CFCA would like to welcome back J.H. Mitchell & Sons!
Effective January 1st, CFCA's Sam Bayless has taken over as the new Director of Policy.
Sam will take on all things government relations and serve as CFCA's prime representative and point of contact for the legislature and state regulatory bodies.
As many of you know, Sam has been with CFCA for several years, serving as the Regulatory Issues Specialist, providing expertise and testimony for policy decisions by the California Air Resouces Board, and other regulatory bodies. Sam has also led the fight against local issues that impact our industry.
With his years of service to CFCA, combined with his expensive knowledge and expertise, Sam is poised to lead CFCA's GR efforts to the next level.
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Rozga Business Solutions LLC provides over 25 years industry experience with people development, process implementation, data analysis, and business development. It is their mission to work with business owners to evaluate the current standards and then apply sound business practices resulting in accelerated revenue and profit margins. They have a proven track record of results positioning our clients for lasting success!
Make sure to catch Rozga's president, Tammy Rozga, at PFCS 2020 as our featured trade show floor speaker providing her keen insights in how to optimize your business!
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Last year, PFCS booths sold out, be sure to get yours early!
Our online reservation portal is now open!
We can't wait to see you for PFCS 2020, so make sure you're ahead of the curve and reserve your booth space now! Spaces are already filling up quickly, so you won't want to wait for your chance to secure a spot for your business!
Hotel and attendee registration will open soon, so make sure you check back in on the PFCS website regularly to beat the crowd.
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It's that time of year again! CFCA membership dues are out! You should have received a mailing from CFCA over the past few weeks containing your dues invoice, as well as a change of information form.
While you may certainly pay via mail or over the phone, we encourage all members to pay through the CFCA Membership Portal. It makes payment a breeze, and allows us to collect the most accurate information for your company in our membership database.
Click the link below to go to our portal and make sure your log in information is correct.
If you did not receive a dues invoice, or have any issues accessing your account, CFCA staff is always happy to help you in any way we can. Please feel free to call us at (916) 646-5999 with any questions on how you can access your portal or if you do not know your log-in credentials.
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In California, it is vital to our advocacy efforts to support lawmakers in supporting CFCA. CFCAPAC - the California Fuels & Convenience Alliance Political Action Committee - is the fundraising organization for contributions to political candidates. Our PAC is the backbone of our government relations efforts. It is a fully registered Political Action Committee under California campaign contribution laws and regulations.
The goal of CFCAPAC is to help elect political representatives who support policies favorable to your industry. CFCAPAC enables CFCA representatives to meet and support candidates for state elective office, ensuring that present and future lawmakers know who we are and what we contribute to the California economy. Please support our efforts and contribute to our ongoing efforts to fight for our industry!
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Since its inception, Trinity Consultants has been committed to providing superior professional training in environmental topics. Our annual schedule includes more than 200 courses, offered at locations around the country, on timely topics for environmental professionals such as environmental permitting, emissions quantification and reporting, air dispersion modeling, greenhouse gas emissions reporting and permitting, stack testing, and CEMS management.
In addition to our federally-based regulatory courses, we also offer a large slate of state-specific courses, bringing the added value of information on specific state and local programs and insights gained from our experience working with the local regulatory agencies.
Free CARB Regulatory Training in Your Area!
Do you own, operate, or dispatch heavy-duty diesel trucks in or to California? Then you need to know that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) enforces a set of air pollution regulations affecting all types of heavy-duty diesel vehicles operating in the State. If your vehicles are NOT already compliant, you need to know what to do to be compliant for 2019. And if your vehicles ARE compliant, you still may need to report to remain compliant. This course gives you the information you need about how to comply with CARB diesel regulations and how to report to continue operating legally in 2019 and beyond.
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We're proud to announce once again, that CFCA is co-hosting two NACS Industry Update Luncheons, presented by Hank Armour, NACS President & CEO.
This is an excellent opportunity to network with your peers, enjoy a complimentary lunch and learn about what's going on in the convenience and retail fuels industry as well as important federal legislative and regulatory issues facing our industry.
There is no cost to attend and registration is required by January 14, 2020. If you have questions, please contact Eboni Russell at NACS at erussell@convenience.org. Venue details will be provided in your registration confirmation prior to the event.
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to network with your peers and hear what's happening in the industry!
January 21, 2020
11:00am-2:30pm
Pleasanton, CA
January 23, 2020
11:00am-2:30pm
Anaheim, CA
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2020 ELC
February 2-4
Talisa Hotel - Vail, CO
2020 Spring Conference
April 27-29
Hotel Del Coronado - San Diego, CA
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CFCA provides the opportunity for members to meet with the legislators at our annual Day at the Capitol but there is also an opportunity to attend the California Unified Program Agencies Conference in Burlingame early next year. This is not just a place for members to learn about regulatory compliance from government officials, it provides the ability for CFCA members to meet and discuss issues with key decision makers and their local regulators. CFCA members and staff have attended in years past and found it incredibly valuable to meet with these regulators outside of inspection and rulemaking situations.
February 3-6, 2020
Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport
1333 Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, CA 94010
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Oil prices topped $70 a barrel Monday for the first time in over three months thanks to the latest mess in the Middle East. Higher prices at the gas pump seem sure to follow.
And if you're like me, you'll probably ask yourself: Why is it that gas prices always seem to go up really fast whenever there's turmoil in the oil market and come down again really, really slowly?
"It isn't just a perception," said Lea-Rachel Kosnik, an energy economist at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. "There is some evidence that gas prices rise faster than they fall."
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A state agency is taking aim at banning, or seriously regulating gas leaf blowers, something that parts of the mid-Peninsula has already been working on.
Burlingame, Los Altos and Palo Alto all have full or partial bans on leaf blowers. But they did it to reduce noise. The California Air Resources Board is taking on leaf blowers and lawn mowers to reduce greenhouse gases.
In 1991, Los Altos established a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers to limit noise. Electric leaf blowers have been the only type of leaf-blowers allowed in the town over the past 28 years. In January 2014, 11 people were cited on one day for using gas leaf blowers, a citation costs $100 in that town.
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A group of mayors and elected officials from around Alameda County plan to gather next week to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to phase out the burning and production of fossil fuels in California.
Newsom's recent regulations on fracking and partial ban on steam-injection oil drilling are first steps, the officials said in a news release.
At a press conference planned Wednesday, the group will ask the governor enact a comprehensive climate plan to eliminate fossil fuel burning and in California altogether.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed an amicus brief in a climate change lawsuit against major oil companies. The filing from a coalition of 13 attorneys general is in support of the State of Rhode Island in its lawsuit against Shell Oil et al.
In the case, the State of Rhode Island is seeking to hold the oil companies accountable for their actions contributing to climate change and the resulting harms from sea-level rise, changes to the hydrologic cycle, and increased air and ocean temperatures.
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Just hours before California's new gig-work law, AB5, is set to take effect, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state from enforcing it upon truck drivers.
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, in a five-page order on New Year's Eve, discussed the California Trucking Association's contention that AB5 was preempted by a 1994 federal statute that prohibits states from making laws that affect the price, route or service of freight-hauling motor carriers.
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