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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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At UC Santa Cruz, police arrested one student who was using a megaphone during a demonstration on Oct. 7, according to an eyewitness who spoke to LookOut Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office public arrest reports show one person was arrested on the Santa Cruz campus for obstruction of a public officer and battery without injury that day.
While no arrests were made, Pomona College has suspended 12 students for the remainder of the 2024–25 academic year following an Oct. 7 demonstration in which they entered, damaged and vandalized a restricted building, according to the student newspaper. The college also banned dozens of students from the four other campuses of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium that includes Pomona.
Private colleges have implemented their own policy changes. Pomona College now requires students and faculty to swipe their ID cards to enter academic buildings. Since last semester, students and visitors entering USC are also required to show a school or photo ID.
Some students are still facing charges from last year’s protests
Few charges have been filed after UCLA’s encampment made headlines in April when counterprotesters led an attack on encampment protesters while law enforcement did not intervene for several hours. The following day, 254 people were arrested on charges related to the protest encampment. In October, two additional people were also arrested for participating in the counter-protester violence.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office is pursuing three felony cases against individuals arrested at UCLA in relation to violence during last spring’s protests.
Meanwhile, the city attorney’s office is reviewing 93 misdemeanor cases from USC and 210 from UCLA, according to information it provided to CalMatters last month.
Lilyan Zwirzina, a junior at Cal Poly Humboldt, was among the students arrested in the early morning of April 30 following protesters occupying a campus building and ignoring orders to disperse from the university. Law enforcement took her to Humboldt County Correctional Facility, where she faced four misdemeanor charges, including resisting arrest. Zwirzina thought she’d have to cancel her study abroad semester, which conflicted with the court date she was given.
“I was pretty frustrated and kind of freaked out,” Zwirzina said. Authorities dropped the charges against her in July.
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office didn’t pursue charges against 27 of the 39 people arrested, citing insufficient evidence. The 12 remaining cases were referred to the Cal Poly Humboldt Police Department for investigation. Those cases remain under investigation, according to the university.
For 13 people, including students, arrested at Stanford University in June, the Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen has not pressed charges as of Nov. 20, according to information his office provided CalMatters.
Elsewhere across the state, some district attorneys are pursuing misdemeanor and felony charges against student protesters. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is pursuing misdemeanor charges against 50 people, including two UCI professors, a teaching assistant, and 26 students, stemming from a protest at UC Irvine on Oct. 22, 2023. Charges include failure to disperse, resisting arrest and vandalism.
At Pomona College, 19 students were arrested on April 5 on charges of trespassing after some protesters entered and refused to leave an administrative building. Students arrested either had their cases dismissed or have accepted community service in lieu of further legal action. James Gutierrez, the attorney representing the arrested students, said he asked that the college drop charges against its students, citing their right to protest the use of paid tuition dollars.
“They are righteously demanding that their colleges, the ones they pay tuition to and housing fees and pour a lot of money into, that that university or college stop investing in companies that are directly supporting this genocide and indirectly supporting it,” he said.
Students fight back against campus protest policies
As administrators face the challenge of applying protest policies more uniformly and swiftly, the truer test of California public higher education institutions’ protest rules will be playing out in court.
In one already resolved case, UC leadership agreed in August to comply with a court order requiring the campus to end programs or events that exclude Jewish students. A federal judge ruled some Jewish students in support of Israel who were blocked from entering the encampment had their religious liberties violated — though some Jewish students did participate in UCLA’s protest encampment.
Now, students have filed at least two lawsuits against their campuses and the UC system for violating their rights while ending student encampments last spring. In September, ACLU NorCal filed suits against the UC and UC Santa Cruz for not providing students due process when they immediately barred arrested students from returning to campus.
“Those students should have gotten a hearing, an opportunity to defend themselves or to explain themselves, and the school would have shown evidence of why they created a risk of disturbance on campus,” Chessie Thacher, senior staff attorney at ACLU of Northern California, said.
UC Santa Cruz spokesperson Scott Hernandez-Jason said the university “appreciates the court’s careful deliberation” and that the university “is committed to upholding the right to free expression while also protecting the safety of its campus community.”
In October, ACLU SoCal filed lawsuits on behalf of two students and two faculty members against the UC and UCLA, alleging the actions the university took to break down the encampment violated their free speech rights.
UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez told CalMatters via email that the university would respond in court and that UCLA “fully supports community members expressing their First Amendment rights in ways that do not violate the law, our policies, jeopardize community safety, or disrupt the functioning of the university.”
“The encampment that arose on campus this spring became a focal point for violence, a disruption to campus, and was in violation of the law,” Vazquez said in the email statement. “These conditions necessitated its removal.”
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TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — California state agencies say most dairies in the state are under quarantine because of the bird flu.
Now, they are working alongside each other with local dairy farmers to help reduce exposure to H5N1 between infected cows and people.
Over 650 of the 984 dairies in the state are under quarantine because of a growing bird flu outbreak.
Although the California Department of Public Health says the risk remains low for the general public the virus kills 90% to 100% of infected poultry and about 1% to 2% of cows.
“So, while it does impact dairy herds, and it’s definitely devastating to the herd managers compared to how it acts in poultry it’s much less severe,” says Dr. Annette M. Jones, the state veterinarian and director of the animal health and food safety services with California Department of Food and Agriculture.
In Southern California more dairies have recently tested positive for the bird flu.
The health department and California Department of farm and Agriculture say they have also seen cases in cats.
“LA County has reported two domestic cats who have been confirmed to have consumed raw milk that was infected. We’re seeing a lot of neurological diseases and feline species with this particular virus,” mentions Dr. Erica Pan, the California State Epidemiologist and Deputy Director for the Center for Infectious Diseases at the California Department of Public Health
Doctors also confirm some wastewater in the state has tested positive for the virus.
“A lot of the pasteurized milk that can be PCR positive, you know, and again, we know pasteurized milk is safe, any virus fragments in there are not infectious, but they can still test positive in the wastewater,” explains Dr. Erica Pan.
“So, we think actually a lot of our wastewater detections are from residential or other commercial milk dumping or down in the sinks.”
So far, the state has handed out over four million pieces of PPE and says the state of emergency declaration allows them to expand their workforce and better monitor and respond to situations.
“We are really focusing on those who are at highest risk, which is people working with infected animals. Which is why we are focusing as well on education outreach and providing personal protective gear. The only other tip I would remind people to do is avoid touching wild sick animals, or dead animals,” says Dr. Pan.
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