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Press Conference and Visual Media Opportunity: Federal Recovery Act Dollars Create Hundreds of Bay Area Jobs

Release Date: 10/13/2009
Contact Information: Mary Simms, (415) 760-5419, [email protected]

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control will hold a press conference on Thursday October 15^th to announce nearly $5 million for new Brownfields projects in California. Regular and Recovery Act (Stimulus) funding in the Bay Area will help assess, cleanup and revitalize three former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties into vital, functioning parts of the San Francisco community. These projects are anticipated to create nearly 500 jobs in the Bay Area.


WHERE: 2235 Third St., San Francisco. The press conference will be held along the city’s central waterfront where construction is underway at the site of one of the projects.

WHEN: Thursday, Oct 15^th, 10:45 a.m. - Media check in
Press conference begins at 11:00 a.m. followed by:

· Informal Q & A session with key officials
· Photo opportunity of active remediation of the site while environmental contractors use heavy equipment to excavate lead contamination.

PLEASE RSVP: Accredited members of the media who would like to attend should email [email protected] or [email protected]. Please include your name, title, contact information and media affiliation. Upon request, advance embargoed copies of the electronic media kit will be sent out 1 day prior to the press conference.


MEDIA CONTACTS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mary Simms, (415) 760-5419, [email protected]
Dept. of Toxic Substances Control, Wayne Davis, (916) 322-4985, [email protected]
Dept. of Toxic Substances Control, Angela Blanchette, (510) 812-6263, [email protected]
Martin Building Company, Jill Helffenstein, 415-348-4664, [email protected]