{"id":4199,"date":"2025-01-08T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sf\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:42:11","slug":"first-asce-newsletter-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sf\/first-asce-newsletter-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"First ASCE Newsletter of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"preheader\" style=\"color: transparent; display: none; font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; max-height: 0px; max-width: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden;\"><span data-entity-ref=\"preheader\">January Newsletter<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"tracking-image\" style=\"color: transparent; display: none; font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; max-height: 0px; max-width: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u5x9ssjab.cc.rs6.net\/on.jsp?ca=32063751-cecc-40e8-944e-dcd709096360&#038;a=1109799034836&#038;c=d0270248-b8a0-11ef-9918-fa163e2d97d4&#038;ch=d027aa86-b8a0-11ef-9918-fa163e2d97d4\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"shell\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: #E6E6E6;\">\n<table class=\"shell_panel-row\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background: #E6E6E6 url('');\" bgcolor=\"#E6E6E6\" background=\"\">\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"shell_panel-cell\" style=\"background-color: #cccccc;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<table class=\"shell_width-row scale\" style=\"width: 640px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"shell_width-cell\" style=\"padding: 15px 10px;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"shell_content-row\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"shell_content-cell\" style=\"background-color: #f5b1aa; 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word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">January Newsletter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout layout--1-column\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column--1 scale stack\" style=\"width: 100%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Volume 14, Issue 3, January 2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout layout--3-column\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column--1 scale stack\" style=\"width: 40%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 0px 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;\">In This Issue&#xa0;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">January Luncheon<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Christmas Tree Lane Recap<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Toys for Tots A Success<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Joke Corner<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column--2 scale stack\" style=\"width: 13.333333333333334%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;\">Page<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column--3 scale stack\" style=\"width: 46.666666666666664%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"image image--padding-vertical image--mobile-scale image--mobile-center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"image_container content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 0px;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"image_container-caption text\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell\" style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;\" align=\"center\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-image-content class=\"image_content\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/4df5d256201\/82458739-56c3-4807-9391-0ef4bdf98aed.jpg\" alt=\"\">  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout layout--1-column\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column--1 scale stack\" style=\"width: 100%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"text text--heading text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #717A80; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: rgb(49, 95, 195);\">High Speed Rail Update at the January 16th Luncheon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">We&#8217;re looking forward to hearing Garth Fernandez speak at our upcoming luncheon. Garth is the Central Valley Regional Director for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. He will be highlighting the construction progress of the project, funding, current construction within the City of Fresno, safety improvements and projected milestones. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"ql-cursor\">&#xfeff;<\/span>To register for this month&#8217;s luncheon click on the link:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u5x9ssjab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001YdcszUbYlgf7_VY7K4OEsnC5vGnLQwA4fbMRfwdTGhwwnG95V9Sdp4NU2SJpTo9pB5-jZwFbabjrVMJ-_HpWWpUuBPFlMkpwcnULKvXpl00Z8xgmqQLqVJEI1iLhwgxUIimW6cVaa0XNrvZ74EqeNpTjSkWEo2nYPC4sC-z4INH-5noOPH0pWoCtq2ahoUynPZWaLBk7K6LK80_b_ig3CGhjG6uglTBVWp51vGipFQZndrTPUxjhAR3X82jmzTzPX2CevBJB31gdbOIGgVmjyySeZdbG3h9tFbSHwbhKHun2I_HD4uXAw0n-GwfCTphw5tS7pqlkvn0SAZm_1-uWPA==&#038;c=IuvMxZn0CAcIMBO6Zy3R9d5DcAZ795gIArFOQ4ZPsWN4CYRtIXp14w==&#038;ch=pptkwfIjR-pFDC1-9E_fYMhfQ0nIhAzOhWmsE4dOFMbc_8z4nJyMwg==\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #48A199; text-decoration: underline;\">ASCE Luncheon -January 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"image image--padding-vertical image--mobile-scale image--mobile-center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"image_container content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"image_container-caption text\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell\" style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;\" align=\"center\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-image-content class=\"image_content\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/4df5d256201\/df7ab09d-8511-43e0-9773-a4d44b9c2cc4.jpg\" alt=\"\">  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 48px; color: rgb(40, 79, 161); font-weight: bold;\">Fresno Branch ASCE<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 48px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Quote of the Month<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: rgb(156, 38, 38); font-weight: bold;\">On Mercury a day lasts 1,408 hours. Just like every Monday does on earth&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right; margin: 0;\" align=\"right\">Page 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"image image--padding-vertical image--mobile-scale image--mobile-center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"image_container content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"image_container-caption text\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell\" style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;\" align=\"center\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-image-content class=\"image_content\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/PT13966\/CustomDivider.png\" alt=\"\">  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; color: rgb(233, 76, 58); font-weight: bold;\">Christmas Tree Lane Walk Was Fun For All<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Wow! What a fun time we had walking Christmas Tree Lane on December 3rd (a &#8220;walk only&#8221; night). It has been years since I&#8217;ve seen the Lane and it&#8217;s stunning with all the lights and decorations&#8230;even some live singing here and there. The biggest light display by far was at the home of Dean Alexander, a principal at Krazan &amp; Associates. It was a fun time and something we will have to repeat next year. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout layout--1-column\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column--1 scale stack\" style=\"width: 100%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"image image--padding-vertical image--mobile-scale image--mobile-center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"image_container content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"image_container-caption text\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell\" style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;\" align=\"center\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-image-content class=\"image_content\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/4df5d256201\/17268ba7-14a7-4141-a23d-d93e524cdf0b.jpg\" alt=\"\">  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; color: rgb(233, 76, 58); font-weight: bold;\">Annual Toys for Tots Drive<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout layout--1-column\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column--1 scale stack\" style=\"width: 100%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 14px;\">The Fresno YMF has been doing this toy drive for a couple decades. It was another successful year distributing boxes to local engineering companies and collecting them in December. They also held a beer event with one free beer if members brought a toy to donate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout layout--1-column\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column--1 scale stack\" style=\"width: 100%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"text text--padding-vertical\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal\" style=\"text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #403F42; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right; margin: 0;\" align=\"right\">Page 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"layout layout--1-column\" style=\"background-color: #f5b1aa; 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