Comments on: Gav For Guv Short On Transportation Essentials http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/04/24/gav-for-guv-short-on-transportation-essentials/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charlie Peters http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/04/24/gav-for-guv-short-on-transportation-essentials/comment-page-1/#comment-539684 Charlie Peters Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:29:01 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2058#comment-539684 What percentage of clean piped cars would pass a Smog Check? What percentage of cars not clean piped would pass a Smog Check? What percentage of cars that fail a Smog Check and receive a pass after repairs would pass another Smog Check? What percentage of cars that fail a Smog Check are repaired by auto repair dealers for pay are not Smog Check licensed? Does DCA/BAR Chief Sherry Mehl audit Smog Checks to see if the fault of a failed car is repaired? What percentage of tampered Smog Checks are repaired using CAP funds? What percentage of cars repaired at CAP stations are repaired using CAP funds that do not fail a Smog Check? What percentage of clean piped cars would pass a Smog Check?

What percentage of cars not clean piped would pass a Smog Check?

What percentage of cars that fail a Smog Check and receive a pass after repairs would pass another Smog Check?

What percentage of cars that fail a Smog Check are repaired by auto repair dealers for pay are not Smog Check licensed?

Does DCA/BAR Chief Sherry Mehl audit Smog Checks to see if the fault of a failed car is repaired?

What percentage of tampered Smog Checks are repaired using CAP funds?

What percentage of cars repaired at CAP stations are repaired using CAP funds that do not fail a Smog Check?

]]> By: Charlie Peters http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/04/24/gav-for-guv-short-on-transportation-essentials/comment-page-1/#comment-354521 Charlie Peters Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:30:13 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2058#comment-354521 NO on AB 2289 (Eng) unless amended --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CBS5 TV’s Jeffrey Schaub reports: “30% of the cars in California are over 12 years old but they account for 75% of state’s pollution.” CBS video with Tom Cackette of CARB talking about the smog check program http://cbs5.com/local/smog.check.study.2.1468806.html http://cbs5.com/video/?id=61255 http://cbs5.com/video/?id=62263@kpix.dayport.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If an elected official would request a copy of the Sierra Research SR 2007-04-01 report and all communication about the report from CCEEB, CED, CARB, DCA/BAR, IMRC, Parsons, SGS Testcom & Sierra Research it might help improve performance of Smog Check…. “Sherry Mehl. The report has been modified since 2001. Continually” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvB3em82Lkw Charlie Peters, Clean Air Performance Professionals, March 22, 2010 … CAPP contact: Charlie Peters (510) 537-1796 cappcharlie [at] earthlink.net … www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/18/18645036.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A random ‘Smog Check’ inspection & repair 'secret shopper' audit, ethanol cap and elimination of dual fuel CAFE credit can cut California car impact over 50% in 2010. (Prevent Over 2000 tons per day of sulfur, PM, HC, O3, NOx, CO & CO2.) Improved performance of AB32 at reduced cost. (support H.R. 1207) NO on AB 2289 (Eng) unless amended

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CBS5 TV’s Jeffrey Schaub reports: “30% of the cars in California are over 12 years old but they account for 75% of state’s pollution.” CBS video with Tom Cackette of CARB talking about the smog check program

http://cbs5.com/local/smog.check.study.2.1468806.html

http://cbs5.com/video/?id=61255

http://cbs5.com/video/?id=62263@kpix.dayport.com

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If an elected official would request a copy of the Sierra Research SR 2007-04-01 report and all communication about the report from CCEEB, CED, CARB, DCA/BAR, IMRC, Parsons, SGS Testcom & Sierra Research it might help improve performance of Smog Check…. “Sherry Mehl. The report has been modified since 2001. Continually”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvB3em82Lkw

Charlie Peters, Clean Air Performance Professionals, March 22, 2010 … CAPP contact: Charlie Peters (510) 537-1796 cappcharlie [at] earthlink.net …

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/18/18645036.php

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A random ‘Smog Check’ inspection & repair ‘secret shopper’ audit, ethanol cap and elimination of dual fuel CAFE credit can cut California car impact over 50% in 2010. (Prevent Over 2000 tons per day of sulfur, PM, HC, O3, NOx, CO & CO2.) Improved performance of AB32 at reduced cost. (support H.R. 1207)

]]> By: Charlie Peters http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/04/24/gav-for-guv-short-on-transportation-essentials/comment-page-1/#comment-5477 Charlie Peters Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:57:01 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2058#comment-5477 Should California consider a fee on corn fuel ethanol use? * * Lower price for food, gas, water, beer, cleaner air and funds for the budget from oil profit Should California consider a fee on corn fuel ethanol use?

* * Lower price for food, gas, water, beer, cleaner air and funds for the budget from oil profit

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