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Agenda Available for DMMO Meeting on July 13, 2016

Click here to download the agenda for the Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Visit the DMMO webpage at www.spn.usace.army.mil/missions/dredgingworkpermits.aspx for changes to the agenda.   NOTE: The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).  The address is 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 8, 2016
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Measure AA passed. Now what?

On June 7, Measure AA, a ballot initiative first endorsed by Bay Planning Coalition in May 2014, passed with 69.08% of the vote. It was on the ballot in the nine Bay Area counties where it creates a $12 per parcel tax that will raise $500 million over the next 20 years that will be […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 8, 2016
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Transportation News for July 8, 2016

East Bay Times: Bike sharing to expand in San Francisco Bay Area East Bay Times: Borenstein: BART bond measure tax double what agency claims East Bay Times: Richmond: New Bay Trail additions in the works Mercury News: Roadshow: Why I-280 is getting repaved before I-580 International Railway Journal: Caltrain approves electrification and EMU contracts

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 7, 2016
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The Bay Institute and Aquarium of the Bay Film & Lecture Series: It Ain’t Pretty

Film & Lecture Series presents… Dayla Soul, Director and longtime surfer, will join The Bay Institute and Aquarium of the Bay to show her new film, “It Ain’t Pretty.” This inspiring film features female surfers who ride the powerful waves off San Francisco’s Ocean Beach and some who venture out to big wave spots such […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 7, 2016
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Transportation News for July 7, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Californians are driving more, which is bad for climate change East Bay Times: Dublin, Livermore plan for new joint $79 million road expansion project Marin Indepenent Journal: Work begins on new segment of Marin-Sonoma Narrows San Francisco Examiner: SF leader on ‘Smart City’ challenge leaves SFMTA for Google X Los Angeles Times: How to remake the L.A. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2016
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Transportation News for July 6, 2016

  East Bay Times: Caltrans: pay by the mile program seeks to balance enforcement, privacy, equity San Francisco Chronicle: California’s greenhouse gas emissions drop, barely Mercury News: Campbell: Designs for Del Grande project being narrowed down Marin Independent Journal: Marin-based water taxi looks to break into commute service Sacramento Bee: California’s most famous freeway fixer, Myers Inc., is bankrupt Government […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 9, 2016
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Transportation News for June 9, 2016

East Bay Times: BART board to consider $3.5B bond, $1.8B budget East Bay Times: Alameda council supports parking fee at ferry terminal Sonoma County Gazette: SMART sets Fares and offers Eco-Pass and Bulk Discounts San Francisco Examiner: New legal filings indicate General Motors may start leasing cars for Lyft drivers in California Los Angeles Times: China will not build L.A.-to-Vegas […]

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