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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 30, 2013
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ACWA eNews for May 29, 2013

  ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. State Officials Release Draft of BDCP Fiscal Analysis – $5 Billion Benefit Estimated MILPITAS – State officials released a draft fiscal analysis of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) during a press conference in Silicon Valley Wednesday, revealing estimates that new conveyance facilities […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 29, 2013
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Message from the California Natural Resources Agency

    California Natural Resources Agency News Alert  May 29, 2013           Remaining Administrative Draft BDCP Chapters Released for Public Review   Today, the California Natural Resources Agency released the remaining chapters of the Administrative Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) to the public. The release of Chapters 8-12 and the availability […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 28, 2013
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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online, May 28, 2013

    MAY 2013 Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION May 2013 Issue   Cruise Ship Surge Study   By Scott Fenical   Port Canaveral’s central location on Florida’s Atlantic coast offers access to major markets for products such as petroleum, cement, citrus fruit and juices, gypsum board and newsprint, as well as autos, trucks and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 28, 2013
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From the Contra Costa Times: “The Golden State’s Golden Opportunity,” by Rep. John Garamendi and Rear Adm. Thomas Cropper

http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_23309257/guest-commentary-golden-states-golden-opportunity-look-west The Golden State’s golden opportunity By Rear Adm. Thomas Cropper and Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.)   “Go West young man, go West.” These words by author Horace Greeley in the mid-1800s helped spur the American westward movement that ultimately created the state of California. Tomorrow marks National Maritime Day, and Greeley’s words resonate all […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 28, 2013
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Wells Fargo Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary, May 23, 2013

Bernanke Indicates No Easing Up on the QE Gas Pedal · FOMC Chairman Bernanke gave no indication of scaling back asset purchases in his testimony this week and continued to emphasize weakness in the labor market and low inflation. · The housing market’s recovery marches on, with sales activity increasing in April. Rising inventories for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 28, 2013
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California Institute for Federal Policy Research Capitol Hill Bulletin, May 23, 2013

  California Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 20, Bulletin 15 – May 23, 2013[online/pdf] To expand communications between Washington and California, the California Institute provides periodic bulletins regarding current activity on Capitol Hill that affects our state.  Bulletins are published weekly during sessions of Congress, and occasionally during other periods.  To subscribe to the Bulletin or […]

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Port of Oakland Announces New Executive Director

P R E S S    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2013     Media Contact: Robert Bernardo, Communications Manager Port of Oakland 510-627-1401 rbernardo@portoakland.com  Marilyn Sandifur, Port Spokesperson Port of Oakland 510-627-1193 msandifur@portoakland.com   Stay Connected with the Port of Oakland, Your Port, Your Partner.      www.portofoakland.com           […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 28, 2013
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A Message from the CEQA Working Group

   Another Example of CEQA Misuse:  North Beach Library, San Francisco A message from the CEQA Working Group: Today we’ve released the thirteenth case study in our weekly series profiling examples of misuses of CEQA: the North Beach Public Library Reconstruction. In this case, a special interest group used CEQA in an attempt to block […]

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