This measure would declare the month of June 2023 to be Portuguese Heritage Month and would recognize June 10 as the Day of Portugal and May 29 as the Day of the Azores.
This measure would proclaim October 5, 2023, as Latina Equal Pay Day in California, in recognition of the need to eliminate the gender gap in earnings by women and to promote policies to ensure equal pay for all.
This measure would proclaim and acknowledge the month of June 2023 as Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month in California and would reiterate the importance of annually recognizing Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month in the state.
Existing law establishes the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which is vested with the authority to regulate air emissions located in the boundaries of the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara and portions of the Counties of Solano and Sonoma. Existing law establishes a district board (bay district board) to govern the district. Existing law also establishes the Bay Area Air Quality Management Advisory Council, which is appointed by the bay district board, to advise and consult with the bay district board and the bay district air pollution control officer, as provided. Existing law requires council members to serve without compensation, but authorizes actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. This bill would repeal the compensation prohibition and would instead authorize each council member to receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. The bill would also authorize each council member to receive compensation, to be determined by the bay district board for either attending a meeting of the council or attending a meeting, upon authorization of the bay district board, as a representative of the council.
This measure would recognize June 21, 2023, as the 2023 International Day of Yoga in California.
