim Police Division since 2019. She earned a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Economics from the College of California, Los Angeles. This place doesn’t require Senate affirmation and there’s no compensation. Lomeli is a Democrat.
Alexandra Hart, of Montague, has been appointed to the Central Valley Regional Water High quality Board. Hart has been a Senior Appraiser with LandVest Actual Property since 2022. She was an Appraiser with Yosemite Farm Credit score, ACA from 2015 to 2022. Hart has been a member of the Appraisal Institute since 2015 and a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers since 2022. Hart earned a Bachelor of Science diploma in Agribusiness Administration and Meals Advertising and marketing from the College of Kentucky. This place requires Senate affirmation and the compensation is $250 per diem. Hart is registered with out occasion choice.
Alex Rodriguez, of Santa Barbara, has been appointed to the Central Coast Regional Water High quality Board. Rodriguez has been President of Range Consulting Group LLC since 1995. He’s a member of the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, La Cumbre Mutual Water Firm and the U.S. EPA Nationwide Consuming Water Advisory Council. Rodriguez earned a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Enterprise Administration from Antioch College Santa Barbara. This place requires Senate affirmation and the compensation is $250 per diem. Rodriguez is a Democrat.
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'Tis the Season for Science at California Academy of Sciences
SAN FRANCISCO – Two young reindeer lounging in their pen the Saturday before Thanksgiving — the day of their big holiday season premiere at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco — were taking a break after eating lunch.
They were lying around, but children outside the pen were fascinated, pointing, calling out to the deer and doubtlessly wondering why they weren’t training. After all, the reindeer’s biggest day of the year was only about a month away.
The academy employee supervising the scene said they were saving their energy, being from Northern Europe, which is very cold.
Uh-huh. That’s why they save their energy.
Everyone knows why a reindeer needs a lot of extra juice. They’re really saving it for the long trip on Dec. 24.
The academy just opened its annual “‘Tis the Season for Science” program. Besides the young reindeer jolly old Saint Nick lent the academy, there’s festive decor, public programs about visiting animals, music, dance and magic performances, cookie decorating and seasonal photo ops.
There’s also snow periodically falling inside the big presentation space in the center of the museum. The snowflakes were a big hit Saturday, if running, screaming, dancing children trying to catch snow on their tongues were a good indicator.
There are also lots of spots for photo ops and more practical winter wonderland information, like how animals adapt to climate change.
Of course, the best thing about going to the Academy of Sciences during the holidays is having an excuse to do something really cool and tell oneself it’s educational for the kids. It is, but it’s also a lot of fun.
The four-legged holiday visitors are just outside the academy’s eastern end. Baby camels are scheduled to make an appearance Dec. 6, followed by baby yaks on Dec. 20.
They all have a place in holiday lore, but the academy makes sure visitors get some scientific facts as well.
Signs outside the pen explain these two reindeer are only seven months old and recently weaned from mom. They’re tiny but tough, one sign says, and are built for the cold. From birth, reindeer, camels and yaks are adapted to withstand the elements.
Reindeer quickly develop insulation for arctic (North Pole?) life, camels grow thick fur to protect them from chilly desert nights, and yak calves’ sport shaggy coats for high Himalayan mountains.
“As climate change alters and reduces habitats, these species — and many others — face new challenges. Humans can help these resilient young animals thrive by protecting and regenerating ecosystems,” a sign said.
Then there’s of course, the year-round penguin exhibit, which is a favorite, judging by the crowds gathered around the viewing window. Unlike the other animals brought in to celebrate the holidays, penguins are typically from the planet’s (very) deep south, where it’s very cold.
“Every year the academy catches the holiday bug with ‘Tis the Season for Science,’ more than a month of wintry festivities with a special academy science twist,” academy executive director Scott Sampson said in an email. “This year we are stepping up the action with visits by pairs of live baby reindeer, camels, and yaks for two weeks each to explore winter survival adaptations and other unique features of these adorable creatures.
“The museum also is buzzing with other fun and educational activities, including falling snow inside our piazza; seasonal science experiments (think dry ice); and music, dance, and magic performances from over a dozen diverse troupes,” Sampson said.
And, of course, there’s the old favorites, including the world-class Steinhart Aquarium starring Claude the albino alligator, who was very active this day.
The lush, four-story Osher Rainforest dome was full of more than 1,600 butterflies, birds, fish, plants (and tropical humidity – wear layers) and the Morrison Planetarium was mind-boggling, as usual. (Tom Hanks narrating a trip through the universe in “Passport to the Universe” is worth waiting in line for 20-30 minutes).
The California Academy of Sciences is at 55 Music Concourse Drive in San Francisco.
Public hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Thursday NightLife is from 6 to 10 p.m. The museum is closed Dec. 4 for a private event.
For more information, go to www.calacademy.org.
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California woman dies from Fresno County's first human case of rabies in more than 30 years
A California woman died of rabies after allegedly being bitten by a bat in her classroom, according to Fresno County health officials.
The woman, later identified as Leah Seneng, 60, marks the first human case of rabies in Fresno County since 1992.
“In general, rabies is a disease that affects the brain, and it is very rare. But when it develops, it can cause very serious consequences,” said Dr. Trnidad Solis, Fresno County Health Department’s deputy health officer. “It’s transmitted through saliva; it is not airborne.”
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Seneng, who was an art teacher at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos, was bitten by the bat when she was attempting to rescue it in her classroom, local outlet ABC30 reported.
She first came into contact with the bat in October, but did not display symptoms until approximately a month later, according to Fresno County health officials. She was admitted to the hospital and died four days later.
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“The most frequent route of transmission is through the bite of an animal that has rabies. With rabies, unfortunately, there is no cure. So, when symptoms develop, there is no treatment, and often when it develops, it is often fatal. So we want the public to know that prevention is key to preventing rabies infection,” Solis said.
Fresno County officials do not believe there is a threat to public health at this time, but are working with the Merced County Health Department to identify any other possible exposures and administer vaccines.
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