Join us on Capitol Hill 2018 holds great possibilities and opportunities for our federal legislative priorities. That’s why we urge you to join us at our Washington D.C. Policy Forum February 26-28. Together, we will advocate for infrastructure financing, permit term extensions and regulatory streamlining. Our event takes place at the St. Regis hotel. We will […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg: BP Dodges Oil-Industry Gloom as Profit Jumps With Production Axios: Exxon backs federal methane regulation Bloomberg: Halliburton Takes Fracking Fight From Oil Field to Patent Office Bloomberg: Promised Land for Gas Drillers Turns Into Glutted No Man’s Land Houston Chronicle: Warburg Pincus launches new energy company in the Permian Reuters: ETP Rover natgas pipe seeks U.S. FERC OK to resume […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Editorial: California’s great Sierra forest are dying. We all have a stake in saving them. Bay Area News Group: What’s the chance for a ‘normal’ rain year now? Grim, if history is a gauge Water Deeply: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence Make Headway in the Water Industry KQED: Could Oil Firms Be Forced to Pay for Climate Change? California […]
Continue ReadingMiller Starr Regalia’s Land Use & CEQA Developments Monthly Update January 2018 Land Use Developments January 8, 2018 – Ambitious “Housing-First Policy” for “Transit-Rich Housing” Would Require Greater Density and Height for Housing Near Transit, Potentially Adding Millions of New Homes January 31, 2018 – City of Oakland’s Building Code Appeal Process Violates State Law and Infringes Private Property […]
Continue ReadingIn a letter to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, BPC responded to the Regional Water Board’s recent resolution to adopt an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and Tentative Order for overwater structures in San Francisco Bay. On January 8th, BPC members had the opportunity to sit down with Fred Hetzel, […]
Continue ReadingSenior Policy Associate Betty Kwan presented at the San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission’s (BCDC) Commission meeting on January 4th. Executive Director Larry Goldzband invited BPC to introduce its strategic plan and framework for 2018-2030, which were newly updated at BPC’s Strategic Planning Retreat in November 2017. Betty talked about the organization’s two strategic […]
Continue ReadingThe Port of Oakland is convening a Task Force as part of their effort to update their Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan (MAQIP), a comprehensive plan designed to reduce port emissions and mitigate impacts on local air quality, to include new long-term goals through the year 2030. The Task Force, which consists of regional experts […]
Continue ReadingLast week, BPC submitted a letter of support for the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s application for funding under the California Transportation Commission’s 2018 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program. The funding would support two key projects as part of the Global Opportunities at the Port of Oakland (GoPort) program: the 7th Street Grade Separation (East) Project and […]
Continue ReadingUS Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Headquarters released Implementation Guidance this month for WRDA (Water Resources Development Act) 2016. In it includes Guidance for Section 1122 (Beneficial Use of Dredged Material, Special Rule and Disposal at Non-Federal Cost), which BPC and other key organizations helped to develop. We continue to advocate at the highest level […]
Continue ReadingP R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland launches 2018 Summer College Internship Program Internship opportunities in aviation, engineering, social responsibility and other professional fields Oakland, Calif. – February 5, 2018: The Port of Oakland is recruiting for its 2018 Summer College Internship Program. Through a competitive process, […]
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