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Bank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for February 13, 2015

U.S. Outlook: The fixed income market just blinked Published: 02/13/15 Posted by Scott Anderson Chief Economist To quote the great Clint Eastwood, U.S. bond and money markets seem to have been saying to the Fed, “Go ahead…make my day!” Or maybe, “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you […]

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Energy News for February 13, 2015

POLITICO By Darius Dixon With help from Elana Schor, Alex Guillén and Bob King GOP GIVES KEYSTONE BILL A STAY OF EXECUTION: Apparently, the Senate bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline passed by the House this week doesn’t need to officially die before its supporters can begin sitting shiva. Republicans plan to wait until […]

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California Water & Drought News for February 13, 2015

The Associated Press: Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of West The Associated Press: California lakes filling, waterfalls flowing after rain FOX40: Salt Water Barriers May Come to Delta Los Angeles Times: Extreme drought in Northern California just got 10% better Los Angeles Times: Chance of ‘megadrought’ in US Southwest now 50 percent, study concludes Los Angeles Times: Bigger […]

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Report: How will California Pay for Tomorrow?

New report from CA Fwd asks: HOW WILL CALIFORNIA PAY FOR TOMORROW? READ THE REPORT READ THE REPORT CA Fwd has released the first chapter of “Financing the Future: How will California pay for tomorrow?“ — exploring some of the investments that California must make to support sustainable, prosperous and equitable growth, and the options […]

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State Water Resources Control Board Notice of Public Meeting and Consideration of Adoption – Trash Amendment

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Public Meeting and Consideration of Adoption on the proposed Final Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Ocean Waters of California to Control Trash and Part 1 Trash Provisions of the Water Quality Control Plan for […]

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Controller Betty Yee to be a Keynote Speaker at 15th Annual CA Maritime Leadership Symposium

Third Keynote Speaker – Just Announced! Betty T. Yee California State Controller State Controller Betty T. Yee was elected in November 2014, following two terms of service on the Board of Equalization. As Controller, she continues to serve the Board as its fifth voting member. Ms. Yee was first elected to the Board of Equalization […]

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