This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Thisn is a reminder that next “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Ag Dominated Surface Waters” stakeholder meeting is next Thursday, September 24th , from 9 am – 12 pm in Rancho Cordova. The meeting will focus […]
Continue ReadingInstant Analysis of Today’s September FOMC Meeting FOMC Delays – no interest rate hike in September, still planning one this year Cites recent global economic and financial developments Could restrain economic activity and put further downward pressure on inflation FOMC scales back median rate hike projections for 2015, 2016 and 2017 by 0.25% Almost a […]
Continue ReadingMcClatchy DC: California farm drainage deal faces Capitol Hill currents Associated Press: California Irrigation District Agrees to Pay $3.5 Billion to Clean Up Water Associated Press: Las Vegas, Los Angeles-area agencies ink water-for-cash deal Los Angeles Times: What is El Niño bringing us besides rain? Hammerhead sharks, experts say KTLA: Magnitude-8.3 Earthquake in Chile Prompts Tsunami Advisory for California Coastline […]
Continue ReadingUnited Press International: IEA chief: Short-term policy planning threatens global LNG growth potential Bloomberg News: Breathing Is Deadliest in These 15 Countries Reuters: Oil slips as Asia data outweighs U.S. stock draw Morning Consult: Crude Oil Export Talks Are Heating Up Bloomberg News: Fed Rate Hike Means Bad News for Once High-Flying Utility Stocks The Washington Post: Why storing solar energy […]
Continue ReadingPolitico: POLITICO Morning Transportation for 9/17/2015 KQED: The Future of Ferry Service in the Bay Area: More Routes and B-Uber? Contra Costa Times: Rising seas threaten SF Bay, Delta wetlands San Jose Mercury News: Governor falls short on health care, transportation Marin Independent Journal: Regional agency warns of sea-level rise in Marin, Bay Area at summit Fairfield Daily Republic: Caltrans to suspend […]
Continue ReadingThe Guardian: Edelman ends work with coal producers and climate change deniers Bloomberg News: GE to Move 500 U.S. Jobs Overseas Following Ex-Im Bank’s Lapse The Hill: Interior chief defends Obama against liberal fire Bloomberg News: McCarthy Seen Safe From House Impeachment Attempt Bloomberg News: S&P 500 Futures Little Changed Before Fed Meets; Altria Advances Reuters: Oil rises on US stockpile […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Vision for future needs to account for the rising waters all around us San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: What’s happening on Highway 237, Lawrence Expressway, Hamilton Avenue Vacaville Reporter: Paratransit Coordinating Council to meet on Thursday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California: Tentative Cleanup Deal Is Reached Over Salt-Tainted Water Los Angeles Times: Southland rain could be preview of the coming El Niño winter, experts say San Bernardino County Sun: Record rain in Southern California could be sign of what’s to come California Farm Bureau: Water cuts threaten rice field bird habitat New York Times: The California Wildfires: An […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Revised Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment, Public Workshop and Adoption Meeting on the Draft Storm Water Resource Plan Guidelines and Draft Proposition 1 Storm Water Grant Program Funding Guidelines.
Continue ReadingThe 2015 Legacy Event is in two days, Thursday, September, 17th. If you have not already purchased your tickets please do so now. Please be reminded that this is an outdoor event held on the grass in the garden area of the Oakland Museum. The current forecast calls for a daytime high of 72°, however, the […]
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