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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, was in South San Francisco Friday to announce the introduction of a bill to the U.S. Congress that would spend $1 billion to restore and clean up the San Francisco Bay.

The bill, the San Francisco Bay Improvement Act of 2010, would give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about $100 million annually over a 10-year period to fund projects that would restore the health of the Bay, which has been harmed by pollution, invasive species, and the loss of wetland habitat.

Speier said Congress has spent money on problems with other estuaries, including the Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes and hoped her fellow members of Congress would approve a bill for the Bay Area.

“I never predict whether a bill’s gonna pass, but I don’t introduce a bill without putting every effort to make sure it will end up on the President’s desk,” she said.

The bill was co-sponsored by the Bay Area’s congressional delegation: Anna Eshoo, John Garamendi, Mike Honda, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, Jerry McNerney, George Miller, Pete Stark, Mike Thompson, and Lynn Woolsey. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, was in South San Francisco Friday to announce the introduction of a bill to the U.S. Congress that would spend $1 billion to restore and clean up the San Francisco Bay.

The bill, the San Francisco Bay Improvement Act of 2010, would give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about $100 million annually over a 10-year period to fund projects that would restore the health of the Bay, which has been harmed by pollution, invasive species, and the loss of wetland habitat.

Speier said Congress has spent money on problems with other estuaries, including the Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes and hoped her fellow members of Congress would approve a bill for the Bay Area.

“I never predict whether a bill’s gonna pass, but I don’t introduce a bill without putting every effort to make sure it will end up on the President’s desk,” she said.

The bill was co-sponsored by the Bay Area’s congressional delegation: Anna Eshoo, John Garamendi, Mike Honda, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, Jerry McNerney, George Miller, Pete Stark, Mike Thompson, and Lynn Woolsey…

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Dear Editor,

If the same people who are running the post office are the ones who are going to be in charge of our health care, I can’t wait for the fun to begin.

Several years ago the post office required all bulk mailings to go out with the additional address line “or current resident” along with the regular address. This was done in case the person had moved the article was supposed to then be addressed to the current resident and would reduce returned mail. Of course, these are constantly being returned to us anyway regardless of this delivery order. But if you leave the line off you can be fined!

The newest thing is the change of address. Mailings are being returned to us with a sticker that says, “forwarding order expired” then gives the addressee’s new address. They obviously know where they have moved to, so why don’t they just deliver it? It should be interesting once government is managing health care. I expect similar inefficiencies will rear their ugly heads… only we might die because of it.

- FedUpEditor

Dear friend of AFP,

It’s hard to believe, but 2010 is almost here. AFP California was hard at work in 2009. While the state continues on its track towards fiscal ruin, AFP has become the voice of reason in Sacramento and throughout the state.

As we reflect back on 2009, Americans of Prosperity of California decided to compile a list of the top 12 examples of the lack of common sense in California government. The video we put together displays some of the worst examples of government mismanagement.

It may be frustrating to be reminded of these instances of a complete lack of common sense in our state government, but they should spur us on towards reclaiming the Golden State. In 2010, AFP California will continue our fight to bring common sense to Sacramento.

Watch AFP’s Top 12 List.