Foster leads mayors on environment
Mayor Bob Foster's efforts to clean the air at the Port of Long Beach, improve water quality and "green" the city seem to be paying off -- not in the environmental sense, but in a political way.
Foster has been appointed to chair the U.S. Conference of Mayors' environmental committee, Foster's office announced today. The Conference's president, Manuel Diaz, appointed Foster to the one-year term.
One of the first functions of the former head of Southern California Edison will be as a featured speaker in a forum Thursday called "Environment and Energy" during the Conference's annual meeting in Miami.
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Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional
politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Telegram, he previously has covered
local and state government and politics in San Diego County, Mexico
and his home state of Kansas.
E-mail Paul at paul.eakins@presstelegram.com.
Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles,
covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and
pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port.
He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”,
appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video
and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working
men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.
E-mail Kris at kristopher.hanson@
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Karen Robes came to work for the Press-
Telegram
in April 2002 as a beat reporter, covering the cities of
Lakewood, Bellflower and Paramount. She now covers business,
specifically redevelopment, tourism and small businesses.
She also writes Eye on Redevelopment, a monthly column that
appears in the Business Monday section.
E-mail Karen at karen.robes@presstelegram.com.
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