Building Upon Current Activities and Capabilities to Develop a Bay Area Disaster Recovery Action Plan In partnership with the Bay Area public, private sector and non-profit organizations, regional agencies and associations, ABAG is spearheading the development of a Bay Area Regional Disaster Resilience Action Plan Initiative focusing on recovery and restoration after major disasters and […]
Continue ReadingBy Sean MaherOakland Tribune Posted: 08/02/2011 05:48:53 PM PDT OAKLAND — Scores of local airport construction workers either laid off or on furlough hoped to go back to work after Congress agreed on a debt ceiling deal Tuesday but were crushed to find no end to a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. Though air […]
Continue ReadingBipartisan Debt Deal: A Win for the Economy and Budget Discipline Removes the cloud of uncertainty over our economy at this critical time, by ensuring that no one will be able to use the threat of the nation’s first default now, or in only a few months, for political gain; Locks in a down payment […]
Continue ReadingTopics in this week’s update: Debt Limit Stalemate Appropriations and Transportation Reauthorization New Transportation Bond Cybersecurity Legislation Impact of EPA Regulations on Power Desalination Act of 2011 Senate Hearings House Hearings Read the latest newsletter on the ENS website or download it now as a PDF.
Continue ReadingTopics in this week’s update: Debt Debate Continues Nomination Hearing in Senate Water Infrastructure Act Bipartisan Highway Bill Infrastructure Bank Proposals Interior Environment Appropriations Bill Senate Hearings House Hearings Read the latest newsletter on the ENS website or download it now as a PDF.
Continue ReadingBy Francisco J. Sanchez, My Word, Oakland Tribune, © Copyright 2011, Bay Area News Group EARLIER THIS WEEK, I joined several members of Oakland’s business community to announce a partnership between the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) and the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), designed to help local small and medium-sized enterprises in […]
Continue ReadingDownload a PDF of the July, 2011 issue of the Army Corps Delta News at: http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/projects/civil/Delta/News.html. Topics in this Issue Delta Islands & Levees Feasibility Study CALFED Levee Stability Program Delta Long Term Management Strategy Lower San Joaquin Feasibility Study SF Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvement Project Sacramento River Deep […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco — A newly built trail and boardwalk on the southern edge of the Presidio is as much a window into San Francisco’s maritime history as it is a path through restored sand dunes and coastal habitat. The quarter-mile combination pathway and elevated wooden walkway was finished this month, allowing visitors and bird-watchers to […]
Continue ReadingSHANGHAI — China’s biggest heavy machinery maker wrapped up work Monday on the new, tougher east span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, hoping success with the $6.3 billion project will help it clinch more overseas contracts. California’s Department of Transportation chose Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries to fabricate the steel girders and tower meant to […]
Continue ReadingAlmost 500,000 people could crowd onto the shores of San Francisco and Marin to watch sailboats whiz past Alcatraz in a race for the America’s Cup, according to the first complete look at the unique benefits – and headaches – the event will bring to the city. The draft environmental impact report, released Monday, is […]
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