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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 5, 2013
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California Trade Report from Beacon Economics- April, 2013

California Trade Report           Beacon Economics releases the California Trade Report each month in collaboration with its International Trade Advisor, Jock O’Connell. The report provides an overview of the state’s latest trade data as released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division. CONTACT: Jock O’Connell 916-716-2251 Oconnell@BeaconEcon.com   Christopher Thornberg 310-739-3286 […]

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Press Release from the Port of Oakland: Port of Oakland Joins California China Trade Mission

P R E S S    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     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
  • onApril 4, 2013
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Port of San Francisco Board of Port Commissioners Meeting Agenda, April 9

Click here to view the Agenda TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013 3:15 P.M. OPEN SESSION PORT COMMISSION HEARING ROOM, SECOND FLOOR FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111                                                                                        

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 4, 2013
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Press Release: Alexis Strauss Selected to Receive 2013 Frank Boerger Award

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                 Contact:  John Coleman, 510-768-8310 Date:  April 4, 2013                                                                                                                                        john@bayplannningcoalition.org                                                                        The Bay Planning Coalition […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 4, 2013
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ACWA eNews for April 3, 2013

  ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Steinberg to Keynote ACWA Conference Opening Breakfast Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) will kick off ACWA’s 2013 Spring Conference & Exhibition with a keynote address at the opening breakfast May 8 in Sacramento. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is set to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 3, 2013
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CEQA Working Group Coalition Notice

Another Example of CEQA Misuse:  Edward II Inn Affordable Housing, San Francisco  From the CEQA Working Group Coalition: Today we’ve released the tenth case study in our weekly series profiling examples of misuses of CEQA: Edward II Inn affordable housing in San Francisco. A nonprofit looked to renovate an existing building to provide up to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 3, 2013
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Release of Draft Plan Bay Area Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

April 2, 2013 Release of Draft Plan Bay Area Environmental Impact Report (EIR)         The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today released for public review and comment a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) as a companion environmental analysis to the Draft Plan Bay Area, which […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 2, 2013
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New Significance Standard for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is Not New Information Triggering Supplemental CEQA Review

A Perkins Coie News Update In an opinion published on March 28, 2013, a California court of appeal answered three questions under the California Environmental Quality Act that the published decisions have not yet addressed:  What is the proper interpretation of the statutory exemption for housing projects that are consistent with a specific plan? How should […]

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