CFCA would like to welcome:
iRely, LLC
Optic Fuel Clean of CA, Inc.
Beginning yesterday, February 12th, Jordan comes to CFCA to fill the all too necessary seat at our front desk.
Jordan will serve the key role, welcoming visitors and assisting in key areas from database management to office administration.
We welcome Jordan to the CFCA team and wish her the best of luck as we continue the start of this promising 2020!
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Last week, CFCA Director of Policy Sam Bayless and resident industry cognoscente, Ed Ward, attended the CUPA Conference in Burlingame, CA.
After a week meeting with regulatory experts and authorities, they gained valuable insights into what we can expect in 2020 and beyond, along with connections to a vital wealth of information.
Look forward to the coming updates from CFCA!
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On Tuesday, CFCA hosted a fundraising dinner for California State Assemblymember Jim Cooper. Asm. Cooper has long been an ally of our industry and small business as a whole, and CFCA is very proud to help support his upcoming reelection effort.
If you'd like to donate to our PAC to help support candidates in your area, click the link below.
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Last week, CFCA staff held a retreat in Plymouth, CA to work on team strengths and map out our strategy for 2020 to take CFCA to the next level.
After a successful strategy session, CFCA brought in Hernani Alves, CEO of Balanced IQ, to help the CFCA team identify our strengths and how to maximize our cohesion as a unit to serve CFCA's members and our industry!
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"Whether it’s outside, inside, underground or in the cloud, Gilbarco has the solution for your site’s needs. Our systems and solutions are designed and tested to work together seamlessly to deliver the lowest cost of ownership and best integration possible. Since 1865, Gilbarco has manufactured the world’s leading fueling and convenience store equipment and technology. Our products are time-tested and future-approved.
We make the world go. The Gilbarco Veeder-Root footprint touches all corners of the Earth as we meet the needs of customers worldwide. Gilbarco was born in America but began to grow beyond its borders in the 1950’s. Since then, we’ve expanded throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Latin America."
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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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Keep an eye out in the coming days!
Application submission for the CIOMA Memorial Scholarship Fund will soon be open! Open to CFCA member families, the scholarship is publicly supported by generous contributions from CFCA members, their communities, and those who share an interest or affiliation with the fuel distributor and convenience store industries.
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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Congress is currently working on two critical issues that could greatly impact the convenience and fuel retailing industry-electric vehicles and consumer data security. Proposals regarding these matters are at a pivotal point in the legislative process, and your participation in NACS Day on the Hill will help influence the outcome.
The Day on the Hill hotel block closes February 14. If you still need to register and make travel plans, we encourage you to do so soon, as space is limited. Contact Margaret Hardin at mhardin@convenience.org or 703.518.4292 with questions.
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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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A study commissioned by the California Fuels & Convenience Alliance recently reported that one year into San Francisco’s flavored vape and tobacco ban, the city has lost $17 million in sales, $2.2 million in wages, and $2.06 million in local tax revenue as a direct result of the ban, along with the loss of 81 jobs.
In June of 2018, voters in San Francisco passed a proposition banning the sale of flavored tobacco and vape products. A year into the ban, CFCA commissioned a study of the economic impact the ban. While city staff originally reported there would be minimal economic impact, the study shows the extent of impact, not only on stores and employees, but on city tax revenue, as well.
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When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed budget, he reaffirmed a deeply held belief that some of California's best work happens at the regional scale. We are, he said, "many parts but one body," and laid out proposals for major investments in regional economic development and inland California.
This commitment goes beyond the budget to the day-to-day operations of state government. A year ago, the governor tasked the two of us to launch Regions Rise Together, an ongoing initiative to better connect state government to all of the diverse regions across the state.
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Authorities investigated an event that led to flaring and evacuations Monday morning at the Chevron Refinery, according to a report from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
According to the report, authorities were contacted just before 4:45 a.m. that the refinery was having a flaring event because of a "process upset" that happened in one of the refinery units. The report also stated that fewer than 100 people were evacuated as a precaution.
The report later states that authorities were investigating the release of an unknown amount of hydrogen sulfide into the air.
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The Sacramento Jazz Cooperative is a struggling nonprofit, operating on a shoestring budget during its three-year history as it presents Monday night concerts at the Dante Club. Now it has another problem on its hands - a controversial California labor law that requires it to hire musicians as employees.
Since Jan. 1, the jazz co-op has had to contribute to musicians' Social Security and Medicare, while withholding payroll taxes from their checks. Founder Carolyne Swayze said the law is proving costly to the co-op and threatens its viability, potentially hurting musicians.
"I'm not sure if we can hang in there," she said. "It might be different if we were in Chicago or LA or New York."
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The California Air Resources Board on Friday clarified its regulations concerning prices for Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits, which have seen a steep increase in recent weeks.
In a Frequently Asked Questions document released Friday, CARB said its recent amendment that places a "hard cap" on LCFS credit prices is not scheduled to go into effect until July 1.
Any LCFS transfers posted to CARB's reporting system after the effective date must be priced below the hard cap, CARB said. Any LCFS transfers posted before the effective date can exceed the cap.
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