Podcasts about port commissioners

This year, on Sept. 19, before the regular Port Commissioners meeting, Elena Marchand and others were recognized and thanked for their hours of service at the park for Spring Beautification, Parkersville Day, and Summer Watering. https://tinyurl.com/3ynerwkd #ParkersLandingHistoricalPark #PortofCamasWashougal #PortCommissionersMeeting #VolunteerSpotlight #ElenaMarchand #SusanTripp #RosaleeMacRae #ParkersvilleHeritageFoundation #CecilandMaryVanVleet #SpringBeautification #ParkersvilleDay #SummerWatering #Camas #Washougal #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Rafael Castellanos was sworn into the Board of Port Commissioners on April 15, 2013, after an appointment by the San Diego City Council. He is the chair of the Port Environmental Advisory Committee. Commissioner Castellanos is also a partner with the law firm Solomon Minton Cardinal Doyle & Smith LLP in San Diego, where he specializes in commercial real estate and business transactional law. His professional affiliations include service on the Board of Directors of MANA de San Diego, the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation.

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The results of wastewater testing are showing a dramatic increase in the presence of the COVID-19 virus in San Diego County. Then, details on a bill Governor Gavin Newsom signed Friday that would allow private citizens to sue gun makers for deaths from firearms banned in California. Next, the U.S. Monkeypox outbreak is swiftly expanding and in these early days of its spread, people can spend days in search of the right diagnosis. And, the project to transform San Diego's Central Embarcadero went before Port Commissioners and the public last week. And the verdict is--- it needs more work. Then, the latest on a plan to transform northeast Mission Bay to include a campground, open space and most importantly marshland for bird and marine life habitat. Next, the Baja California legislature overwhelmingly voted to ban the pseudoscienctific practice that claims to change people's sexual orientation but the governor vetoed the ban in favor of regulations. Finally, Comic-Con is over but for some artists who went to portfolio reviews their work may just be beginning.

On July 12, 2020, the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship caught fire, and burned for more than four days straight, sending smoke and dangerous chemicals billowing all across San Diego. Just short of a month later on August 4, C3 Board Director and Strategic Consultant Ryan Karlsgodt spoke with David Flores, Air Quality Campaign Director for the Environmental Health Coalition, about the impact the fire had on the bayfront communities and why it took so long to make sure residents could be completely confident in returning home again and safety breathing in the outside air. He discusses how economic levels and disparity played a role in our reaction, and ways we can learn from this fire to protect our more vulnerable population in the future.   Timestamps: [3:09] Before working at the EHC, David worked in San Ysidro and focused on neighborhood infrastructure and border issues. [6:23] David discusses the main sources of pollution that these predominantly Black and Brown communities face. We often don't account for how much traffic is created by shipping, trade, and tourism. This results in bad air quality, but yet everything we need, from bananas to sugar to cars, all needs to be transported through diesel trucks. [10:05] David and Ryan discuss the Environmental Justice for All Act, and how it forces government agencies to come into communities and assess the cumulative impact of certain decisions to make sure that environmental racism is not at play. Would it help? David said that it may take time and refinement, but it's at least a start. [11:16] The life expectancy of the community can change by zip code, and one factor is air quality. [12:33] The USS Bonhomme was a $750 million assault ship that the Navy was renovating. The fire broke out on July 12 while the ship was undergoing maintenance, and took four days to extinguish. They tried to contact Air Pollution Control, but it was difficult to get a hold of anyone. They worked with the Mayor of National City, and she put out the first public statement notice to stay indoors in both English and Spanish. That was the only official statement from a public source for hours, and David sees that as a first of many misses. [14:02] David discusses how the EHC responded, and their call for residents in frontline communities to evacuate posed a problem. Not only is this area a lower-income community, but the pandemic posed an issue of needing to be safe and still social distance. [18:17] Dangerous and toxic chemicals still lingered in the air, and David feels as though it was a complete miss and fail that there wasn't more data captured in a timely fashion during this regional emergency. [20:56] What is the Navy now saying about the impact and promises they have made to the surrounding communities? Yes, there are changes that are being discussed at many levels between the Navy and local leadership, along with the Port Commissioners and the EHC. [25:23] David feels it would have been an extremely different and swifter response if the Santa Ana winds had blown into Coronado. [30:31] Air and air pollution don't have Border Laws to stop it from moving around, and what happens at the Port doesn't stay at the Port. [32:09] EHC thinks there is still a lot of data to be learned, and this could be a way to help other impacted communities during and after a fire.   About C-3 In its 60 years of existence, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3) has brought together local thought leaders from planning, design, policy, academia, community development, and more to address our region's distinctive and pressing land use challenges. In founding C-3 almost 60 years ago, architect Lloyd Ruocco's vision was to bring together our region's most creative minds from the arts, sciences, academia, and government to share ideas, learn new perspectives, and build fellowship around the idea of creating livable communities.   Opportunities for Advocacy and Engagement: C3sandiego.org Environmental Health Coalition California Air Resources Board Air Now

