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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 30, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 30, 2015

Imperial Valley News: Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package  Business News Asia: Gov Jerry Brown Inks US$1-Billion Fund to Address California’s Record Breaking Drought NBC News: Snow-Starved Sierra Spell Trouble for Drought-Stricken California The Guardian: California drought goes from bad to worse as state grapples with heat wave SF Gate: California drought: Sierra Nevada snowpack hits historic low […]

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Energy News for March 30, 2015

The Guardian: UN green climate fund can be spent on coal-fired power generation The Los Angeles Times: 4 years after Fukushima, Japan considers restarting nuclear facilities Reuters: More oil, gas companies tap tech services to withstand low prices, observers say CNBC: Uncertainty, price volatility to mark new order for oil, analysts say Bloomberg: Demand for crude-by-rail transport slows amid oil […]

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Transportation News for March 30, 2015

San Jose Mercury News: Traffic surges on I-580 and Highway 101 ‘gateways’ into Bay Area  Napa Valley Register: A new coalition, Vision 2050, will scrutinize county’s future  Sacramento Bee: Housing is key to move Californians from welfare to work  San Francisco Chronicle: Chiu wants Muni buses to keep their enforcement cameras on  Contra Costa Times: BART airport shuttle quick, quiet […]

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday, April 2, 2015

WETA Board Meeting Thursday, April 2, 2015  Hello, The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. The meeting agenda and Board packet are […]

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Wells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – March 27, 2015

It’s Shaping Up to Be a Soft Quarter · Housing market data looked better this week with both existing and new home sales rising in February. · Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in February as oil prices edged higher for the month. · Durable goods orders pulled back sharply in February, but even more concerning […]

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Harbor Maintenance Tax Appropriations Letter

Attached here is the final letter that was signed by 86 Members of Congress asking the Appropriators to appropriate 69% of Harbor Maintenance Tax receipts ($1.25 billion) in Federal Fiscal Year 2016. Sixteen of the Members are from California: Janice Hahn; Mike Thompson; John Garamendi; Jackie Speier; Linda Sanchez; Grace Napolitano; Jerry McNerney; Ami Bera; […]

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