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Congressional Testimony Reinforces Picture of Damage to Labs from Federal Micromanagement VOLUME XLIX, NUMBER 8 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SUNOL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 Congressional Testimony Reinforces Picture Of Damage To Labs from Federal Micromanagement By Jeff Garberson Armed Services Committee by In testimony, the former direc- Whether the criticisms will Miller, the former Livermore Critical Congressional testi- several former laboratory di- tors made the point even more be heeded and Federal manage- Lab director, told the House mony last week strongly rein- rectors, including Livermore’s forcefully. ment practices modified to be Armed Services Committee that forced concerns expressed only George Miller and Michael An- Nearly all the criticism was more supportive of science is despite the laboratories’ many two days earlier in a national astasio. directed at the National Nuclear unclear to observers. Previous scientific successes, “we could report about the damage that fed- The national report, from a Security Agency (NNSA), a reports have outlined the same do much more were it not for eral micromanagement is inflict- unit of the National Academy of semi-autonomous branch of the problems. existing red tape and bureaucratic Find Out What's ing on the nation’s three national Science, said that the scientific U.S. Department of Energy cre- Last week, in the Congres- inefficiencies in federal manage- security laboratories, including capabilities of the Labs are being ated in 2000 in order to provide sional testimony, the consensus ment and oversight.” Happening Lawrence Livermore. seriously undermined by overly more specific management atten- among senior Lab managers was It was one of the milder state- Check out the The testimony was delivered prescriptive federal management tion to DOE's national security that the problems are becoming ments of the day. Sig Hecker, second section to a subcommittee of the House practices. responsibilities. worse, not better. (See MANAGEMENT, page 4) Section II is filled with infor- mation about arts, entertainment and special events. There are education stories, a variety of features, and the arts and enter- Pleasanton OK with tainment and bulletin board. Single Use Bag Ban; Meeting Set to Discuss Solar Opts Out of Recycling Pleasanton will take part in ordinance would have required Power Policies the single use bag ban ordinance, all business that generate four The Alameda County plan- but opted out of the mandatory cubic yards or more of garbage ning department has scheduled recycling ordinance. per week and multi-family prop- a meeting for Feb. 28 to discuss The ordinances were ap- erties with five or more units to solar power policies. proved by the Alameda County segregate recyclable materials It will be held starting at 6:30 StopWaste.org. Cities were al- beginning July 1, 2012. Recy- p.m. at the Alameda County lowed to opt out, with a decision cling would involve cans, bottles Public Works Building, 4825 to do so to be made by March and cardboard. A second phase, Gleason Dr., Dublin. 2, 2012. beginning July 1, 2014, would The county has already ap- Staff had recommended that divert organics such as food proved on solar power plant. Pleasanton not participate in the scraps, yard waste and food con- The Eastern Alameda County mandatory recycling because the taminated paper. Board of Zoning Adjustments ap- financial impacts are not known. The single use bag ordinance proved Cool Earth’s application The city is currently undergoing bans the use of free single-use to build a plant on 140 rural acres in the eastern area of the county. a rate review with Pleasanton carry-out bags and imposes a The decision was appealed by the Garbage Service. Once that is minimum 10 cent per bag charge completed there would be a bet- for recycled content paper bags Tri-Valley Conservancy (TVC). Photo - Doug Jorgensen ter picture of the costs associated and reusable bags. The ordinance TVC asked that the county Sunol Regional Wilderness is a popular hiking spot. first develop a policy for the with the ordinance. takes effect on Jan. 1, 2013. It use and location of solar energy The vote was unanimous. applies mainly to stores that projects. The motion included direction sell food. Restaurants and non- A second, much larger, proj- Exploring the Tri-Valley by Trail to staff to bring the mandatory profits are exempt, as are such recycling ordinance back to the businesses as Macy's and Home ect is in the works. Pegasus By Patricia Koning The idea for the book came Las Trampas Wilderness, Los Energy Partners is proposing a council once the financial im- Depot. project that would cover 2,000 The most common reaction to about, says Nancy, because there Vaqueros, Macedo Ranch, Mor- pacts are known. The city could State law under AB341 re- Tri-Valley Trails: Hiking adven- acres in eastern