Court of Appeal Extends Public Trust Doctrine to Groundwater Well Permits
Click here for Downey Brand’s recent article on groundwater and the public trust doctrine.
Continue ReadingBPC Comments on Port of Oakland’s Draft Seaport Air Quality 2020 and Beyond Plan
Earlier this summer, the Port of Oakland unveiled their Draft Seaport Air Quality 2020 and Beyond Plan (the Plan) – a continuation of their Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan. BPC has submitted a comment letter in support of the Plan, but called for additional flexibility to allow the Port to more easily navigate unintended economic […]
Continue ReadingBPC Continues Engagement on AB 617 Implementation
On August 21 a group of BPC members met with Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia and top staff members from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to discuss the implementation of AB 617 at both the state and local level. Supervisor Gioia is a BAAQMD Board Member as well as a member […]
Continue ReadingBPC Provides Support and Caution for AB 2441: Funding for Removal of Commercial Vessels
On August 3, BPC submitted a letter to Assemblymember Jim Frazier (11th District) in support of AB 2441 – Abandoned Commercial Vessel Removal Funding. Members of the Bay Area’s boating community have expressed concerns on the issue of abandoned and derelict vessels, including the lack of sufficient funding for removal in addition to impacts to […]
Continue ReadingCASA Connects for September 5, 2018
In the News Media Focus: Flushables and Microplastics In recent weeks, a number of high-profile news articles have focused on nonflushable products and microplastics, both priority issues for CASA and our members. A New York Times article did an excellent job highlighting reasons why not to flush the vast majority of products that many people regard as […]
Continue ReadingMiller Starr Regalia’s Land Use & CEQA Developments Monthly Update
Miller Starr Regalia’s Land Use & CEQA Developments Monthly Update August 2018 Land Use Developments August 2, 2018 – House of Represenatives Again Passes Private Property Rights Protection Act August 31, 2018 – California Supreme Court Confirms That Referendum Petition Can Challenge Zoning Intended to be Made Consistent with General Plan CEQA Developments August 1, 2018 – Second District […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Brown on funding WINN ACT storage projects
Click here to read Governor Brown’s letter on funding WINN ACT storage projects.
Continue ReadingAs California burns, Climate goals may go up in smoke – even after the flames are out
Click here to read Calmatters’ ‘As California burns, climate goals may go up in smoke—even after the flames are out’.
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s rules for cars would hit California – if they survive in court
Click here to read Calmatters’ article, “How Trump’s rules for cars would hit California – if they survive in court.”
Continue ReadingBPC Urges Senate Appropriations to Support AB 2441-Removal Funding for Commercial Vessels
August 3, BPC submitted a letter to Assemblymember Jim Frazier (11th District) in support of AB 2441 – Abandoned Commercial Vessel Removal Funding. Members of BPC’s Marinas and Boatyards Committee have expressed concerns on the issue of abandoned and derelict vessels, including the lack of sufficient funding for removal. Abandoned vessels impact water quality as well as impede […]
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