Angeles Chapter outings leaders who need to renew their Standard First Aid Instruction will have two opportunities for training. Those who need certification with a card provided by the American Heart Assn. can register for sessions:

9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, December 15

Classes will be held at:

Reseda Neighborhood Council Community Space

18118 Sherman Way 

Reseda, Calif. 91335

The housing crisis is one of the most important challenges facing California today. The dramatic loss of state funding for affordable housing, the high cost of land, and zoning that restricts residential density are just a few of the factors that have exacerbated the problem. 

As job growth continues to exceed housing growth, workers must live further from work resulting in unreasonable commute distances. This paper outlines the factors that have led to the housing crisis and its effects on California’s population and economy. 

Throwing away food is a terrible waste. Consider that a fifth of America's fresh water is wasted on crops that go directly to landfills. Worse yet, food waste that goes into landfills creates other problems too, such as millions of tons of greenhouse gases. 

Attacks on the Clean Water Act, attempts to reduce automobile fuel standards, efforts to roll back environmental regulations put in place to protect our land, our people, and our wildlife … these are actions we have seen since January 2017.  Wait there are more, such as selling off public lands to fossil fuel interests, cutting the size of national monuments, crippling the Endangered Species Act.  What can an individual do to counter the onslaught? We all have one very powerful tool at our disposal: We can exercise our right to vote. 

This year’s fires in California have been overwhelming.

It seems that nobody in the state has been left untouched.

There have been a lot of cheers on the several bills in Sacramento on reducing plastic pollution. Among them is California Asembly Bill 2379, which tackles a big but little-known problem. The bill requires clothing made from fabric that is composed of more than 50% synthetic material with a warning in the label that would say: “This garment sheds plastic microfibers when washed, which contributes to marine plastic pollution.” Unfortunately the bill became inactive.

The Sierra Club is changing its requirements for first aid certification for Outings Leaders. The date shown on your certification will become the basis for the official expiration date for your first aid certification. Your certification must be current for at least 2 years.