Alameda County was nothing like it when she gan Territory, Pleasanton Ridge, then opt in. quires commercial businesses tures in the greater Livermore, with solar panels. began hiking. “Twenty years Sunol, and Sycamore Grove. Councilmember Matt Sulli- to begin mandatory recycling. Amador, and San Ramon Val- ago, my brand new hiking group Sycamore Grove is operated by van noted that Pleasanton is the However, there are no guide- leys i-GATE to Work , the 2010 book by Nancy picked Rocky Ridge for our the Livermore Area Recreation only city in Alameda County that lines in place. The StopWaste. Rodrigue and Jacky Poulsen, first outing. That is not a trail and Park District; the rest are op- will not be participating. org ordinance would be used to On Futuristic is surprise at the number and for beginners. We started with erated by the East Bay Regional Although the city decided provide the guidelines in Alam- variety of hikes in the Tri-Valley three members and by the next Park District (EBRPD). not to take part in the recycling eda County. Transit System area. “Our objective was to get week we were down to two,” she The book contains an over- program, local self-haulers are Councilmember Cindy Mc- people hiking,” says Jacky. “It’s explains. view of each park and two pages required to do so. They must Govern wondered about potential i-GATE has signed an agree- such a wonderful activity – it’s Tri-Valley Trails covers 67 are devoted to each hike with ment with CyberTran Interna- separate their refuse or pay a legal challenges to the county's social, inexpensive, and a great hikes in nine parks – Brushy information on length, eleva- 10% surcharge at landfills. ban of single use bags. She tional to support technology way to stay healthy.” Peak, Del Valle, Finley Road, (See TRAILS, page 8) development and implementation The new mandatory recycling (See RECYCLING, page 8) of its high-speed rail technol- ogy. CyberTran’s technology is the result of research from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Pleasanton Parents Speak promises to deliver futuristic transit systems with significant cost savings and sustainable Against Any Cuts to Reading financing. The technology pro- vides a passenger rail system By Ron McNicoll Some 150 students are served being run on a shoestring after a that allows passengers to plan The importance of school pro- by BRP. They receive tutoring previous 50 percent reduction. their destinations around their grams and their lifelong impacts three times a week from vol- Long-term effects of failure personal schedules. The com- on the lives of students is being unteers, who are trained by the by students to learn to read puter-controlled and lightweight underscored in the Pleasanton coordinator. include increased likelihood of rail cars run on a fixed track and Unified School District. Parents described the program poverty, drug use, and serving can be powered by solar panels. School board members at their as crucial to teaching reading to a prison sentence, said several Stations are aligned as off-track meeting Feb. 14 heard pleas by students who can't be reached backers of BRP. sidings to allow the system to parents and students for the board by any other method. Supporters BRP is on a list of 15 potential continue to move cars through to refrain from cutting the Barton have said that cutting the pro- cuts totaling $3.1 million, which the systems while unloading and Reading Program (BRP) by 50 gram any further could eliminate the board apparently will have to loading. percent $53,000. it entirely, because it already is (See SCHOOLS, page 9) The system’s small vehicle size creates significantly lower material and construction costs. ”This agreement represents Safety Top Priority for Livermore an important milestone for i- GATE by providing additional Safety is the top category that Those attending were asked were asked to rank such ideas as opportunities for ground-break- should receive funding in Liver- to rank a variety of options for business attraction, i-GATE, job ing researchers to connect and more's general fund budget. That spending within five categories. training programs, mass transit grow innovative companies,” was the consensus of the 50 to 60 One category was "managing and freeway access, and special said Bruce Balfour, President people who took part in a budget how the city looks." It included events and cultural activities and Chief Operating Officer of workshop last Thursday. such programs as graffiti remov- among others. the i-GATE National Energy The workshop was a prelude al, planning for new develop- A third category, "creating a Systems Technology (NEST) to upcoming discussions regard- ment, greenbelt around the city, safe community," included such Commercialization Center. ing the city budget for the years and public art. Under "support for things as 911 police, fire and Neil Sinclair, CyberTran’s 2012-2014.
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