Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) Bay Area – Port of San Francisco Meeting Recap Thanks very much to those of you who were able to join us at the Port of San Francisco (on a very rainy day) on Tuesday, November 27th. During this meeting, we learned about the ongoing regional work being done for […]
Continue ReadingExperienced lawyers dedicated to excellence in the practice of land use, environmental, and natural resources law Briscoe Ivester & Bazel– counsel to many of the Coalition’s members– has over the past four decades played leading roles in the development of the Bay Area and in the work of the Coalition, including the very founding […]
Continue ReadingBPC was given the opportunity to review and comment on an internal draft document on Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) being developed by San Francisco Estuary Institute prior to finalization. BPC highlighted that there were some limitations to the data and that if used inappropriately the TRVs that were developed would be overly conservative and ultimately […]
Continue ReadingPlatts: Cooling of US-China trade tensions holds off higher tariffs on LNG The Nevada Independent: BLM looks to offer more than 900,000 acres in Nevada for March oil and gas lease auction Reuters: OPEC works on deal to cut output, still needs Russia on board The Wall Street Journal: Big Fracking Profits at $50 a […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water News Daily: DWR Announces Draft Decisions for Groundwater Basin Boundary Modifications Fresno Bee: Huge Delta water deal backed by Dianne Feinstein, Jerry Brown, Kevin McCarthy Appeal-Democrat: Department of Water Resources announces initial State Water Project allocations ABC 10: San Diego urged to make water line improvements ahead of future earthquakes The Signal: Water […]
Continue ReadingContra Costa County has published an updated draft of its Renewable Resource Potential Study; a project which BPC has been involved in as a stakeholder over the course of 2018. The study is meant to identify opportunities and potential public policy solutions for bringing more renewable energy to Contra Costa County. Final comments were collected […]
Continue ReadingPROPOSITION 3: FAILED – 51.78% Voted No BPC Position: Yes Proposition 3, the Water Supply and Water Quality Act of 2018, would have invested over $8 billion in California water infrastructure. While it failed statewide, it was successful in every Bay Area county other than Marin and Solano. PROPOSITION 6: FAILED – 56.44% Voted No BPC […]
Continue ReadingCurrent Job Openings for the week of December 3, 2018 Open to the Public and EBMUD Employees Assistant Engineer (Electrical – SCADA) v The annual salary range for this position is $106,272 – $129,180 v Final filing date is Friday, December 28, 2018 v Analyst: Sandra Chiu, ext. 0729 Assistant Engineer (Electrical) (Wastewater) […]
Continue ReadingClick here for the agenda for the December 13, 2018 Port of Oakland Board Meeting.
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wings for All® lands at Oakland International Airport Oakland, California – December 1, 2018: The Arc of the East Bay, Manos Home Care and Southwest Airlines and The Arc of the United States will co-host a Wings for All® event at Oakland International Airport (OAK), Saturday, December […]
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