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Contra Costa Transportation Authority Public Scoping Meeting – August 24, 2015

The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (the Authority) prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the 2014 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) in September of 2014 (SCH #2014042045). The Authority postponed their scheduled March 2015 certification process on that SEIR and consideration of approval of the 2014 CTP, and now intends to proceed with […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 18, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 18, 2015

Associated Press: Records: California Plans Taking Land for Huge Water Tunnels KRON4: 12 million trees have dried out due to drought TakePart: California Cracks Down on Water-Hogging Pot Growers CBS News: California’s Central Valley is sinking — here’s why CBS Sacramento: Barge Part Of Plan To Keep Water Flowing From Folsom Lake During California Drought  Monterey County Herlad: Officials: Gov. Jerry Brown’s water […]

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Energy News for August 18, 2015

CNBC: Analyst: U.S. oil output drop unlikely to stabilize markets Reuters: Sources: EPA to issue methane rules for oil, gas today Morning Consult: Congress Prepares Probes into EPA Spill The Hill: California green jobs program failing to meet expectations CNBC: US oil prices near 6-year lows   POLITICO Morning Energy for 8/18/2015 By ELANA SCHOR, ith help from Alex Guillen, Nick […]

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  • onAugust 18, 2015
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Transportation News for August 18, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Chronicle Watch: Wi-Fi remains hit or miss on Bay Area transit  Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier funding likely to get OK’d this week for work  San Francisco Examiner: BART directors approve 15-year art program  San Francisco Examiner: Angry cabbies say The City pushed taxis out of Outside Lands  Pleasonton Weekly:Governor signs Baker’s toll […]

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CSU Maritime Academy Fall Career Fair

The California Maritime Academy will be hosting its Fall Career Fair on October 27th, 2015. If your company is interested in attending, please review the  documents attached below. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact CSU Maritime Academy at:  careerdevelopment@csum.edu ; or call Tess Luna at 707-654-1071. Fall Career Fair Information Letter Fall Career […]

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Agenda for DMMO Meeting on August 19, 2015

Attached here is the agenda for the DMMO meeting on August 19, 2015.  There will be a presentation at 1:00 by the South Sea Inc. & MARE Partnership on Cyclonic Dredging. If you plan to attend this presentation, please advise Rob Lawrence by email at robert.j.lawrence@usace.army.mil or by telephone. Please review the DMMO web page […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2015
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Egeria Densa Treatment Plan for Discovery Bay August 17 – September 21

INVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS   CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf  Pondweed Control Program – 2015 Treatment Plan for Discovery Bay August 17 – September 21 View Larger Image Herbicide applications for all 2015 treatment sites were completed during the last week of May, with the exception of Discovery Bay. Based on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2015
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Water Hyacinth Treatments for the Week of August 17 to August 21

INVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of August 17 thru August 21  View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish presence surveys, […]

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ACWA CLE Workshop — September 10-11, 2015

ACWA 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop Thu, 09/10/2015 – Fri, 09/11/2015 Location: Waterfront Hotel near Jack London Square, Oakland ACWA’s 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop will take place Sept. 10-11 at the Waterfront Hotel near Jack London Square in Oakland. The workshop will include programs on topics such as: *   State Board 101 […]

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