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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online for August 14, 2015

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION   INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   Knutson Towboat: 100 Years Strong Peter Marsh This year marks the centenary of Knutson Towboat Company of Coos Bay, Oregon, founded by Norwegian immigrant Louis Knutson in 1915. He moved west in 1908 when many Scandinavians left the upper Midwest to work in the […]

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Energy News for August 14, 2015

National Journal: Legal Battle Flares Over Obama’s Climate Legacy Oil & Gas Journal: Groups call on feds to retain existing ozone standards Bloomberg: Major oil companies need more spending cuts to protect dividends, observers say Wall Street Journal: States ask federal court to block CPP Morning Consult: Poll: Most Americans Support Clean Power Plan CNBC: US crude oil hits 6-1/2-year low […]

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California Water and Drought News for August 14, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Huge El Niño leaves parts of California vulnerable to flooding Associated Press: Federal experts: This El Nino may be historically strong CNN: Will El Niño 2015 rival the strongest year on record? Associated Press: California OKs Strict Water Standards For Showerheads Los Angeles Times: Feinstein-Boxer water bill offers real drought relief California Water Blog: The hard work of […]

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Transportation News for August 14, 2015

San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: BART’s new Fremont station could open this year  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: New sprawling Apple campus brings driver to tears  Marin Independent Journal: Bridge placed over Petaluma River to connect SMART trains between Marin, Sonoma  San Francisco Examiner: BART outline goals to avoid possible turmoil  Sacramento Bee: SF Bay Area commuters make big shift […]

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Brian Boxer Appointed ESA’s Northern California Regional Director

Join us in congratulating Brian Boxer on his promotion to Northern California Regional Director. Brian has dedicated his career to strategically addressing technically and politically complex issues of resource allocation and the evolution of our communities, balancing the demands of the human and natural environments. Under Brian’s leadership our community development practice has integrated environmental […]

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Energy & Water Nexus Summit 4

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Energy & Water Nexus Summit 4 Monday, September 28th, 2015 9:30 am to 3:00 pm East Bay Municipal Utility District 375 11th Street, Oakland, CA 94607 Energy & Water Nexus Summit 4 Program Join us on September 28th for the fourth annual Energy & Water Nexus Summit, the region’s leading forum on the the vital […]

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Manufacturing Innovators Forum — September 9, 2015

  Made in the Bay Area:  Manufacturing Innovators Forum Wednesday, Sept. 9  | 7:30 – 10:00 a.m  |  Oakland Marriott City Center REGISTER HERE What does it take to succeed as a manufacturer in the Bay Area? Join us for an enlightening discussion with Bay Area manufacturing leaders who will share their secrets of success, how […]

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Bank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for August 13, 2015

Bank of the West US Outlook Report: Dispatches from China Just when the July employment report and the markets  suggested smooth sailing for the Fed to lift interest rates as soon as September (on Friday the futures market implied probability of a September Fed funds rate hike increased to 54%, the highest it has been […]

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Perkins Coie California Land Use & Development Law Report – Supplement to Curtin’s California Land Use and Planning Law (34th Ed.) Available as Free Download

The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted information on our California Land Use & Development Law Report on availability of the Supplement to Curtin’s California Land Use that we think will be of interest to you: Supplement to Curtin’s California Land Use and Planning Law (34th Ed.) […]

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