Category: Public Policy

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 27, 2013
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A Notice on State Water Board Attendance at Bay-Delta Predation Workshop

  This notice is to advise interested persons that a quorum of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) may be present at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (DFW) workshop: “State of the Science Workshop of Fish Predation on Central Valley Salmonids in the Bay-Delta Watershed,” which will be held on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 26, 2013
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Perkins Coie News Alert: SCOTUS Rules for Property Owner in Important Takings Case

U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Property Owner in Important Takings Case 06.26.2013 In a 5-4 decision, the U. S. Supreme Court expanded the reach of the requirement that there be a “nexus” and “rough proportionality” between the impacts of a proposed development and governmental conditions imposed on the development.  Koontz v. St. Johns River Water […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 26, 2013
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From the CEQA Working Group Coalition- Another Example of CEQA Misuse: Booker T. Washington Community Service Center, San Francisco

Another Example of CEQA Misuse:  Booker T. Washington Community Service Center, San Francisco     Today we’ve released the fifteenth case study in our series profiling examples of misuses of CEQA: Booker T. Washington Community Service Center, San Francisco. In this case, a NIMBY group used CEQA in an attempt to stop the expansion of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 21, 2013
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The 2013 Delta Vision Report Card is Now Available

 Visit the Delta Vision Foundation website to learn more or go directly to the Report Card page.  The Report Card assesses progress and performance in implementing the 2008 Delta Vision Strategic Plan and subsequent implementing legislation.  The Report Card evaluates the progress of the 85 actions outlined in the Delta Vision Strategic Plan, the leadership […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 14, 2013
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California Capitol Hill Bulletin, June 13, 2013

California Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 20, Bulletin 17 – June 13, 2013[online/pdf] To expand communications between Washington and California, the California Institute provides periodic bulletins regarding current activity on Capitol Hill that affects our state.  Bulletins are published weekly during sessions of Congress, and occasionally during other periods.  CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: Agriculture: Senate Passes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 13, 2013
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CASA Legislative Update

      June 13, 2013 CASA Website   Current News Federal Legislation         CASA FEDERAL PRIORITY GETS MOVEMENT USEPA AGREES TO SEEK PUBLIC COMMENT ON CHANGES TO CLEAN WATER ACT INCOME RESTRICTION PROVISIONS In a significant development for one of CASA’s key federal legislative priorities, the United States Environmental Protection Agency […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 7, 2013
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California Capitol Hill Bulletin, June 6, 2013

California Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 20, Bulletin 16 – June 6, 2013[online/pdf] To expand communications between Washington and California, the California Institute provides periodic bulletins regarding current activity on Capitol Hill that affects our state.  Bulletins are published weekly during sessions of Congress, and occasionally during other periods.  CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: Briefing: Institute To […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 28, 2013
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A Message from the CEQA Working Group

   Another Example of CEQA Misuse:  North Beach Library, San Francisco A message from the CEQA Working Group: Today we’ve released the thirteenth case study in our weekly series profiling examples of misuses of CEQA: the North Beach Public Library Reconstruction. In this case, a special interest group used CEQA in an attempt to block […]

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