Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to take emergency steps to increase the state’s gasoline supply and bring down fuel prices. The Governor directed the board to immediately allow oil refineries to make an early transition to winter-blend gasoline. Winter-blend gasoline typically isn’t sold until after October 31. […]
Continue ReadingHere’s your weekend-wrap up from Aquafornia.com, delivered to you every Monday morning! Click here to visit Aquafornia and access all the links to articles and events listed here. And remember to visit Aquafornia for the latest in water news every day from across California! Restore the Delta to what?, a new bill to require […]
Continue ReadingClick HERE to view a PDF of the Economic and Financial Commentary provided by Wells Fargo for the week of October 8, 2012 A preview: Unexpected Drop in Unemployment Rate -The labor market appears to be on stronger footing as payrolls rose by 114,000 jobs in September and revisions to previous months’ data added […]
Continue Reading10th Annual Shell/MEF Run for Education Raises $51,000 for Martinez Schools MARTINEZ — Sunday’s 10th Annual Shell/MEF 5k/10k Run for Education was a huge success, raising approximately $51,000 for the Martinez Education Foundation, far above the 2011 total of $45,000. At the grandstand in Martinez’s Main Street Plaza, Shell Martinez Refinery General Manager […]
Continue ReadingA reminder that the annual Shell/MEF Run for Education is this Sunday morning, Oct. 7. Below is the list of downtown street closures for the event. Plan on the following to be closed between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM (though it typically does not take that long). If you have not yet done so, register […]
Continue ReadingSave the Date Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Levee Breach & 40th Anniversary Celebration Wednesday, October 31, 2012 1:00-3:30 p.m. Refuge Environmental Education Center, Alviso, CA Join us as we open 130 new acres to the rushing Bay tides and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Don Edwards San […]
Continue ReadingNews from Weiss Associates: Bill McIlvride of Weiss Associates to Present at Annual Groundwater Resources Association of California Conference The 21st annual Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) of California Meeting and Conference is taking place this week in Rohnert Park, CA. The topic of this year’s conference is “California Groundwater: Data, Planning and Opportunities.” Bill McIlvride of Weiss […]
Continue ReadingAbandoned Vessels Work Group Meeting Wednesday, 10 October, 2012 at 10:00 AM Port of Oakland 530 Water Street Exhibit Room, Street Level, Separate Entrance Oakland, Ca AGENDA Welcome and Introductions LTJG Meagan Snyder, USCG Eric Bloom, DFG-OSPR Current and Ongoing Cases All New agenda items […]
Continue ReadingThe Oct. 5, 2012 issue of ACWA News is now available. Highlights in this issue: Forecasts Mixed as New Water Year Begins Delta Stewardship Council Gets New Executive Officer New ACWA Members Services Group Takes Shape ACWA Board Hears Latest on BDCP, Water Finance at Workshop Click here to read the whole issue.
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