BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210316T153000Z DTEND:20210316T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Water and Environment Task Force DESCRIPTION:Join the EBLC's Water and Environment Task Force for a discussion with Pablo Garza\, Chief Consultant to the California State Assembly Water\, Parks and Wildlife Committee. We will discuss the role of committees in the law-making process and look at some of the proposed legislation making its way to the Assembly Water\, Parks and Wildlife Committee this year. This is a great opportunity to learn about water and environment bills and our state legislative process.\n\n\n\nAbout our Speaker:\n\n\n\nPablo has more than 17 years' experience working in and around the California State Legislature. He is currently the Chief Consultant for the Committee on Water\, Parks\, and Wildlife. This role marks a return to the State Assembly where he began his career in public policy. As Chief Consultant to the Committee\, he oversees the analysis of legislation in the Committee's jurisdiction\, works with the Committee members and staff to identify relevant policy issues for further investigation through informational/oversight hearings\, and advises the Chair of the Committee on policy issues related to the Committee's jurisdiction.\n\n\n\nPrior to becoming the Chief Consultant\, Pablo advocated on natural resource and water policy issues on behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) as Political Director for its California Ecosystems Program and\, before that\, as the Associate Director\, State Policy & External Affairs for the Nature Conservancy (TNC). \n\n\n\nPablo is a California native and grew up in Orange County. He attended UC Davis where he earned a B.A. in English. After college\, he worked various jobs in Southern California and traveled around Mexico. He then went to UCLA where he completed an M.A. in Latin American Studies. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join the EBLC&rsquo\;s Water and Environment Task Force for a discussion with Pablo Garza\, Chief Consultant to the California State Assembly Water\, Parks and Wildlife Committee. We will discuss the role of committees in the law-making process and look at some of the proposed legislation making its way to the Assembly Water\, Parks and Wildlife Committee this year. This is a great opportunity to learn about water and environment bills and our state legislative process.
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\nPablo has more than 17 years&rsquo\; experience working in and around the California State Legislature. \; He is currently the Chief Consultant for the Committee on Water\, Parks\, and Wildlife. \; This role marks a return to the State Assembly where he began his career in public policy. As Chief Consultant to the Committee\, he oversees the analysis of legislation in the Committee&rsquo\;s jurisdiction\, works with the Committee members and staff to identify relevant policy issues for further investigation through informational/oversight hearings\, and advises the Chair of the Committee on policy issues related to the Committee&rsquo\;s jurisdiction.
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\nPrior to becoming the Chief Consultant\, Pablo advocated on natural resource and water policy issues on behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) as Political Director for its California Ecosystems Program and\, before that\, as the Associate Director\, State Policy &\; External Affairs for the Nature Conservancy (TNC). \;
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\nPablo is a California native and grew up in Orange County.  \;He \;attended \;UC Davis where he earned a B.A. in English. \; After college\, he worked various jobs in Southern California and traveled around Mexico. \; He then went to UCLA \;where he completed an M.A. in Latin American Studies. LOCATION:Join Zoom Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87343462197?pwd=OXFYLzZjaXRHV0wvcS95dmxJdG1Ndz09 ID: 873 4346 2197 Passcode: 125521 Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 UID:e.9237.1441 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T114833Z URL:https://members.eastbayleadershipcouncil.com/events/details/water-task-force-meeting-03-16-2021-1441 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR