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- Written by: Commercial Dungeness crab season
The opener will be preceded by a 64-hour gear setting period that will begin at 8:01 a.m. Jan. 12.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham had delayed the season a total of three times after crab quality test results in November and December indicated that crab were not ready for harvesting. Jan. 15 is the latest the director can delay the season due to quality testing.
Any vessel that landed crab from other ocean waters prior to the season opening in Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties) is prohibited from participating in the crab fishery in Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9, for 30 days following the opening of those areas.
In Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9, the 30-day wait period ends on Feb. 14, 2018.
Please refer to the latest CDFW Frequently Asked Questions for the current 2017-18 season concerning how the 30-day wait period also applies to Oregon and Washington's delayed season openers.
"Although we have witnessed delays in the opening of the Dungeness crab commercial fishery in recent seasons due to domoic acid, a delay in the northern portion of the fishery due to quality isn't unprecedented. The last time the northern season opener was delayed due to quality occurred with the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons and both those seasons started on Jan. 15," said Christy Juhasz, CDFW environmental scientist.
There were also two areas in the north that were under a health advisory issued by the California Department of Public Health, or CDPH, due to domoic acid since the recreational fishery season opened on Nov. 4.
These were lifted last month by CDPH after continual sampling of Dungeness crabs by CDPH showed the amount of domoic acid had declined to low or undetectable levels.
Recreational crabbing remains open in California statewide.
All anglers are strongly encouraged to download the 2017-18 Best Practices Guide and observe best practices to reduce incidences of whale entanglements with crab trap gear.
This guide was developed by the Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group, a collaborative effort between commercial crabbers, state and federal agencies, and non-profit organizations.
For more information on health advisories related to fisheries, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Ocean/Health-Advisories.
For more information on Dungeness crab, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/crab.
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“I can sum up the governor’s budget in one word: smart. The federal tax measure did not just stick it to California’s individual taxpayers – it also likely will have a devastating impact on our state budget, which may mean less money for essential social services such as Medi-Cal, Medicare and the children’s health insurance program,” said Controller Yee, the state’s chief fiscal officer. “We are not going to know for months just how deep the wounds will be from the president’s massive giveaway, so until we do, Gov. Brown is once again wise in exercising caution with responsible short-term spending, boosting rainy day fund reserves, and paying down debt.”
Personal income taxes, PIT, and corporation taxes, two of the “big three” sources of General Fund dollars, exceeded projections for the month.
All three, including retail sales and use taxes, are ahead of fiscal year-to-date estimates.
For the first half of the 2017-18 fiscal year, total revenues of $57.21 billion are higher than budget projections by 7.1 percent and 10.6 percent higher than the same period in 2016-17.
For December, PIT receipts, the state’s largest revenue source, were $11.50 billion, or 25.0 percent above projections.
While a portion of the variance may be due to taxpayer behavior, it is likely to be offset by reductions in future months’ receipts.
For the fiscal year, PIT receipts of $39.10 billion are higher than budget estimates by $2.28 billion or 6.2 percent.
Corporation taxes for December of $2.47 billion were $699.0 million or 39.6 percent higher than expected.
For the fiscal year to date, total corporation tax receipts of $4.26 billion are $932.2 million, 28.0 percent, above assumptions in the 2017-18 Budget Act.
Sales tax receipts of $1.86 billion for December were $272.4 million lower than anticipated in the budget. However, for the fiscal year, sales tax receipts of $12.03 billion are $461.0 million or 4.0 percent above budget estimates.
Unused borrowable resources through December exceeded projections by $6.88 billion, or 33.9 percent. Outstanding loans of $16.11 billion at the end of December were $2.45 billion less than 2017‑18 Budget Act estimates. This loan balance consists of borrowing from the state’s internal funds.
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Heather Gurewitz will lead the organization as it continues its mission to “connect money and ideas with entrepreneurs to create sustainable prosperity in Lake and Mendocino counties.”
“I’m really excited about the opportunity to help grow our economy and support local businesses. There’s a lot of great work happening in this county and I look forward to working together to build a strong economic future,” said Gurewitz.
Gurewitz comes to EDFC with a background in community-based economic development.
Currently the Mendocino County Field Representative for Congressman Jared Huffman, Gurewitz came to Mendocino County in 2009 to work for West Company where she served as the Women’s Business Center director.
She has also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras and as an AmeriCorps volunteer with the Northeast Oregon Economic Development District.
While Gurewitz comes with a range of experience and credentials, it is her passion for economic development that brings her to EDFC.
“I didn’t know what I wanted to do until I was in the Peace Corps in 2004,” she said. “As a municipal development volunteer, I worked with a community to develop a strategic plan. At the end of the process it was clear that without economic growth nothing else was likely to change. That experience inspired me to earn a master’s degree in community and regional planning with a focus on economic development. Since then I have been really fortunate to learn about and participate in the implementation of economic development strategies in several communities.”
Gurewitz will begin her new position at the end of January.
To find out more about the Economic Development & Financing Corporation visit www.edfc.org or call 707-234-5705.
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The system will be used statewide to record the inventory and movement of cannabis and cannabis products through the commercial cannabis supply chain – from cultivation to sale.
The workshops will provide a general overview of how the track-and-trace system works and how it will be used by all state cannabis licensees, including those with licenses for cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, retail, distribution, testing labs, and microbusinesses.
Registration is not required; seating is first come, first served.
Additionally, on Feb. 2, the 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. workshop will be livestreamed and a link to the livestream will be posted on the CalCannabis Web site, http://calcannabis.cdfa.ca.gov/, at the end of this month.
Two identical workshops will be held at each of the following locations from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. The dates and locations include:
– Tuesday, Jan. 9: Sacramento County, Sacramento Convention Center, Hall E, 1400 J St., Sacramento.
– Thursday, Jan. 11: Humboldt County, Sequoia Conference Center, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka.
– Thursday, Jan. 18: San Francisco County, South San Francisco Conference Center, 225 South Airport Blvd, South San Francisco.
– Monday, Jan. 29: Kern County, Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center, 801 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield.
– Wednesday, Jan. 31: Los Angeles County, University of California, Los Angeles, Ackerman Union, Grand Ballroom, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles.
– Friday, Feb. 2: San Diego County. San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego. This workshop also will be available via livestream. A link to the livestreamed workshop will be posted on the CalCannabis Web site at www.calcannabis.cdfa.ca.gov.
– Tuesday, Feb. 6: Riverside County, Moreno Valley Conference Center, 14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley 92553.
For more information, please see Frequently Asked Questions: California Cannabis Track-and-Trace System at https://static.cdfa.ca.gov/MCCP/document/Track-and-Trace%20FAQ_FINAL_1.7.18.pdf.