Bay Area Challenge Final Design Concepts Announced In May 2017, the Bay Area Challenge launched with a regional call to action to bring together local residents, community organizations, public officials and local, national, and international experts to develop innovative solutions that will strengthen the region’s resilience to sea level rise, severe storms, flooding, and earthquakes. […]
Continue ReadingThe hearing Agenda and Meeting Material (including Response to Public Comments) are now available for the 31 May/1 June 2018 Central Valley Water Board Public Hearing to consider Adoption of proposed Basin Plan Amendments to Establish a Region-wide Salt and Nitrate Control Program. The hearing will be held at the following Board meeting: […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: 13 Bay Area Transportation Projects Get Total Of $660 Million San Francisco Chronicle: Measure 3 seeks to ease traffic congestion by raising Bay Area bridge tolls San Francisco Chronicle: Supporters come out hard as support for Bay Area bridge toll hike is squishy San Francisco Chronicle: Scooters on SF’s streets: What’s not […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg: The Commodities That May Win Big From U.S.-China Trade Truce Reuters: BP back on its feet but CEO senses no respite The Wall Street Journal: Behind a Hedge Fund’s Billion-Dollar Bet On Busted Oil Companies Reuters: Don’t neglect to pay the middleman: How Shell and Eni ended up on trial InsideClimate News: Atlantic Coast […]
Continue ReadingWater Deeply: Five Things to Know About Water Bonds on Upcoming California Ballots Los Angeles Times: Del Mar considers unpopular ‘planned retreat’ strategy due to rising sea level Water Deeply: Innovative Water Storage Projects Aid Wildlife, Salmon and Fishing Jobs Appeal Democrat: Sites Reservoir officials: $1 billion falls short of hopes Oroville Mercury Register: Editorial: […]
Continue ReadingEast Bay Times: Traffic or $9 tolls? Bay Area voters to decide which is worse East Bay Times: Who’s backing the $3 toll hike? You might be surprised East Bay Times: Golden Gate Bridge toll increases likely again amid rising deficits East Bay Times: Boring Co.’s Elon Musk takes his underground transit dreams to the […]
Continue ReadingFinancial Times: Oil and gas groups urged to step up climate change efforts The New York Times: Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela May Empower U.S. Rivals Bloomberg: Morneau Vows Trans Mountain Backstop Will be Commercially Viable Reuters: As oil prices surge, U.S. service providers eye growing labor shortage Platts: IEA in talks with oil producers, […]
Continue ReadingWater Education Foundation: Could the Arizona Desert Offer California and the West a Guide to Solving Its Groundwater Problem? Maven’s Notebook: DWR forms partnership for design and construction of WaterFix; JPA charged with constructing California Water Fix holds inaugural meeting; Delta County Supervisors in staunch opposition to WaterFix construction Los Angeles Times: California moves closer […]
Continue ReadingMercury News: Elon Musk hosts ‘info session’ about his The Boring Co.’s tunnel system to ‘alleviate soul-destroying traffic’ Mercury News: Marin spends longer time in commute traffic than the rest of Bay Area Mercury News: Mr. Roadshow: Horn honker vs. driver waiting to turn left: Roadshow Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Bicyclists ride to promote safety […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the Bank of the West Daily Update for May 17, 2018.
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