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May 11, 2009 - Interested in learning more about the recent to call a new California constitution convention to address California’s revenue and governance crises? Click here for a Q&A sheet based on based on Bay Area Council research and consultation.

April 20, 2009 - Representatives of business and conservation groups from California and other western states arrived in Washington D.C., the week of April 20, 2009 with economic stimulus policy recommendations that include ways to create green jobs for rural communities, which currently suffer the highest unemployment rates in the state — and the nation. Click below to read position papers from Sierra Business Council's visit to the nation's capitol.

RVCC_Issue Paper 2009_2010 Appropriations
RVCC_Issue Paper 2009_Private Lands
RVCC_Issue Paper 2009_Rural Green Jobs
RVCC_Issue Paper 2009_Stewardship Contracting
RVCC_Issue Paper 2009_Stimulus Green Economy
RVCC_Issue Paper 2009_Thermal Biomass
RVCC_Issue Paper 2009_Climate Change

Blogs we like:
Sierra Business Council's Planning, Forestry & Carbon, and Energy Efficiency Blog
Dot Earth by Andrew C. Revkin of the New York Times
Sierra Summit by Tom Knudson of the Sacramento Bee
The Basin: Community Blog for Lake Tahoe Region
Saving the Sierra Blog
Rural Climate Change Policy - A web resource on climate change policy for rural communities and landscapes in the Western U.S.
The Hive by John Holland from the Modesto Bee

Please contact SBC's Communication Director, Nikki Streegan, at nstreegan@sbcouncil.org for more information current projects and interview requests with Sierra Business Council staff and board.