California State Assemblymember Ira Ruskin

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Capitol Office
State Capitol
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0021
(916) 319 - 2021
(916) 319 - 2121 Fax

District Office
5050 El Camino Real
Suite 117
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 691-2121
(650) 691-2120 fax

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Going Green! Assembly Democrats Push "Green" Legislation Package

(Sacramento) – Assembly Democrats have introduced a package of legislation designed to improve the state’s environment while at the same time boosting the growing market for “green-collar” jobs. As we learn in this Assembly Web Report, Democrats in the California Assembly want California to again lead the nation – this time by getting out in front with a comprehensive strategy to spur green business and advance green collar jobs for Californians in everything from high tech work in the lab, to installing one of our million solar roofs to weatherizing homes and businesses.

Assemblymember Ira Ruskin Named Legislator of the Year by the NAACP - San Jose/Silicon Valley Chapter

SAN JOSE – Assemblymember Ira Ruskin has been named the Legislator of the Year by the San Jose/Silicon Valley chapter of the NAACP. The award is given to a legislator who has demonstrated a long and superior commitment to civil rights, social justice, and equality for all. Assemblymember Ruskin will be presented with the award at the 56th Annual Freedom and Friendship Banquet on April 12, 2008 in San Jose.

“I am deeply honored by this award. The NAACP is a prestigious organization that I have always admired. To be recognized as Legislator of the Year is a strong affirmation of the work I have been doing to represent my district in Sacramento,” Assemblymember Ruskin said.

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Ruskin Introduces Legislation to Reduce Mercury Pollution

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ira Ruskin has introduced legislation to curb the release of mercury into the environment from old thermostats that are improperly discarded. Sponsored by the Sierra Club of California and the California Product Stewardship Council, Assembly Bill 2347 requires manufacturers of thermostats to establish mercury recycling programs that increase the percentage of mercury thermostats recycled each year.

“It is critical that harmful toxics such as mercury be removed from the waste stream and recycled. There is a serious threat to public health from mercury, and it is time for the companies who have profited from selling these products to take responsibility for their disposal. Mercury pollution has already contaminated the waters of the San Francisco Bay and Bay Area watersheds, and high levels of mercury make many of the fish that swim in these polluted waters unsafe for human consumption. My bill will greatly reduce the amount of mercury from thermostats that is allowed to pollute our environment,” Assemblymember Ruskin said.

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Assemblymember Ruskin's Response to Republicans Failure to Close the Yacht Tax Loophole

SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Ira Ruskin today expressed outrage and disappointment that Republican Assemblymembers refused to support a bill that would have closed a tax loophole on the purchase of yachts and private planes.

The intent of SB 8x3 was to discourage tax avoidance on expensive purchases, such as yachts, through offshore delivery arrangements in which the delivery takes place outside the state's waters and the yacht is berthed for a few months in a foreign country before being brought back to California.

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