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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for December 1, 2017

    FORWARD  SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE         SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION           INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE       Icebreakers  for Oil    By Chris Philips,  Managing Editor     According to our Alaska bureau chief, Margaret Bauman, an arctic and ice navigation readiness project at […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 1, 2017
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Transportation News for December 1, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Medicine for the Hairball: Bike safety fixes get go-ahead  San Francisco Chronicle: General Motors says self-driving taxi fleets coming in 2019  East Bay Times: Alameda County takes brakes off 54,000 drivers, reverses license suspensions for unpaid traffic fines  Mercury News: Shared electric vehicles, charging stations on way to low-income communities in the Bay Area  Mercury News: Roadshow: […]

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Energy News for December 1, 2017

Reuters: As OPEC extends output cuts, Asia turns to North America for more oil The Associated Press: Drilling-gear company will pay $238 million in bribery case Axios: Theresa May battles Trump for Aramco IPO listing The Wall Street Journal: Carl Icahn Considers Board Fight at SandRidge Energy The Associated Press: India biggest importer of US oil refinery byproduct San Francisco […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 1, 2017
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California Water News for December 1, 2017

Record Searchlight: State sets initial water allocation of 15%; amount likely will rise Daily Mail: Oroville Dam’s new spillway already has small cracks in it less than a MONTH after massive repair effort East Bay Times: Oroville Dam: Phase two of spillway construction may be more challenging SF Chronicle: Delta residents vent about Jerry Brown’s twin tunnels water plan […]

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Miller Starr Regalia’s Land Use & CEQA Developments Monthly Update

Miller Starr Regalia’s Land Use & CEQA Developments Monthly Update November 2017 Land Use Developments November 2, 2017 – U.S. Supreme Court Again Declines to Consider Important Property Rights Issue Regarding the Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine November 13, 2017 – Murr Epilogue: Wisconsin Lawmakers Pass “Homeowners Bill of Rights,” Effectively Reversing Flawed U.S. Supreme Court Decision November 28, 2017 – Failure to Exhaust Administrative […]

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Port of Oakland Press Release: PASSENGER VOLUME UP 6% AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

PRESS RELEASE NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PASSENGER VOLUME UP 6% AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1.14 MILLION PASSENGERS MARK BUSIEST OCTOBER IN 10 YEARS   Media Contact: Keonnis R. Taylor | 510-563-6500 KRTaylor@portoakland.com    Oakland, CA:  (November 30, 2017) – Officials at Oakland International Airport (OAK) released October traffic reports today.  Total passengers increased 6%, from 1,076,759 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 30, 2017
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Transportation News for November 30, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: SF set to become first US city to price all metered parking based on demand  San Francisco Chronicle: Scoot Networks plans expansion of electric scooter-sharing service to Barcelona  East Bay Times: Ferry ridership shows big increase at Alameda’s Harbor Bay terminal  Mercury News: Roadshow: What’s with the random backups in my San Jose neighborhood?  Mercury News: Council […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 30, 2017
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Energy News for November 30, 2017

Bloomberg: Hey OPEC, the World’s Largest Oil Consumer Needs a Lot Less Oil The Wall Street Journal: OPEC Is Expected to Extend Output Cuts, but Questions Remain Over Length Roll Call: Tax Overhaul’s Arctic Drilling Byrd Problems Resolved Reuters: Exxon nears deal to explore for oil and gas offshore Mauritania The Associated Press: Environment groups want pipeline company’s lawsuit dismissed […]

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  • onNovember 30, 2017
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California Water News for November 30, 2017

Claims Journal: California Officials Says Cracks in New Oroville Spillway Don’t Pose a Threat Courthouse News Service: Environmentalists Sue to Stop Water Pipeline in Mojave Desert Red, Green and Blue: Speak out! Delta Tunnels/ Waterfix town hall comes to Walnut Grove Thursday News Wise: S&T’s Dam Simulation Program Saves Lives and Saves Taxpayers Nearly $50M Sacramento Bee: Opinion – Ivory […]

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