NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs        Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 30, 2009
Release #09-115        CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC Grants One Year Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements for
Certain Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted
unanimously (2-0) to issue a one year stay of enforcement for certain
testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers
of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years
old and younger. These requirements are part of the Consumer Product
Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which added certification and testing
requirements for all products subject to CPSC standards or bans.
Significant to makers of children’s products, the vote by the Commission Continue Reading »

Scott Hauge, President of Small Business California sent the following announcement:

One of the members of Small Business California told me how important the economic stimulus package was to his business. I asked him why only 12% of small businesses in a recent survey said it was not important. His comment to me was that small businesses didn’t know about it. He suggested I send out on my email tree information about it and that all of you that have email trees send it out to their list. Mark Herbert in Speaker Pelosi’s office said the Speaker is very interested in making sure small businesses were aware of the stimulus package and has put together the information below.
Small Business California is putting together its legislative agenda. We will be sponsoring or cosponsoring three bills this year and taking positions on 15 to 20 bills. You can see the bills we are following by going to our website at www.smallbusinesscalifornia.org
Are there any bills that you are aware of that are important to you? I know many of you have indicated Ma’s sick leave bill is a real problem and while we have not taken a position at this point I would expect we will oppose and testify against it.
Scott Hauge
President
Small Business California
2311 Taraval Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
shauge@cal-insure.com
415-680-2188

Dear Friends:

As you know Congress, under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi, passed an economic stimulus package earlier this year that will inject billions of dollars back into our faltering economy. Below is some information that I hope will be helpful to you and your small business. Continue Reading »

Thanks to Tim Chapman for providing a scan of this document: Important Information on Storefront Uses, Appearances, and UpKeep which was distributed by David Ralston at the Dimond Merchant Association’s Meet and Greet.