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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 29, 2016
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Transportation News for November 29, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Hacked Muni refused $73,000 ransom demand; computers restored San Francisco Chronicle: Weekend Muni hack shows that cybersecurity affects us all Mercury News: Roadshow: Accidents in private parking lots aren’t ticketable — not even this reader’s Mercury News: Security analysts: Muni hack should be wake-up call to other agencies Marin Independent Journal: Marin Transit to buy all-electric buses […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 29, 2016
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Energy News for November 29, 2016

Greenwire: Trump meets with prospects for top job Morning Consult: Former Republican EPA Administrator Expects Agency to ‘Starve’ Under Trump The Hill: Supreme Court asks DOJ to weigh in on mine spill lawsuit The Hill: Flint mayor pushes Congress for emergency aid deal Bloomberg News: Oil Retreats Below $47 Before OPEC Meeting as Rand Falls on Zuma Reuters: Iran, Iraq at […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 29, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for November 29, 2016

Associated Press: Initial state water allocation set at 20 Percent Sacramento Bee: Wettest start in 30 years to rainy season in Northern California, but don’t forget the drought Associated Press: California tallies snow, rain from weekend storms Inland Empire News: Storms boost State Water Project allocation KSBW The Central Coast: Northern Sierra sees wettest Oct. and Nov. in 30 years […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 28, 2016
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Transportation News for November 28, 2016

NPR: Voters Backed Transit Funds. Will Congress OK Trump Infrastructure Plan? New Yorker: Why Trump Should Spend Other People’s Money San Francisco Chronicle: U.S. wants test-track network for self-driving cars San Francisco Chronicle: California must get serious on road repairs San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco’s largest taxi company up for sale San Francisco Chronicle: Regulators want driver mode to block apps […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 28, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for November 28, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Early-season rain builds hope for outdoor recreation in ’17 Los Angeles Times: California has 102 million dead trees — and no easy answers for … Sacramento Bee: Wet fall should help winter birds migrating to Central Valley California Water Blog: The Coming Droughts of California in 2017 – November 27, 2016 Capital Public Radio: Considering California’s Tree Policies […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 23, 2016
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Transportation News for November 23, 2016

East Bay Times: Oakland: Concerns voiced about Park Boulevard changes Mercury News: Roadshow: Maybe I-80 ‘smart’ lanes are helping after all Marin Independent Journal: Kinsey hired by San Rafael to guide downtown changes Napa Valley Register: City seeks artists to beautify Napa stretch of Vine Trail San Francisco Examiner: Muni, parking and street closures: your Thanksgiving weekend traffic advisory Los […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 23, 2016
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Energy News for November 23, 201

Reuters: Oil prices capped by doubts OPEC-led cut will end glut The Wall Street Journal: Iran and Iraq Stumbling Blocks to OPEC Production Cut Bloomberg News: Saudi Arabia’s OPEC Sway Limited by Resurgent Iraq and Iran Bloomberg News: Tesla Shock Means Global Gasoline Demand Has All But Peaked Bloomberg News: Trump victory won’t chill utilities’ plans for wind, solar power […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 23, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for November 23, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California rejects measure that threatened water tunnels project Associated Press: California voters reject threat to governor’s megaprojects Sacramento Bee: Voters narrowly reject Proposition 53 and future votes on big infrastructure projects Pine Tree: New Aerial Survey Identifies More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in … Coastal View News: Rainfall didn’t dent drought YubaNet: Little Hoover Commission plans year-long review […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 22, 2016
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Transportation News for November 22, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Stockton Street’s car-free Christmas — and beyond? Mercury News: Roadshow: What BART is saying about Warm Springs opening Fairfield Daily Republic: Solano needs blended into new transportation plan Sacramento Bee: California roads worsen as legislators make excuses Sacramento Bee: Lame-duck legislative session to raise transportation funds fades

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 22, 2016
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Energy News for November 22, 2016

The Wall Street Journal: Libyan OPEC Delegate says Vienna Talks Going Well Reuters: Rowan, Saudi Aramco to form joint venture to operate offshore drilling rigs Reuters: Kremlin says Putin’s meeting with oil firms postponed Reuters: BP ring-fences CEO Dudley from Iran decision-making Houston Chronicle: Energy Transfer to merge its pipeline network with Sunoco Logistics in $20 billion deal The Buffalo […]

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