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San Rafael Flood Fair Saturday 3/24

You’re invited! San Rafael Flood Fair Saturday 3/24, 11am – 4pm Pickleweed Park Come to Flood Fair 1 Saturday March 24th, 11am-4pm Pickleweed Park 50 Canal St. San Rafael, CA 94901 Exhibits Open Through Sunday March 25th 4pm Learn about the flooding challenges we face as a community Meet people who want to be part of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 20, 2018
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Energy News for March 20, 2018

Reuters: U.S. Interior Department offers oil leases near Utah’s wilderness monuments Houston Chronicle: U.S. tariffs on China could hamper new LNG export projects along Gulf Coast Washington Examiner: Petroleum industry calls for ‘flexible’ process for considering exemptions to Trump’s steel tariffs Reuters: A small oil field in Oklahoma is seeing big bets from producers The Hill: Safety inspectors to spend […]

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Port of Oakland Press Release: Oakland Airport Head Appointed to 4-Year Term with National Industry Association

  P R E S S  R E L E A S E NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Oakland Airport Head Appointed to 4-Year Term with National Industry Association Director Bryant L. Francis to Serve on Industry-Leading Policy Review Committee Oakland, CA: (March 19, 2018) – When beginning his tenure at Oakland International Airport (OAK) two years ago this […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 19, 2018
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Transportation News for March 19, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: To ease traffic, the Bay Area should vote yes on Measure 3 San Francisco Chronicle: Oakland sinkhole shuts down Posey Tube, big delays expected  San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft tests monthly subscriptions starting at $199  Mercury News: Roadshow: Rubberized asphalt will make Bay Area freeway less noisy Mercury News: Roadshow: Full-service gas stations are still around  Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 19, 2018
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Energy News for March 19, 2018

The New York Times: Offshore Oil and Gas Operators Want Less Regulation, but Surprise Inspections Find Serious Safety Problems The Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas Under Assault in Some States After Brief Reign at the Top Bloomberg: We Don’t Need No Speculation: China Aims to Skirt Oil Bubble Bloomberg: Lopez Obrador Says He Would Ask Pena to Halt New […]

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California Water News for March 19, 2018

Los Angeles Times: ‘Significant’ storm expected to bring steady rain to Southern California this week Sacramento Bee: Why do providers fight California’s ban on watering sidewalks? Wall Street Journal: California’s Salmon Industry Set to Take Another Hit This Season Chico Enterprise Record: David Little: Raising Shasta Dam? It’ll never happen Tehachapi News: Kiwanis Club hears about ‘California Water Fix’ Bay […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2018
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California Water News for March 16, 2018

Sacramento Bee: Why your water provider is fighting California’s ban on watering sidewalks Sacramento Bee: Whiteouts expected through Friday as storm continues to roll through mountains Water Deeply: Big Improvement in Predicting Drought-Busting Atmospheric Rivers Oroville Mercury Register: March storms have raised Lake Oroville level 13 feet Public Policy Institute of California: California Makes Progress on Water Accounting East County […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2018
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Energy News for March 16, 2018

The Hill: Oil execs press Trump on trade, regulations Financial Times: US gas cargo turns towards UK as Russia spat intensifies Reuters: Trump administration seeks swift action on Alaska oil leases Platts: US foreign policy turn could take 1.4 million b/d off global oil market: analysts Bloomberg: Aramco Gets Cool Response on IPO From U.S. Investors Financial Times: Russian energy groups […]

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