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BPC Letter Supporting BCDC & Coastal Conservancy Application for NOAA Coastal Resilience Grant

The Bay Planning Coalition has submitted a letter supporting BCDC and the State Coastal Conservancy’s joint application for NOAA’s Regional Coastal Resilience Grant Program. BPC strongly believes that the work that BCDC and the Coastal Conservancy are engaged in will be instrumental in advancing the Bay Area’s resiliency to climate change impacts and will provide […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for July 28, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: Will El Niño come to our rescue?  Washington Post: Why a ‘super El Niño’ could still be a bust for California drought relief San Francisco Chronicle: Worse than ’97-98?! New El Niño growing into monster Davis Enterprise: State panel gathers input on water storage projects San Francisco Chronicle: The drought forecast calls for pain […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2015
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Energy News for July 28, 2015

The Washington Examiner: Modest energy bills may still have controversial measures, observers say The Washington Examiner: API, AFPM urge feds to revisit draft ethanol mandate Bloomberg: Report: Oil price slump prompts delay of $200B worth of upstream investments The Hill: Green groups come out against Senate energy reform bill CNBC: Oil prices drop toward 4-month lows on glut worries, equities […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2015
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Transportation News for July 28, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Hot weather triggers summer’s first ‘Spare the Air Day’  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Highway 101 has turned into commute from hell  Washington Post: House prepares to vote on stopgap highway bill   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 7/28/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE and JENNIFER SCHOLTES, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe HIGHWAY CLIFF, STRAIGHT AHEAD: We’re […]

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Notice of Cancellation for BCDC Commission Meeting on August 6, 2015 and Other BCDC News

San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) has posted the cancellation notice for the commission meeting originally scheduled for August 6, 2015. Information about BCDC and other issues relevant to the Commission have also been posted to the website, and can be found here. Information about future BCDC Commission meetings can be found here […]

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CASA Connects Newsletter for July 27, 2015

July 27, 2015 Esteemed Panel to Discuss Watershed Management Thought-provoking panelists join the CASA conference There’s still time to make your plans to join CASA for our 60thannual conference August 19-21 in San Diego. In addition to a gala awards presentation and a light-hearted look back at CASA’s first six decades, the program features a […]

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Port of Oakland Special Board Meeting – July 30, 2015

The Port of Oakland will be holding a Special Board Meeting at 1:00 on July 30, 2015.  The public portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 3:00 pm.  Attached here is the Agenda for the meeting.  If you would like review the Agenda and Related Materials, please visit the Port’s website at http://portofoakland.com/about/legistar.aspx  

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 27, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for July 27, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Struggle to save endangered Santa Ana sucker may reach U.S. Supreme Court San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area water agencies start strong, hit conservation targets  Modesto Bee: Trees shouldn’t suffer just because lawns do San Francisco Chronicle: California rice farmers put water rights to work for environment San Francisco Chronicle: Tiny San Joaquin Valley farms are water war’s […]

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