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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 28, 2015
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Transportation News for September 28, 2015

San Jose Mercury News: California’s low gas prices could stick around into 2017 Sacramento Bee: Traffic deaths climbing in California – Is there a fix? San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge builder in black despite penalties Fairfield Daily Republic: New freeway metering lights go green next week Custom Wire: California regulators restore emissions-cutting fuel rule Capital Public Radio: Diesel Emission Tests To […]

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting – October 1, 2015

  – WETA Board Meeting Thursday, October 1, 2015  The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. The meeting agenda and Board […]

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ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition

Join us for ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition! This event is set to take place December 1-4, 2015 at the  Renaissance & Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells. With over 90 meetings and program sessions throughout the week, attendees will be informed and updated on a variety of local, statewide and federal water issues and […]

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ACWA News for September 25, 2015

Sept. 25, 2015 ACWA News Available Online This issue wraps up the 2015-’16 legislative session that saw action on a number of issues important to ACWA members. These included ACWA-sponsored chromium-6 compliance bill SB 385 (Hueso), signed into law by Gov. Brown, to influencing budget trailer bill language on mandatory water system consolidations. Other articles […]

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SFEI Report Available: The Pulse of the Bay 2015

The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) has published its The Pulse of the Bay 2015 report, presented by Dr. Jay Davis. This publication is now available in hard copy, and SFEI would like to make this resource available to you. If you are interested in receiving a hard copy of this report by mail, please fill out your mailing […]

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Pacific Maritime Online Magazine News for September 25, 2015

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION   INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   Puget Sound Regional Report By Kathy A. Smith  From Eastern Washington grain and produce to Aerospace, oil and containerized cargo, Puget Sound ports serve much of the West Coast and much of the inland west. Although each port has its niche market, competition is heating […]

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Bank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for September 25, 2015

Bank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for September 25, 2015 US Outlook Report: More Signs of Weakness in Global Production We received more confirmation this week that global manufacturing activity in September continues to slow, though there are no clear signs, yet, of a global recession.  Preliminary Markit manufacturing PMI’s fell in Germany, the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 25, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 25, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Salmon to swim above Shasta Dam for first time in nearly 80 years Reuters: New California water bond seeks to plug funding holes LA Daily News: Metropolitan Water District issues $131 million in conservation rebates Los Angeles Times: Watchdog panel calls for immediate action to avoid ‘disaster’ Modesto Bee: Groundwater recharge project moves ahead San Francisco Chronicle: Drought survival: […]

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