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Transportation News for August 14, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Anyone need a Clipper card? BART has thousands after Warriors parade blunder  San Francisco Chronicle: Bike-share program resented as sign of gentrification  East Bay Times: Proposed Dumbarton rail bridge could be first transbay railroad crossing since BART tube  Mercury News: Roadshow: Lane-splitting motorcyclist says he’s sorry  Mercury News: Roadshow: Summer traffic takes no break  Marin Independent Journal: SMART […]

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  • onAugust 14, 2017
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California Water News for August 14, 2017

USA TODAY: US and Mexico finalizing Colorado River water-sharing deal Central Valley Business Times: Conflict and change mark the California water world Fresno Bee: Temperance Flat Dam investment will pay off for California riskmanagementmonitor.com: Oroville Dam Flood Claims Filed Capital Public Radio News: A Trip Down The Feather River Shows Impacts Of Oroville Spillway … CBS Sacramento: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency The Sacramento Bee: Should Oroville Dam evacuees get state payment? Suit […]

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  • onAugust 14, 2017
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Energy News for August 14, 2017

Bloomberg: Fast, Dirty Natural Gas Plants Get Boost From Electric Cars The Intercept: Exxon Mobil Is Still Pumping Toxins into Black Community in Texas 17 Years After Civil Rights Complaint The Associated Press: U.S. rig count decreases by 5 this week to 949; Texas loses 7, Okla. unchanged Reuters: Santos eases Australia gas supply fears in power plant deal […]

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  • onAugust 11, 2017
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California Water News for August 11, 2017

News Deeply: Why Markets Aren’t Easy Solution for California’s Groundwater … The Sacramento Bee: Southern Californians, here’s how much your water bills could rise to pay for Delta tunnels Los Angeles Times: California receives $22 million from FEMA for Oroville Reservoir emergency Fox and Hounds Daily: Brown’s blunder down under Sierra Sun Times: California and National Drought Summary for August 8, 2017 KTVL: No drought year for parts of Oregon and California […]

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  • onAugust 11, 2017
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Energy News for August 11, 2017

Washington Examiner: GOP senators warn Trump to refrain from oil sanctions on Venezuela Reuters: IEA says strong oil demand growth helping market rebalance The Wall Street Journal: British Columbia Vows to Block Pipeline Expansion Utility Dive: Report: Utilities donate more to Republican candidates than to Democrats Washington Examiner: Trump’s FERC chairman says lack of quorum was historic Reuters: Staid utility investing […]

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2017 Pacific Maritime Magazine Ferries Conference

  Sponsorship                         Agenda                          Register                          SPONSORS            SUPPORTING  ORGANIZATION    PRODUCED BY        Mosquito Fleet Renaissance! S.S. Virginia V at Pacific Fishermen Shipyard     A century ago a fleet of small […]

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  • onAugust 10, 2017
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Transportation News for August 10, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Spirits and boats are lifted with Richmond outfit’s hoists  East Bay Times: Traffic from EBMUD project has Orinda neighborhood homebound, and it’s about to get worse  East Bay Times: Report: BART police auditor needs more authority, resources to investigate officer misconduct  Mercury News: Palo Alto: Police say RV parking enforcement seems to be working  Mercury News: Roadshow: […]

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Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways – Egeria Densa Treatment

  Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program   Department of Parks and Recreation  Division of Boating and Waterways   Egeria densa, Curlyleaf  pondweed, Fanwort, Eurasian watermilfoil, Coontail      Treatment for August 14 thru August 18, 2017       Herbicide treatment of invasive submersed aquatic vegetation began on March 1, 2017, the earliest date the program […]

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Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways – Water Hyacinth Treatments

  FLOATING AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL PROGRAM    Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways   Water Hyacinth, Spongeplant and Water Primrose      Treatments for August 14 thru August 18, 2017     Herbicide treatment of invasive floating aquatic vegetation began on March 1, 2017, the earliest date the program is permitted […]

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