Earlier this year, BPC held an Expert Briefing on the Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) and the upcoming dredger fee schedule for 2017-2019. After much collaboration with the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) and the Regional Water Board, the Steering Committee of the RMP approved the dredger fee schedule for 2017-2019. Click here to read the […]
Continue ReadingCan you believe it is already November? This year has been a busy one for Bay Planning Coalition. We have held more events than ever before, increased member involvement with the rapid growth and activity of our member committees, and done much to increase our influence in the region, state and Washington, DC. The […]
Continue ReadingNovember 18, 2016 If you read our blog post from a couple of weeks ago, you learned about some of BPC’s history in the dredging community and how we continue to be the voice of industry in San Francisco Bay. This includes providing the most up to date information on issues such as the movement […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this fall, Bay Planning Coalition’s Board of Directors and Legislative & Policy Committee advised BPC on establishing positions on four critical state and local measures, which voters ultimately voiced their opinion on in last week’s election. We are happy to report that California and Bay Area residents have voted in accordance with all of […]
Continue ReadingAs SFGate reported this week, the Bay Area’s crumbling roads have been ranked as the worst of any urban region in the nation by Washington, D.C.-based transportation research group Think. According to Think’s study, “Bumpy Roads Ahead: America’s Roughest Rides and Strategies to Make our Roads Smoother,” 71% of the roads in the San Francisco […]
Continue ReadingOctober 28, 2016 If you spend some time navigating BPC’s website, you will see that we are involved in many activities related to dredging, water quality, energy and water supply, and transportation issues in the San Francisco Bay region. We have grown to house and facilitate seven Committees: Sustainable Waterfronts, Dredging and Beneficial Reuse, Marinas […]
Continue ReadingBay Planning Coalition’s Expert Briefing: Earthquake Risk & Goods Movement in the Bay Area, held this Tuesday at San Francisco International Airport, featured several key experts from the region’s infrastructure community and a revealing discussion about how goods movement and transportation will be affected following a major earthquake. Click here to see the agenda […]
Continue ReadingMonday, October 17, 2016 This past weekend saw the season’s first storms for the Bay Area. Multiple storms passed through the region, resulting in moderate to heavy rainfall for different parts of the Bay Area from late Thursday to well into Sunday. Some cities, such as Oakland, Concord, and Hayward, received enough rain to exceed […]
Continue ReadingOur annual CEQA Update Expert Briefing took place on Wednesday, October 5, at the Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean office in Oakland. The 4th event of its kind, the CEQA Update is an opportunity to hear from a panel of experts on the topics of legislation and policy developments pertaining to land use in California, […]
Continue ReadingThe Bay Planning Coalition officially opposes Proposition 53 (Voter Approval Requirement for Revenue Bonds over $2 Billion). If passed, Prop 53 would compromise local control of community infrastructure projects, placing some local projects at the mercy of a statewide vote. This means that residents of the Los Angeles area would be voting to approve funding […]
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