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Stockton/West Sacramento Barge Project Receives Government Funds

The California inland port at Stockton has received another infusion of cash to complete a plan that will shift hundreds of truck-borne containers a week from area freeways to barges shuttling between Stockton and the Port of Oakland . . . Read full article at Pacific Maritime: http://www.pmmonlinenews.com/2011/08/stocktonwest-sacramento-barge-project.html

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BCDC Meeting

BCDC announced their next Commission meeting on September 1 at 1:00pm.  Included at the meeting will be a Public Hearing for Bay Plan Amendment No. 1-08, revising sections of the Bay Plan to address Climate Change.  For a draft agenda and to learn more…

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Jobs and Housing Coalition

The Jobs and Housing Coalition is celebrating its fifth anniversary by honoring the people, places, and things that make Oakland one of the best places to live and work in the bay area.  Help them honor business leaders who have made it happen: James Falaschi, Chairman, Transbay HoldingsShirley Nelson, Chairman and CEO, Summit BankJohn Woolard, […]

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Regional Government and Regulatory Agencies – Is This Going to Work for the Business Community?

Our second workshop in the Jobs, They Help All of Us! WORKSHOP SERIES 2011 took place on September 14 at the URS office in Oakland, California. WORKSHOP PROGRAM & VIDEOS TOPICS Regional Government and Regulatory Agencies – Is This Going to Work for the Business Community? BAAQMD, BCDC, ABAG and MTC, it is more than […]

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Briefing on Technical Basis for Biological Opinions of Salmonid and Delta Smelt

California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum, Technical Briefing Series September 7, 20118:30AM – 12:15PM Since their release, both the salmonid (NMFS, 2009) and delta smelt (USFWS, 2008) biological opinions (BOs) have generated considerable controversy and numerous legal actions. In this ½ day briefing from a diverse set of subject matter experts, our aim is to […]

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  • onAugust 8, 2011
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California Maritime Leadership Symposium – Sacramento, CA

SAVE THE DATE! February 1-2, 2012 Over the past 12 years, the California Maritime Leadership Symposium has become one of the premier events focused on briefing Sacramento’s policymakers on key matters related to the entire Maritime Transportation System. It is the only comprehensive forum for port executives, commissioners and other stakeholders across the state to […]

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  • onAugust 4, 2011
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Bay Area Regional Disaster Resilience Initiative ABAG Earthquake and Hazards Program

Building Upon Current Activities and Capabilities to Develop a Bay Area Disaster Recovery Action Plan In partnership with the Bay Area public, private sector and non-profit organizations, regional agencies and associations, ABAG is spearheading the development of a Bay Area Regional Disaster Resilience Action Plan Initiative focusing on recovery and restoration after major disasters and […]

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  • onAugust 3, 2011
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Bay Area airport construction workers lose work after Congress fails to renew FAA funding – Inside Bay Area

By Sean MaherOakland Tribune Posted: 08/02/2011 05:48:53 PM PDT OAKLAND — Scores of local airport construction workers either laid off or on furlough hoped to go back to work after Congress agreed on a debt ceiling deal Tuesday but were crushed to find no end to a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. Though air […]

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