Category: Public Policy

BPC Board of Directors Votes to Officially Oppose Proposition 6

At their meeting on Monday, September 17, the Bay Planning Coalition Board of Directors voted to take an official position against California statewide ballot measure Proposition 6, which will be on the ballot in November. According to the related entry on ballotpedia.org, Proposition 6 would “repeal the gas and diesel tax increases and vehicle fees […]

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BPC Continues Advocacy Efforts on AB 617 Implementation

This month, BPC signed onto a second coalition letter spearheaded by the California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA), which expresses some concerns and recommendations for the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Community Air Protection Blueprint. CARB approved the Community Air Protection Blueprint at its Board meeting on September 27. BPC has been, and continues to […]

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ENS Federal Report for September 21, 2018

ENS Federal Report – September 21, 2018   View Report on ENS Website   Share   Tweet   Link   Forward     Senate Passes Second FY 2019 Minibus The Senate continued to make progress, advancing fiscal year 2019 spending bills before the October 1 deadline.  The Senate overwhelmingly passed, 93-7, the second minibus (H.R. […]

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WATER POLICY – House passes infrastructure package

The House this afternoon easily approved water infrastructure legislation by voice vote.   The “America’s Water Infrastructure Act,” S. 3021, would authorize numerous port revitalization, flood control and water storage projects.   It would also ask the National Academy of Sciences to study moving the Army Corps of Engineers out of the Defense Department, and would […]

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