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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 11, 2015
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Transportation News for June 11, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: In safety move, turns onto Market Street to be limited Contra Costa Times: Alameda Point redevelopment plan up for approval Napa Valley Register: Park district establishing Suscol Headwaters Preserve Los Angeles Times: House spending bill could put some bullet train funds at risk   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 6/11/2015 By Jennifer Scholtes, with help from Heather […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 10, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 10, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Watch: Gov. Brown discusses drought with Times publisher Austin Beutner Los Angeles Times: Welcome to Water and Power Associated Press: California lawmaker proposes steep tax for water guzzlers Associated Press: $340 million in California drought-relief money left unspent Los Angeles Times: Gov. Jerry Brown sees California getting through drought Los Angeles Times: Drought and record-breaking heat are bad […]

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  • onJune 10, 2015
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Energy News for June 10, 2015

Fuel Fix: Senate panel report suggests federal exemption to allow crude exports Reuters: Oil, gas industry to return to “operational excellence” Bloomberg: U.S. oil output to hit 43-year high this year, EIA says Wall Street Journal: EPA to unveil climate rules targeting power plants, oil and gas, sources say CNBC: Oil prices jump on US stock draw The Washington Examiner: Consumers […]

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  • onJune 10, 2015
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Transportation News for June 10, 2015

MTC Transportation Headlines San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Free’ Bay Bridge steel for artists will cost toll payers San Francisco Chronicle: Startup’s new idea: Free EV charging for the masses  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Paper license plates cost state $15 million a year in lost revenue Marin Independent Journal: Marin Voice: Trolleys can be Marin’s answer to climate change   POLITICO […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 9, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 9, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Three Sacramento water agencies get breather on drought cutbacks Fresno Bee: Fresno water use plummets 24.8% in May over last year CBS San Francisco: East Bay Residents Appalled By Water Park Construction In Drought Stricken California Dublin Breitbart News: LA Times: Drought ‘Serious, But Hardly a Disaster’ Orange County Register: Sacrifice the bullet train to the water gods […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 9, 2015
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Energy News for June 9, 2015

Rigzone: Oil, gas industry may see M&A surge after delay, analysts say CNBC: Analyst: Each U.S. oil company could be target for M&A The Hill: “Small ball” approach improves tackling of energy issues ABC: G7 meeting: World leaders pledge to act on climate change, phase out fossil fuels by end of century The Hill: Calif issues new air quality rules […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 9, 2015
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Transportation News for June 9, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Appeals court tosses suits challenging climate change plan  San Francisco Chronicle: A gift from the old Bay Bridge bridge to the new  Contra Costa Times: BART Transbay Tube closure planned  Los Angeles Times: Cities in the path of the bullet train say they can’t accept its ‘devastating’ route  Politico: Democrats steer toward highway funding cliff  KRON: BART’s Transbay […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 8, 2015
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Transportation News for June 8, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: There’s a major transbay BART shutdown coming up Contra Costa Times: Donna Gerber and Dan Richard: BART and Contra Costa County: We gave our word Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Without new tax, county on collision course over road spending San Francisco Examiner: SF plans nearly $40M in transit improvements ahead of proposed Warriors arena in Mission […]

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  • onJune 8, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 8, 2015

Los Angeles Times: California water losses ‘huge,’ new thinking required on drought, panel says Associated Press: Californians discover that gray water is the new gold  Los Angeles TImes: California’s congressional delegation can’t agree on response to drought Sacramento Bee: Imperiled fish add to California’s drought stress Bloomberg: California Governor Jerry Brown cuts back on showers as drought worsens Daily Democrat: California […]

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