Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 6, 2015
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Transportation News for October 6, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. Muni gets permanent OK for traffic-ticket cameras on buses San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Confusing traffic lights near new Apple campus  Napa Valley Register: NCTPA still pursuing $38 million bus maintenance yard  San Francisco Examiner: Developers spared from having to pay larger transit fees  Politico: POLITICO Morning Transportation for 10/6/2015

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 5, 2015
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Energy News for October 5, 2015

Platts: 2014 natural gas total proved reserves and production E&E: EPA defends new ozone standard as green allies fume The Washington Post: Why cheap natural gas is thwarting the battery and energy storage revolution Bloomberg: Oil Gains a Second Day as U.S. Drilling Slumps to Five-Year Low Wall Street Journal: Russia and Saudi Arabia to Continue Pumping Oil E&E: Would green […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 5, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for October 5, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Dust and desperation: How the drought is hurting health Sacramento Bee: Will El Niño ‘solve’ drought? Not if the rain falls in Southern California Summit County Citizens Voice: Feds track record Central Valley groundwater depletion Stockton Record: Water think tank to convene Stockton Record: Delta emergency drought barrier removed Central Chronicle: Drought woes in California town highlight thirsty […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 5, 2015
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Transportation News for October 5, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge designer fears leaks are damaging main cable  San Francisco Chronicle: S.F.’s temporary tech shuttle rules get good report  San Francisco Examiner: Muni testing mobile ticketing app for select riders  Reuters: California high-speed rail could survive McCarthy as Speaker: official  ABC News: California High-Speed Rail Seeks Private Investors, Input  POLITICO: Politico Morning Transportation for 10/5/2015

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 2, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for October 2, 2015

Associated Press: California meets water conservation target for third straight month Contra Costa Times: Delta river reopens after drought barrier is removed Los Angeles Times: ‘We can’t relax our guard,’ state water official warns as conservation effort lags Los Angeles Times: California’s drought consequences are snowballing, so to speak Sacramento Bee: California water conservation hit 27% in August  San Francisco […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 2, 2015
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Energy News for October 2, 2015

Bloomberg: Why America’s Oil Output Refuses to Collapse National Journal: EPA’s New Smog Rules Leave Just About Everyone Mad Reuters: Oil rises on US economic optimism, Syria fears Morning Consult: Senate Panel OKs Crude Oil Export Bill With Dim Future Houston Chronicle: U.S. a net oil exporter to Mexico for first time in decades Associated Press: Feds Want Tougher Rules for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 2, 2015
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Transportation News for October 2, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrans gets go-ahead to implode pier on old Bay Bridge  San Jose Mercury News: New EPA smog rules will help you breathe easier but at a price  Sacramento Bee: Video: Jerry Brown defends air board, says climate change ‘not stuff for amateurs’  Sacramento Bee: Average price of gas statewide dips below $3 a gallon  Wall Street […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 1, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for October 1, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Dramatic photos show California’s water-starved Folsom Lake Reservoir Associated Press: Officials: California meeting water conservation target Fox News: Officials say California to meet water conservation target  CBS Sacramento: Slow Sewage A Smelly Side Effect Of California’s Drought WTOL 11 News: Reduced water use impacting California sewer lines Central Valley Business Times: Californians still worried about drought Natural Resources […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 1, 2015
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Energy News for October 1, 2015

United Press International: EPA emissions rule will affect about 150 US oil refineries The Hill: House Energy and Commerce Committee passes bill to overhaul energy policy Reuters: Senators push for bipartisan support of bill to end crude oil export ban Bloomberg: Stop Propping Up Fossil Fuels Morning Consult: House Panel OKs Sweeping Energy Bill, But Cracks Are Showing The Hill: Manufacturers, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 1, 2015
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Transportation News for October 1, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Time to yield on misunderstood ‘bike yield law’  Oakland Tribune: Contra Costa law enforcement agencies to offer free vehicle anti-theft devices  Oakland Tribune: California offering amnesty on traffic debt for poor  San Jose Mercury News: Bay Area commuting nightmares: jobs in city, affordable homes in exurbia  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Bay Area traffic worse than Los […]

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