CLFP Insider - August 2, 2017

California League of Food Producers

CLFP News

Registration for CLFP Annual Golf Tournament Opens August 14

CLFP’s 21st Annual Supplier Host Council (SHC) Golf Tournament will be held Monday, October 23, at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton. Registration for this popular annual event opens on August 14, and the registration deadline is October 5.

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CLFP Accepting Applications for Scholarship Program

CLFP is now accepting applications for its scholarship program for the 2017-18 academic year. The application deadline is September 22. Multiple scholarships are available for CLFP food processing and Supplier Host Council member employees and their dependents

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Steve Schmidt Keynote Speaker at Food Processing Expo 2018

Public Affairs and Political Strategist Steve Schmidt will be the keynote speaker at CLFP’s Food Processing Expo 2018 on February 21 in Sacramento. Schmidt is currently vice chairman of public affairs at Edelman and has been described by the national media as a "damage control master." Earlier in his career, Schmidt served as a top strategist to President George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign. Following the President’s successful re-election, Schmidt joined the Bush administration as deputy assistant to the President and counselor to the Vice President.

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Announcements

UC Davis to Hold First Cooking Class Fundraiser

Graduate students in the UC Davis Department of Food Science & Technology (FST) are hosting their first-ever fundraising dinner called "Cooking Class" at the Robert Mondavi Institute on Saturday, August 26.

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Upcoming UC Davis Course for Acidified Food Processors

UC Davis will conduct an Acidified Foods Manufacturing School course for food processors on September 18. The course is a blended version of the traditional in-person Better Process Control School.

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Featured Article

CA Legislature Votes to Extend Cap-and-Trade Regulation

After months of negotiations and intense support from Governor Jerry Brown, on July 17 California extended its Cap-and-Trade program with two-thirds super majority support in both chambers of the California Legislature. AB 398 reauthorizes the continuation of the program but with several significant changes. The industry’s primary focus was cost containment and those issues were addressed in the legislation.

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California Legislature on Summer Break

The California Legislature began its summer break on July 21 and will reconvene August 21. The next significant deadline for legislation is September 1, the date by which fiscal committees must send the bills along for consideration by the entire Senate or Assembly. Several CLFP opposed bills remained active when the California Legislature began its summer recess.

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