-Originally aired on 08/01/2015- Episode 26 of "In The Oil Patch" This week on "In The Oil Patch": host Kym Bolado and her co-hosts Alvin Bailey and Roy Holley have Eddie Martinez, the General Cargo & Information Representative at the Port of Corpus Christi. Eddie explains that the Port of Corpus Christi is ranked number five in the nation. He's expecting the Port to be ranked number four very soon due to the plethora of commerce that sails in and out of the Port on a daily basis. The Port's mission is to leverage commerce and drive prosperity, and with people like Eddie that allow the day to day operations to run as smoothly as they have been, the growth rate of the Port should come as no surprise. Eddie also tells our listeners what can be brought in and out of the Port, how the operations are funded, economic development and sustainability in the Eagle Ford Shale region and how many countries come in and out of the Port on a monthly basis. From the Port of Corpus Christi's website: "All Port Commissioners have served without pay and, over the years, except for $5,300,00 in bonds paid through ad valorem taxes for certain improvements, the Port has acquired and owns many millions of dollars of Port facilities. In 1985 a bond issue of $25,000,000 was approved for Navy Homeport facilities. Except for the "Homeport" tax bonds, all other tax bonds have been paid many years ago. "Although the statutes under which the Navigation District was organized and operates authorizes the voters to authorize a tax for operating the Port and for maintaining its facilities and although many Ports have such a tax, the citizens of Nueces County have never asked for such authorization. Except for tax bonds issued to construct facilities as above mentioned, the Port has been self-supporting. "Said another way, Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 (now the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas) is unique in Texas political history, not only because of the relatively few in number of the Port Commissioners who have served over the 75 years of its life but because it has been self-supporting from its inception. The District has never had a tax for operations. It owns over 21,000 acres of land, of which approximately 16,000 acres is submerged land, 8 cargo docks an 11 oil docks worth millions of dollars, and, except for the Homeport bonds, has only issued $5,300,000 in tax bonds." You can read more about the Port of Corpus Christi at: http://www.portofcc.com "In The Oil Patch" is brought to you by SHALE Oil & Gas Business Magazine and proudly sponsored by the South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER). Stay tuned for more great episodes every Saturday night at 10pm CST on KTSA 550am and 107.1fm! Photo credit: Port Corpus Christi

The Board of Port Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday, August 14, granting Dole Fresh Fruit Company a 24.5-year lease to import and export fresh fruit at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. Dole began its operations at the Port of San Diego in 2002, after moving here from the Port of Los Angeles. Through this new lease, Dole has chosen the Port of San Diego to remain its West Coast hub for operations. As a result, San Diego will retain a Fortune 500 company that brings significant economic benefits to the region. Learn More: j.mp/N1BpSn

June 2011 marks the 5-year anniversary of the establishment of the Port of San Diego’s environmental fund. Since the fund was established in 2006, the Board of Port Commissioners has approved 62 projects – 42 of which have been completed – and committed $7.3 million to projects aimed at improving the condition of San Diego Bay and surrounding port tidelands. Learn more: http://j.mp/kDgXvu

The Board of Port Commissioners of the Port of San Diego voted to take the first step toward expanding the San Diego Convention Center on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. City officials, representatives of the San Diego Convention Center and port commissioners spoke about the next steps in the process as well as their hopes to keep Comic-Con in San Diego while attracting new business to San Diego and generating new jobs. http://bit.ly/cKWYnV

If you’ve spent time along the tidelands of San Diego Bay, did you know you were enjoying the state lands entrusted to the Port of San Diego?The Port of San Diego was created by the state Legislature to manage San Diego Bay and surrounding waterfront land on December 18, 1962.The Port has operated without tax dollars since 1970 and has been responsible for $1.5 billion in public improvements in its five member cities: Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City, San Diego The Port oversees two maritime cargo terminals, a cruise ship terminal, 17 public parks, various wildlife reserves and environmental initiatives, a Harbor Police department and the leases of more than 600 tenant and sub-tenant businesses around San Diego Bay. The Port is governed by a seven-member Board of Port Commissioners; one commissioner each is appointed by the city councils of Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach and National City, and three commissioners are appointed by the San Diego City Council.“The Port of San Diego could not exist without its partners,” said Robert “Dukie” Valderrama, Chairman of the Board of Port Commissioners. “Because of them, the Port is able to fulfill its mission and its roles as an economic engine, community service provider, environmental steward and provider of public safety.”

Sledgehammers were wielded on the Broadway Pier by the Board of Port Commissioners, cruise line and other officials from throughout the region on August 4 to break ground for construction of a new cruise ship terminal. With a couple of whacks, the group broke the ceremonial concrete slabs. "This marks the beginning of a project that will benefit the entire region,” said Stephen P. Cushman, Chairman of the Board of Port Commissioners. “The new terminal will allow us to welcome passengers in a grander fashion, while also growing our cruise business." Read the full news release from the Port of San Diego.