Todd Woody

Contra Costa Times editorial: State lawmakers must restore California Public Records Act

contracostatimes.com — Without the state Public Records Act, we would never know about the Oakley City Manager's $366,500 taxpayer-funded mortgage scheme, the Washington Township hospital CEO's $800,000-plus annual compensation or the retired San Ramon Valley fire chief's $310,000 yearly pension.

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L.A. City Council Approves Plastic Bag Ban

kcet.org — Plastic bags may soon be a thing of the past in L.A. The Los Angeles City Council has tentatively approved an ordinance that would do away with plastic bags and require customers to either bring their own reusable bags or pay 10 cents for each paper bag.

Los Angeles bans the bag

surfrider.org — June 18 2013 | Victories, Plastics, Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States. Today the LA City Council voted 11-to-1 to prohibit stores from handing out single-use plastic bags. This is important to Surfrider for a few reasons. First, one of the largest sources of ocean pollution is plastic.

#SaveTrestles Campaign, San Onofre State Beach at Risk of Destruction Again

youtube.com — http://www.thesurfchannel.com Trestles and San Onofre State Beach need at least one hour of your time on June 19th at 1:00PM to help persuade the Regional Water Quality Control Board to deny the TCA's permit to build the first "segment" of their ill-fated toll road.

This Week in Northern California

kqed.org — Even as Occupy camps are being torn down, the message of the movement seems to be resonating with policy makers. Gov. Brown, for example, has proposed an initiative for the November ballot to raise taxes on the highest income earners in the state.

N.Y.U. Gives Its Stars Loans for Summer Homes

nytimes.com — Follow one of Fire Island's quaint footpaths away from the ferry dock, past modest cottages and better-appointed vacation homes, to an elegant modern beach house that extends across three lots. A composition in bold, unadorned planes, it has a perimeter of green and two separate entrances, each outfitted with the long ramps that are the local custom.

Here’s your sick note for International Surfing Day

surfrider.org — June 17 2013 | Joy, Surfing, Once a year you have our expressed permission to celebrate, go surfing and hang out on the beach. That's right, this Thursday is International Surfing Day again. More info on those celebrations here (with more than 140 celebrations in 30 countries you have more than a few places to find others already plugging into this years festivtities).