The Coast Guard needs your help now. As you know, the Department of Homeland Security has been on a continuing resolution since October, and its current funding runs out Feb. 27. Coast Guard active-duty personnel will continue working without pay during the lapse to ensure our safety on the sea, protection from threats […]
Continue ReadingBiggest Drop Since ’09 Hits U.S. Ports as West Coast Suffers (Bloomberg) by Jeanna Smialek (Bloomberg) — A labor dispute at West Coast ports is dragging on industries from retail to manufacturing, creating a hurdle for the U.S. economic expansion. The union representing about 20,000 members in 29 ports has been locked in contract negotiations since May. […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Feb. 18, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. ACWA Weighs In on Next Steps for Expiring Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Submitted by Emily Allshouse on Wed, 02/18/2015 – 12:55pm With the State Water Resources Control Board considering action to extend the soon-to-expire […]
Continue ReadingPOLITICO By Heather Caygle With help from Kevin Robillard OPEN SEASON ON OPEN SKIES: Congress may not be in town this week but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t any transpo drama – the fight over Open Skies has kicked into overdrive. Kevin has more: “What started as a relative skirmish between American airlines and […]
Continue ReadingPOLITICO By Darius Dixon With help from Alex Guillén and Elana Schor BLAST ROCKS EXXON MOBIL REFINERY, INJURES FOUR: One fireball this week just wasn’t enough. An explosion and fire ripped through a gasoline processing unit at an Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, Calif., yesterday, Reuters reports. In a statement, Exxon Mobil said that all […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Drought Monitor Marketplace.org: In the fight for water, it’s North versus South News 10: NorCal vs SoCal: Battle over Delta water intensifies KCRA: Scientists fly laser-equipped plane to measure Sierra snowpack LAObserved: Uh oh: Yosemite. 8,000 feet. February. No snow Monterey County Now: County water agency fields many complaints about doing too little – and too much Bay City […]
Continue ReadingProp 1 Funding Guidelines in Progress Update your Projects to get onto Priority Project List As you may be aware, Prop 1 is going to be providing tens of millions of dollars of funding for habitat restoration, enhancement and acquisition projects. Over the next few weeks and months, SFBJV partners and staff will be meeting with each […]
Continue ReadingBCDC has given Notice for February 19, 2015 and March 5, 2015 cancelled Commission Meetings. Find information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/2015/0206Supplemental.shtml You may also find information about BCDC Commission meetings at any time on their website at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/cm_mtng.shtml If you have questions or concerns about BCDC activities, please […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s robust expansion continued in 2014 with improving labor market conditions, rising personal incomes, a strong housing sector recovery, and a well-balanced state budget. Nonfarm payrolls in California grew faster than the national average during the last three years, surpassing the state’s pre-Great Recession peak by 194,100 jobs in December 2014. The state added 320,300 […]
Continue Reading2015 Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) Workshop — March 18-20, 2015 The IEP Planning Team invites you to submit abstracts for posters to be presented at the 2015 IEP Workshop. This is a great opportunity for you to share your current research with a diverse group of scientists and managers. The poster reception will be held […]
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