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Senate rules committee advances two CARB nominees after questioning on jobs and community impacts
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee advanced Linda Hopkins and Patricia Lock Dawson to the full Senate after nominees described plans for stakeholder engagement on cap‑and‑trade impacts, environmental justice implementation and emergency vehicle infrastructure; both nominations drew public support and committee scrutiny about job 'leakage.'
The Senate Rules Committee on Friday voted to advance two nominees for the California Air Resources Board to the full Senate after extended questioning about potential economic and community impacts of CARB rulemaking.
Supervisor Linda Hopkins, nominated from Western Sonoma County, and Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson were each asked how they would respond if state regulation caused industry to curtail operations or move production out of California — a concern centered on a WARN notice Vice Chair Grove described that affected 320 workers at a long‑running facility in her district. Vice Chair Grove said the company faced rising compliance costs and feared it could not afford cap‑and‑trade…
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