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NOVEMBER 2007

November 29-30, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  FMC eyes LA, Long Beach port truck proposal
               m  SoCal transit funds fall short
               m  An unfair share for local ports
               m  Southland agencies decry allocation of transit funds
               m  Man charged with smuggling machine gun parts into L.B. Port
               m  WCO asks U.S. for dialogue on box scan implementation 
               m  Torrance police arrest 2 men in 3-city vandalism spree
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Agenda for the December 4 PCAC Steering Committee meeting
               m  Agenda for the December 5 PCAC Air Quality Subcommittee meeting


November 28, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  FMC’s hearing on “clean trucks” program over...for now
               m  TraPac Terminal Expansion Hearing Delayed Another Week
               m  L.A. Port Pollution, Int’l Trade & Goods Movement Conference this Weekend
               m  Panel says air quality should not be sacrificed for road projects
               m  DHS Agencies Announce Enrollment Dates for TWIC at LB and Five Other Ports
               m  Southland rebuffed in bid for more road, rail and port funds
               m  Unusual Pacific conditions force Sea Launch Co to call off launch
               m  Transportation fund fight pits Valley, Bay against mighty L.A. 
               m  Sea Festival Association says it will honor contract
               m  Fishing report


November 27, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Ships Draw Fire For Rising Role in Air Pollution
               m  China’s great green leap forward?
               m  FMC to deliberate on SoCal port trucking plan
               m  CMI, Home Depot to replace SoCal drayage trucks
               m  Home Depot to Green Truck Operations at Ports
               m  Sea Launch Reschedules the Thuraya-3 Launch Campaign
               m  Council member celebrity in India
               m  Successful Inspections of Pipeline to the Port of Long Beach
               m  NYK vessel uses shore-side power at Port of Los Angeles
               m  Jacobs and the Port of Long Beach Receive National Award


November 26, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  World shipping demand shifts as US growth slows
               m  The price we pay for ports
               m  Long Beach looking at grants to help juice up RTGs
               m  Sea Festival Ass’n Present City Manager with Formal Report
               m  Council Votes 8-0 to give $250K to Aquarium’s Private Management
               m  What’s the Buzz
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Port to hold public meeting to review proposed recreational vessel requirements
               m  November 27 Flyer/Recreational Vessel Tariffs
               m  Section 21 Rules & Regs - Vessels berthed in Recreational Marinas
               m  Port to hold Gigantic Public Birthday Celebration to Celebrate 100th Birthday
               m  Port of L.A. 2007 Oral History Project


November 25, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Radiation detection an arduous task at the ports
               m  Show all 10 fingers if heading to the US
               m  The Sierra club
               m  Geraldine A No Show, But Chamber Meeting Goes On
               m  Southern Counties Express getting LNG Green Fleet
               m  Slaying the dragon guarding Angels Gate
               m  Up next at Angels Gate: San Pedro’s prioities
               m  Mission in Wilmington widening its purpose
               m  Holiday Events
               m  L.B. mayor’s wife details her triumph over bipolar disorder
               m  Fishing Report
      l  Updated Sites:
               m  San Pedro Waterfront


November 23-24, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Holiday Events
               m  BP L.A. refinery reports mechanical problem, excess sulphur dioxide released
               m  Port toughens security on wayward boaters
               m  Don’t fund roads and rails at expense of health
               m  $100 oil means it’s time for the Sputnik treatment
               m  Oil spill raises question of disaster preparedness 
     l  Coastal LNG Proposals:
               m  Oregon officials critical of LNG project
     l  Other Ports:
               m  Port workers take action to save jobs
               m  China ruins Thanksgiving
               m  Plans to extend walkways face large hurdles
               m  Pictures: Antartic ship rescue
               m  Canadian Cruise Ship Off Antartica Evacuated
               m  Cruiseliner sinks hours after hitting iceberg


November 22, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Happy Thanksgiving!
               m  Hahn rips port officials over waterfront delays
               m  California Panel Weighs New Air Quality Rules 
               m  Senator seeks fixes, review of DHS scanning contracts
               m  Sliding into the sea
               m  Cherin to assist Harbor Commission
               m  Friends, family mourn Murphy
               m  Clean Energy Fuels: Benefitting from stricter environmental regulation 
               m  State to add $1B for routes 
     l  Coastal LNG Proposals:
               m  Feds stop clock on Woodside’s Oceanway LNG project
     l  Other Ports:
               m  Port votes to lower tax levy rate, slightly
               m  Firm wants to process overseas nuke waste in Tennessee
               m  U.S. aircraft carrier refused entry to Hong Kong for Thanksgiving visit
               m  Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver propose joint truck restrictions
               m  SCT may launch tender in January for Bahia Colonet port project



November 21, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Cheap goods in Nevada, asthma in Los Angeles 
               m  State adds $1 billion to transportation pie 
               m  Bry Myown: Open Letter to Mayor/Change in Council Public Speaking Rules
               m  House lawmakers seek answers on CSDs, GTX
               m  Edwards blasts oil and gas lobbyists
               m  Man arrested in San Pedro hit-and-run
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Notice of Special Meeting of Harbor Commissioners Wednesday
               m  Port to hold Gigantic Public Birthday Celebration to Celebrate 100th Birthday
               m  Schedule change for November Harbor Commissioners meetings
     l  Other Ports:
               m  Oil spill cleanup training is vital
               m  HazMat experts replace local volunteers to clean shoreline
               m  State may boost cargo fund to $3B, unclog port
               m  Company wants to import Italian nuclear waste through port


