Category: Press Releases

  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 27, 2013
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Press Release from the Port of Oakland: Port Joins Farmers to Advocate for Infrastructure Funding

P R E S S    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      Media Contact: Matthew Davis  Government Relations Manager Port of Oakland 510-627-1430 mdavis@portoakland.com  Tracy Taylor Grondine Media Relations Director American Farm Bureau Federation 202-406-3642 tracyg@fb.org    Stay Connected with the Port of Oakland, Your Port, Your Partner.      www.portofoakland.com       […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 27, 2013
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Concerns Over Austerity Budgets Drive Discussion at Maritime Roundtable Meeting Hosted by Garamendi

Bay Planning Coalition President Scott Warner represented the interests of BPC and its members at Tuesday’s roundtable with Congressman Garamendi, and look forward to working with the Congressman and partners on the issues outlined below.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2013   Contact:          Donald Lathbury (202) 570-3178 donald.lathbury@mail.house.gov                         Matthew Kravitz (202) 731-3017 matthew.kravitz@mail.house.gov […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 23, 2013
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Press Release: Bay Planning Coalition Endorses “Yes on B”

YES ON PROP. B For Immediate Release September 18, 2013 Contact: David Beltran Phone: 415-398-4700 Email: david@openupthewaterfront.org Website: www.openupthewaterfront.org BAY PLANNING COALITION ENDORSES YES ON B  Bay Planning Coalition is a leader in building coalitions and consensus around smart planning to address issues facing San Francisco and the Bay San Francisco, CA – The Bay […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2013
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Navy League Establishes Washington Navy Yard Survivors Fund

Navy League of the United States Navy League Establishes Washington Navy Yard Survivors Fund ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy League of the United States has established the Washington Navy Yard Survivors Fund to provide financial assistance to those families most affected by the tragic events at the Navy Yard on Sept. 16, 2013. “It is […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 13, 2013
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Schuster to Host Twitter Townhall on WRRDA

For Immediate Release: September 13, 2013 Contact: Jim Billimoria or Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446   Shuster to Host Twitter Townhall on  Water Resources Reform Legislation & Why WRRDA Matters for Jobs, Trade, & Competitiveness   Video Makes the Case for Importance of Ports, Waterways & Infrastructure   Washington, DC – On Tuesday, September 17th at 4:30 p.m., Transportation and Infrastructure […]

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Boustany Committed to Funding Waterway Maintenance Infrastructure

  For Immediate Release – September 11, 2013  Contact:  Neal Patel – (202) 225-2031   Boustany Committed to Funding Waterway Maintenance Infrastructure    (Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA) was unveiled earlier today by House […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 13, 2013
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Press Release from the Port of Redwood City

    Port of  Redwood City    PRESS RELEASE  September 13, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Mike Giari, Executive Director 650-306-4150 Port of Redwood City         Reigning Women’s World Champion Kiteboarding Racer Erika Heineken to Present Demonstration at PortFest         Erika Heineken, the reigning Women’s World Champion Kiteboarding Racer […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 27, 2013
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Bay Area Travel Alert

For Immediate Release: August 27, 2013   ***BAY AREA TRAVEL ALERT***   Beginning Wednesday, August 28 at 8:00 pm, through Tuesday, September 3 at 5:00 am, the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB) will be closed to traffic in both directions to complete the new East Span portion of the bridge.  During the closure, the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 13, 2013
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ACWA Members Encouraged to Highlight Transparency Efforts

Aug. 13, 2013 ACWA Members Encouraged to Highlight Transparency Efforts Recent news stories about an FBI investigation into activities at a water district in Southern California have put the issue of water agency transparency in the spotlight. As we have seen in the past, news stories like these overlook the fact that hundreds of well-managed […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 13, 2013
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Press Release: BPC Announces Energy & Water Nexus Summit 2

  PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                              Contact:  John Coleman, 510-768-8310 Date:  August 12, 2013                                                                                                   john@bayplannningcoalition.org     Bay Planning Coalition Announces the Energy and Water Nexus Summit 2   September 12th workshop will explore the California Water Bond, Desalination, Energy and Water for Agriculture, and more   San Francisco – […]

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