Another Example of CEQA Misuse: Lucas Films Studio Expansion, Marin County _________________________________________________________________________ CEQA Working Group Coalition: Today we’ve released the sixth case study in our weekly series profiling examples of misuses of CEQA: Lucas Films Studio expansion, Marin County. After 10 years and countless environmental reviews and concessions, the threat of a NIMBY CEQA lawsuit was […]
Continue ReadingImportant Message from Port of Redwood City We are not anticipating immediate operational impacts from federal sequestration that began today, March 1, 2013. According to what we are hearing from our federal partners, there will be no immediate staffing impacts with the beginning of sequestration. (Everything is operating normally.) The US Customs and Border Protection […]
Continue ReadingAnother Example of CEQA Misuse: “Carmageddon”, Los Angeles _________________________________________________________________________ CEQA Working Group Coalition: Today we’ve released the fifth case study in our weekly series profiling examples of misuses of CEQA: “Carmageddon” in Los Angeles. As part of a $1 billion project to relieve congestion on the 405 freeway, LA Metropolitan Transportation […]
Continue ReadingThree draft chapters are now available for public review as part of the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update process: Chapter 2: Region Description Chapter 3: Objectives Chapter 6: Regional Priorities (includes Appendix 6-2: Project Template) Please visit the BAIRWMP website at http://bairwmp.org/bairwm-2013-plan-update/public-drafts/drafts to access the draft chapters. How to provide comments Please submit your substantive […]
Continue ReadingAnother Example of CEQA Misuse: Moe’s Stop Gas Station, San Jose CEQA Working Group Coalition: Today we’ve released the fourth case study in our weekly series profiling examples of misuses of CEQA: Moe’s Stop Gas Station in San Jose. When Moe’s Stop wanted to add a few more pumps to the existing gas station, the […]
Continue ReadingClick here for a PDF of the Draft Order In the Matter of the Petitions of OCEAN MIST FARMS AND RC FARMS; GROWER-SHIPPER ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, GROWER-SHIPPER ASSOCIATION OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, AND WESTERN GROWERS For Review of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R3-2012-0011 Discharges from Irrigated […]
Continue ReadingThe transportation authorization conferees are making a strong push to complete negotiations on the bill today or tomorrow. Yesterday, the Senate conferees offered to the House conferees RAMP language without the point of order enforcement mechanism. Opposition to the RAMP enforcement language by key Senate Appropriators appears to be influencing the Senate EPW Committee […]
Continue Reading2012 Appropriations Budget BPC took a look at President Obama’s 2012 Appropriations Budget and added our recommendations regarding continuing construction projects, operations and maintenance, continuing authorities and navigation studies in progress of our members. Download the excel spreadsheet.
Continue ReadingRegulatory Reach of BCDC’s Bay Plan Summary: The Bay Plan is not confined to “advisory” status regarding projects and activates outside BCDC’s formal jurisdiction. To the contrary, the Bay Plan has the force of binding federal law under the Coastal Zone Management Act with respect to any project or activity involving a federal permit or […]
Continue ReadingBay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Adopts New Air Quality CEQA Compliance Guidelines for Construction. On June 2, BAAQMD unanimously adopted “thresholds of significance”. These are numeric air pollution thresholds to be used in the land use review process by local government in deciding whether to require builders/project sponsors to conduct studies on ways […]
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