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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce will hold a dinner meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1.
The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge, located at the corner of Highway 53 and Highway 20.
Catering is provided by Havy's.
The cost is $15 per person.
For more information or to RSVP call the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce, 707-994-3600.
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Nancy Ryan, Ph.D., 49, of Berkeley, will fill the post at the CPUC.
She has been a commissioner on the Public Utilities Commission and previously served as deputy executive director.
Ryan held the position of chief of staff and chief energy advisor to President Michael R. Peevey from 2006 to 2009.
Prior to that, Ryan was a senior economist and California deputy regional director for the Environmental Defense Fund from 2001 to 2005, deputy director for the Ecosystems Program in 2005 and visiting assistant professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley from 1996 to 2007.
She was an independent energy consultant for conservation groups, public agencies and electric utilities from 1997 to 2001.
Ryan worked for Quantum Consulting as a project manager from 1993 to 1996 and economic analyst from 1987 to 1989. Prior to that, she was an assistant professor in the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of British Columbia from 1991 to 1993.
This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $134,808. Ryan is a Democrat.
Additional appointments will be announced in the days ahead, the Governor's Office reported.
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UKIAH, Calif. – “Growing Agritourism: A Workshop for the North Coast Region,” will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Mendocino County Agricultural Center, 890 N. Bush St., Ukiah.
This workshop is sponsored by the UC Small Farm Program and UC Cooperative Extension and is one of a series of five being held in California as part of a grant from Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.
There will be a variety of presenters from Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino and Sonoma counties, and the topics will include "success stories" both locally and elsewhere, planning/ permitting/ regulations, Web sites/social media, start-up challenges and marketing agritourism efforts.
This will be a valuable learning and networking opportunity for anyone considering or starting an agritourism venture.
All information will also be posted at http://celake.ucdavis.edu.
Please contact workshop coordinator Penny Leff of the Small Farm Program at 530-752-7779 for more detailed information, or call the Lake County UC Cooperative Extension Office, 707-263-6838.
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LOS ANGELES – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on Tuesday announced a settlement that places conditions on the $30 billion joint venture of Comcast and NBC Universal to safeguard innovation and protect consumer choice.
California reached this settlement in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice and the state attorneys general of Washington, Texas, Florida and Missouri.
"This settlement will preserve the right of consumers to enjoy the best content at the best prices and also encourages a competitive environment where innovation can thrive," Attorney General Harris said. "With these protections, this settlement strikes the right balance between protecting consumers and ensuring a fair playing field without preventing economic development."
Comcast, based in Philadelphia, is the largest cable television company in the nation. It is the dominant cable provider in several California markets, including the Bay Area, Sacramento and Fresno.
Comcast also offers Internet and telephone services to homes and businesses, and owns several popular cable channels, including regional sports channels and the E! Entertainment channel.
The combination would give Comcast ownership of NBC Universal's programs, local stations, production facilities, cable channels including MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo and USA Network, and a major film studio.
NBC Universal, based in New York City, is also part owner of Hulu.com, which distributes television programming and other video over the Internet.
The settlement prohibits Comcast/NBC Universal from withholding its content from competitors, including other cable companies and Internet providers, who control the "pipes" to consumers.
It prevents Comcast/NBC Universal from unfairly raising the price for its content to other cable companies or Internet providers, which could have the subsequent result of these companies raising pay television prices for their viewers.
It also prevents Comcast/NBC Universal from restricting or degrading access of its content to other cable companies or Internet providers.
Comcast must relinquish all control over Hulu.com, and it must continue to supply NBC content to the website.
California will be able to independently enforce provisions in the settlement for at least seven years. Under the terms of the settlement, the court retains jurisdiction that will allow California or any other party to enforce the agreement, modify it and punish violations.
For example, California will be able to prevent Comcast/NBC Universal from retaliating against any broadcast TV network, cable programmer, local TV station, or video producer for providing video programs to a Comcast competitor.
The settlement gives California the power to enforce Comcast's obligation to provide any online video distributor the same programs it provides to any tradition pay television system with equivalent terms and conditions. Comcast is also prohibited from restricting the further distribution of its video programs by companies to whom it sells programs.
The FCC also issued an order today approving the proposed transaction with conditions.