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HR professionals won't want to miss the NACS Human Resources (HR) Forum on March 6-8 at the Jack Guenther Pavilion at the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio.

This event helps the HR community connect and grow together. The program educates those who work in human resources at convenience and fuel retailing companies through interactive presentations, essential data and up-to-date standards in the key HR categories of compensation, turnover and benefits,and case studies. For three days, attendees learn about vital topics, new ideas and form valuable relationships with industry peers.

The Argus California Carbon and LCFS Summit has been rescheduled to March 19-21, 2018. Join Argus at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay for this can't miss event. CIOMA members receive a 15% discount on registration rates for this event.

Chug on down to the California Oil Museum starting Saturday December 2nd for the Grand Opening of our newest exhibit 'Full Steam Ahead!'. From December 2nd to February 25th, immerse yourself in Southern Pacific rail line memorabilia.

Come aboard to experience the earliest stages of the rail line depots from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles. Read about personal accounts, railroad lanterns, steam engines, and traveling hobos!

By most measures, California has earned the right to brag about how much it has cleaned up its environmental act. The air in much of smog-shrouded Southern California has been scrubbed. A passenger car for sale here today is 99 percent cleaner than one on offer in the early 1970s. The fossil fuels required to power the state’s economic engine have decreased by a third since their peak in 2001, while economic activity has expanded in that time by an equal measure.

General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra has made a bold promise to investors that the Detroit automaker will make money selling electric cars by 2021.

Senior U.S. government officials held talks in recent weeks with California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) to discuss the goal of maintaining one set of national requirements for automakers, a move that will determine the fate of vehicle emissions rules.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis was sworn in today as the newest member of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board.

The California Independent Oil Marketers Association (CIOMA) is proud to announce its partnership with In our Backyard™ (IOB) through their flagship program Convenience Stores Against Trafficking (CSAT).

Over the past few weeks, CIOMA has sent its 2018 dues renewals. This year, we are excited to unveil our brand new, online membership portal which will allow CIOMA members to renew their annual dues all online.

Your company's primary contact will have received a message detailing how you can access our "Members Only" page to pay your dues online. Be sure to double check your spam folders, as messages from new senders may sometimes be flagged.

If for any reason you have not received a message from CIOMA regarding your 2018 dues, or if you have any questions, contact James Allison at james@cioma.com.

"Let's Be Real San Francisco" is looking to fight the San Francisco flavored tobacco ban, but they need your help.

Donald Joseph Layton, 83, of Redlands, California, passed away January 3, 2018 from natural causes.
Don was born May 13, 1934 in Jersey City, New Jersey, to John Henry and Myrendia (Hendrickson) Layton. His siblings, who all predeceased him, were John (Myles) Layton, Walter J. Layton and Viola Shields.