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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 27, 2017
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Transportation News for April 27, 2017

San Francisco Examiner: 2nd conductor accused of pocketing cable car fares in SF San Francisco Chronicle: Cable cars may go cashless after second conductor arrested for allegedly stealing fares Mercury News: BART seeks arrest warrants after identifying teens in mob robbery Mercury News: Palo Alto: VTA should pay for shuttles to cover bus service cuts Mercury News: Got a gripe […]

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Energy News for April 27, 2017

The Wall Street Journal: Oil Shortage Feared by 2020 as Discoveries Fall to Record Low Financial Times: Shale revolution casts shadow over longer-dated US oil futures Financial Times: Total approves its first energy project since the oil price crash Bloomberg News: Southern Challenged Over Executive Pay Amid Power Plant Delays New Orleans Times-Picayune: Entergy recharges its New Orleans East power […]

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California Water News for April 27, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Despite drought’s end, conservation rules were still in place in California – until now Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam: What experts found in DWR secret memos Oroville Mercury Register: Power industry consultant proposes dual design Oroville Dam spillway Chico Enterprise-Record: Experts review DWR secret memos The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Mystery foam appears below damaged spillway Sierra Sun […]

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Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Regional Advisory Working Group – May 2, 2017

The packet for the 9:30 a.m. Regional Advisory Working Group (RAWG) to be held May 2, 2017 in the Yerba Buena meeting room on the first floor of the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA, is now live on MTC’s Legistar website at (please note the packet is a PDF document): […]

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HayWired Scenario Seeks to Improve Planning and Preparedness for the Next Big One

What if a magnitude 7.0 earthquake happens on the Hayward fault starting under Oakland, California, on 4/18/18 at 4:18 pm? That is the question guiding the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) HayWired project, which is taking an in-depth look at the scenario posed above. Stakeholders from across the Bay Area, including Bay Planning Coalition (BPC), met […]

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Port of Redwood City Press Release: Port Commission Approves Lease Agreement with California Canoe & Kayak

Port Commission Approves Lease Agreement with California Canoe & Kayak               California Canoe & Kayak (CC&K) is coming to the Port of Redwood City to operate a retail store for the sale of kayaks, canoes, paddle boards, and related water recreation equipment and to offer kayak rentals and lessons. The company anticipates putting close […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 26, 2017
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Transportation News for April 26, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco fares and prices: 10 years ago versus today San Francisco Chronicle: A cooler way to see the sights of the city San Francisco Chronicle: BART keeps riders in dark about teen mob robbery East Bay Times: Audio dispatch of Oakland BART mob: ‘It’s a group of 50. They bum-rushed the entire train’ San Francisco […]

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