EMBUD Job Opportunities for May 18, 2015: Position Emp. Type Salary Closing Date Assistant Engineer (Civil/Structural) Full-time $7,873.00 – $9,570.00 Monthly 06/05/15 Associate Electrical/Control Systems Eng… Full-time $8,694.00 – $10,567.00 Monthly 05/22/15 Junior Engineer (Civil) Full-time $6,790.00 – $8,254.00 Monthly 05/22/15 Real Estate Representative I Full-time $6,465.00 – $7,857.00 Monthly 05/22/15 […]
Continue ReadingIN THIS ISSUE | Plan Bay Area 2040: Get Involved | Bike to Work Day Highlights | Bay Area Pavement Report Card | Standing Up 4 Transportation | Vital Signs Takes Regional Pulse | Bike Share Expands MTC RESOURCES FOLLOW MTC FEATURED VIDEOS & PHOTO GALLERIES Stand Up 4 Transportation Plan Bay Area Open Houses […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: California water officials deliver sobering facts on depleted wells McClatchy Washington Bureau: As California withers, federal water bill mired in secrecy Stockton Record: Uncharted territory: Delta farmers fear losing water supply Associated Press: For California salmon, summer of truck rides, bucket lifts Associated Press: Best hope for California drought: El Nino pattern next year Maven’s Notebook: Reservoir and water […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: I-280 teardown could lead to billion-dollar land rush San Francisco Chronicle: Lee ups ante with $500 million housing plan San Francisco Chronicle: California’s economy is world’s second greenest San Francisco Chronicle: Salty water swamping some Bay Bridge rods KTVU: Transit agencies consider new plans to relieve Bay Bridge morning commute POLITICO Morning Transportation for 5/18/2015 By JENNIFER […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg: Analysis: Shale oil drillers focus on sweet spots amid low prices Reuters: U.S. refiners becoming top fuel supplier in Western Hemisphere Fuel Fix: Oil, gas groups petition to block federal fracking rule Fuel Fix: US says decade-old Gulf oil leak could last another century E&E: House passes defense bill with riders to hamstring ESA listings CNBC: Oil prices rise, ISIS […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. ANNOUNCMENT: GROUNDWATER QUALITY FUNDING SCOPING MEETINGS: PROPOSITION 1 GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AND SB 445 SITE CLEANUP SUBACCOUNT PROGRAMS Fresno Sacramento Southern California June 2, 2015 […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Fidley Watch: Useful Idiots By Chris Philps Managing Editor There is some debate as to whether Russian Leader Vladimir Lenin actually used the term “useful idiots” to refer to communist sympathizers in the US, but there is no doubt that he said, “Give […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – May 15, 2015 Retail Sales Disappoint Retail sales came in flat in April, which was weaker than the consensus estimate. With retail sales now registering a soft reading in four of the past five months, many are now expecting another lackluster quarter of economic activity in Q2, […]
Continue ReadingOn March 19, 2015, BPC sent a letter (attached here) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) encouraging adequate funding for the Areawide Pest Management Program of the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The Areawide Pest Management Program of the Agricultural Research Service is important for regional waterways such […]
Continue ReadingBay Area Climate News — Climate Readiness Institute — May 2015 “Bay Area Water in a Changing Climate” —RSVP Today! CRI is hosting a half-day regional drought event on June 10th at the Brower Center in downtown Berkeley. Best practices, the latest research, strategies for the future and more! See the CRI web site for complete […]
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