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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 17, 2015
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Transportation News for June 17, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Market Street will strictly limit vehicles, despite Uber outcry  Contra Costa Times: $500 million Alameda waterfront project approved  Contra Costa Times: BART parking charge going up  Sacramento Bee: Lawmakers moves to ease reporting requirements on high-speed rail POLITICO Morning Transportation for 6/17/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe WAYS AND MEANS BRAINSTORMS LONG-HAUL […]

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Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking – Russian River Tributaries

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) has updated its website with a Notice of Proposed Emergency Actions due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries in Tributaries to the Russian River and the proposed rulemaking package. The Notice of Proposed […]

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Agenda for the June 22nd Delta LTMS Program Review Presentation

Attached here is the draft agenda for the June 22 presentation of results and findings from the program review of the Delta Long-term Management Strategy for Dredged Material (Delta LTMS). Also, please note that the program review’s summary report, Delta LTMS Program Review and Future Direction, is now anticipated to be available in July.

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Perkins Coie LLP California Land Use & Development Law Report: California Supreme Court Broadly Construes Municipal Powers to Enact Affordable Housing Measures

   The California Land Use & Development Law Report    Legal Commentary on Planning and Development   California Supreme Court Broadly Construes Municipal Powers to Enact Affordable Housing Measures In a case closely watched by home builders, low-income housing advocates, and cities and counties throughout the state, the California Supreme Court has strongly endorsed inclusionary […]

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Notice of Informational Item: Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Evaluation Process Basin Plan Amendment

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The attached document is a Notice of Informational Item concerning the basin planning effort to establish a region-wide process for evaluating the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) beneficial use in agriculturally dominated surface water bodies.  This informational item is scheduled […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 16, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 16, 2015

NBC News: What Cuts to California Water Rights Mean, For Now Capital Public Radio News: California Drought: State Agency Revises Rules On Grass Kern Golden Empire: Impacts of new groundwater legislation Los Angeles Times: California water board to growers: Stop pumping Stockton Record: Mountain House water source dries up Yahoo Finance: California water fight raises free market issues RT: Liquid treasure: Water […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 16, 2015
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BPC CEO John Coleman Editorial: “Everyone needs to deal with the drought”

Everyone needs to deal with the drought BY JOHN A. COLEMAN AND KATHY TIEGS Published in The Sacramento Bee, June 15, 2015 There is nothing like an epic drought to get Californians talking about water. Wherever you go these days, people are discussing the latest news on water restrictions and sharing advice for reducing use over […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 16, 2015
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Energy News for June 16, 2015

Reuters: Analysis: Shale reserves accounting practices could prompt greater scrutiny Bloomberg: U.S. rail shipments to rise amid crude price rebound, BNSF exec says Wall Street Journal: U.S. gas output slows down amid oil price decline, observers say Platts: Analyst: Stabilizing prices, dropping drilling costs could increase U.S. oil output Wall Street Journal: Energy Industry Is Gassing Down CNBC: 8 companies score […]

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  • onJune 16, 2015
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Transportation News for June 16, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Revised 5th and Mission plan adds affordable housing, open space  San Francisco Chronicle: Court: Affordable housing can be required Santa Rosa Press Democrat: County supervisors debate how to pay for road repairs CBS San Francisco: Roads In 3 North Bay Towns Tied For Worst In Bay Area On MTC List     POLITICO Morning Transportation for […]

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