World’s fastest government department
I have found the UK Government department that really deserves recognizing for their speed and efficiency.
My lovely wife and I are planning a wonderful trip to Australia and New Zealand later this year. My UK passport was due to expire in early 2008, but it was advised that we have at least 6 months left on a passport from date of entry into Australia.
So last Monday I sent my application second day air to the British Embassy in Washington DC. Yesterday, I received a phone call from UPS saying I needed to be at home to take delivery of a “sign on delivery” package, on Monday morning. I could not believe, that they had processed my package so fast. So I was expecting a nice (blunt) letter that told me how I had filled in my application wrong, and how to re-apply. I even joked with my lovely wife how amazing it would be if it was actually my completed passport.
Open letter to Governor Schwarzenegger requesting his signature on SB 719 (Machado)
September 14, 2007
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: SB 719 (Machado) – Request for Signature
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
On behalf of the people of the San Joaquin Valley, I respectfully ask for your signature on SB 719 (Machado), a critical piece of air quality legislation for the San Joaquin Valley. SB 719 would expand the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Board to include additional representation from urban areas, rural areas and health experts. This legislation will give more Valley communities a voice in decision-making about the air they breathe while strengthening the local air board’s scientific capacity. Read the rest of this entry »
Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani not doing her job?
So during the run up to the vote on SB 719 those residents of Cathleen Galigiani‘s 17th district were being encouraged to phone Ms Galigiani’s office to ask her to vote yes on SB 719.
I was one of those trying to sway her vote on this matter. I have always supported SB 719 for a variety of reasons, but I was not expecting the Freshman Assemblywoman to do what she did when it came to vote on the issue. Read the rest of this entry »