November 20, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Air polluters sail the high seas
               m  Queen Mary on the brink of a touchdown
               m  Editorial: A fair share for traffic relief 
               m  Alex Cherin eases in to port
               m  Big day for Alex Cherin, Koi wrangling
               m  Sierra’s swan song
               m  Help sought to recover diving gear
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Notice of Special Meeting of Harbor Commissioners on November 21st
               m  Agenda for today’s PCAC Meeting
               m  Schedule change for November Harbor Commissioners meetings


November 19, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  A boatload of politics
               m  Keeping it green
               m  TraPac Cranes Wait Off La Paz as L.A. Board Ponders EIR 
               m  City executive jumps ship to ports post
               m  BP LA refinery reports reformer maintenance-state
               m  BP under gun to expand production, limit pollution
               m  Hydrogen: the wave of the future, but how far down the road?
               m  What’s the Buzz
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Port to hold Gigantic Public Birthday Celebration to Celebrate 100th Birthday
               m  Agenda for the November 20 PCAC Meeting
               m  Schedule change for November Harbor Commissioners meetings
     l  Other Ports:
               m  Scholar Ship charts a learned course
               m  Spilled bunker oil likely to taint Bay for years


November 17-18, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Port truckers lament the cost of going green
               m  ILWU, port leaders team up for L.A. Boys and Girls Club
               m  Chertoff provides update on 10+2, GTX 
               m  Hilary Clinton heckled during forum on global warming in Los Angeles
               m  Fish Count
     l  Other Ports:
               m  Bolinas residents looking for answers to oil spill response
               m  After oil spill, San Franciscans go south to surf, fish, frolic


November 16, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  State moves to cut port emissions
               m  Spill fouls water near Long Beach port
               m  San Pedro project will get $31.5 million more
               m  3 sickened in Carson refinery incident
               m  New rules for boats polluting near ports
               m  Alliance with ports won’t forestall rail-crossings lawsuit
               m  Teens sailing trip ends with a mayday
               m  Harbor school granted a lease
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Agenda for the November 20 PCAC Meeting


November 15, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Villaraigosa urges Mexico port trade
               m  Ports of Fantasy
               m  Cut red tape, grow green, ports urged
               m  High fuel costs least of truckers worries
               m  OC/LA Report - Catalina Action Fair, Threshers still hanging off south coast
     l  Other Ports:
               m  New security program to begin at port
               m  Kilpatrick strikes deal for S. Carolina on new port
               m  Spill Ship Crew Not Talking; Coast Guard Shakeup
               m  Bunker Fuel Ban Urged After Week of Spills
               m  Criminal investigation underway on oil spill crew who were on first voyage
               m  State leaves some crabbing gounds open
               m  Oil spill tradgedy hits home


November 14, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Economists say ports must prepare for the future...and soon
               m  U.S. Navy urged to lessen harm to marine life
               m  Ruling restores sonar ban off coast
               m  Navy told to cut sonar affects on whales
               m  Appeals court: Damn the whales, full steam ahead
               m  Feds uncover more than $2 million in fake Nikes, jackets at LA/Long Beach
               m  Transit projects hitting speed bumps
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Minutes of the Wilmington Waterfront Development Subcommittee meeting
               m  Minutes of the Wilmington Waterfront Development Subcommittee meeting
               m  Schedule change for November Harbor Commissioners meetings
               m  Agenda for the November 14 San Pedro Coordinated Plan Subcommittee
     l  Other Ports:
               m  Port of Tacoma forecasts dip in profit


November 13, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  Environmentalists call for ban on bunker fuel, described as toxic
               m  Big boats and bashes
               m  Two area liquified natural gas plants in pipeline
               m  Clean Energy Fuels Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
               m  Lobbying firms lure away L.A. staff
               m  Blasting from the past: Vector Avtech WX8
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Truck Tariff Fact Sheet
               m  Agenda for the November 14 San Pedro Coordinated Plan Subcommittee
               m  Agenda for the November 13 Wilmington Waterfront Subcommittee meeting
     l  Other Ports:
               m  GM, Hueneme port sign deal to handle 20,000 autos per year 
               m  Early volunteers turned away from working on Bay Area oil spill
               m  Report from China: Yangshan Deepwater Port


November 12, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  USC Men’s Crew to Raise $500K to establish ‘The Permanent Solution’
               m  Oceangoing ships among fastest-growing air pollution sources
               m  What’s the Buzz?
               m  San Pedro panel studying park use proposals
               m  Fish report
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Truck Tariff Fact Sheet
     l  Other Ports:
               m  Bay cleanup efforts expanding 
               m  Experts Call Russian Oil Spill an “Ecological Catastrophe”
               m  Mexico tries to turn dream into reality


November 10-11, 2007 Janice Hahn LAPortWatch
     l  In the News:
               m  One True Solution to Truck Pollution: A Comprehensive Clean Trucks Program
               m  $42 Billion 2006 State of California Infrastructure Bonds will start to get issued
               m  Port of Long Beach Commissioners sign off on “clean trucks” tariff
               m  It’s enough to take your breath away
               m  BP plans reformer overhaul at L.A. refinery 
               m  What hungry consumerism leaves behind
               m  Nature, nurture inspire venture capitalist
               m  Fish count
     l  Port of Los Angeles/PCAC:
               m  Schedule change for November Harbor Commissioners meetings
               m