The Port of Redwood City (Port) hosted a community ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly completed public fishing pier Thursday, March 3. The new pier replaces an old wooden pier built in the 1960s and includes sleek wire cables for optimal waterfront viewing, interpretational signage highlighting local fish species, ADA improvements and peek-a-boo decking to […]
Continue ReadingThe California coast offers significant potential for offshore wind development that can help the state reach its renewable energy goals. Developers of wind energy projects located off the California coast will face a number of regulatory challenges, including extensive environmental review, federal and state permitting, and interconnection to the electric grid. Read More Here
Continue ReadingCheck out our February newsletter for an update on what Bay Planning Coalition committees and staff are working on!
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) today announced that it has been awarded $3.4 million by the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to build a zero-emission, electric ferry to connect San Francisco’s growing Treasure Island and Mission Bay neighborhoods. “With this new funding, WETA will be able to […]
Continue ReadingUS EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have proposed new Clean Water Act regulations defining “navigable waters” (aka “waters of the United States” or WOTUS), the fourth such set of new regulations in seven years. This proposal returns to the framework of long-standing regulations dating to 1986, but with important limits on the “other […]
Continue ReadingAt the Port of Redwood City, we are starting the new year full of optimism and excitement. Whether you are familiar or new to the Currents newsletter, we are glad to have you on board! The monthly Currents newsletter provides up-to-date information on Port operations, tenants, events and more. This month, we are spotlighting the […]
Continue ReadingHouse Passes Massive China Competition Legislation with International Climate Focus and Education Priorities Included Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed the America Competes Act (H.R. 4521), a bill that seeks to increase the nation’s competitiveness with China, advance U.S. semiconductor manufacturing capacity, which are essential components in technology products, high tech, and basic research needs. […]
Continue ReadingSpare the Air and Burn Ban Alerts have been issued for Friday and Saturday throughout the Bay Area EBMUD is a member of the BAAQMD Spare the Air Employer Program BAAQMD has advised today and tomorrow’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy due to increased pollution. Smoke from numerous wildfires is currently impacting air quality throughout the Bay Area. It is illegal for Bay Area residents and businesses to burn wood or manufactured fire […]
Continue ReadingHouse Reaches Agreement to Vote on Infrastructure LegislationHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi reached an agreement with centrist Democrats on how to move forward on a vote to approve the Senate-passed infrastructure bill, H.R. 3684. The ten centrist Members threatened to vote against the budget resolution if a vote on the infrastructure bill was not scheduled, upending […]
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