Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 5, 2018
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California Water News for February 5, 2018

Wall Street Journal: Water, Water Everywhere Can’t Quell a Western Drought Los Angeles Times: California bakes as winter temperatures set new records across the state USA Today: U.S. drought at worst level in nearly 4 years Sacramento Bee: Super hot! Sacramento sets record temperature during game The Press Democrat: Sonoma County temperature records fall as warm, dry winter days take […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 2, 2018
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Transportation News for February 2, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: A bullet train audit can help the troubled system  San Francisco Chronicle: Joby Aviation wins a $100M investment boost to get its flying cars off the ground  San Francisco Chronicle: SFO saw record number of travelers in 2017  San Francisco Chronicle: Does the Bay Area mind-set mean natives get cable car discounts?  San Francisco […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 2, 2018
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Energy News for February 2, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Google Weighs Unusual Bid With Giant Oil Firm Aramco to Rev Up the Saudi Tech Sector Houston Chronicle: Exxon Mobil posts $8.4 billion profit, largely from new tax law The Associated Press: Oklahoma quakes tied to how deep wastewater is injected Bloomberg: Billions From Trump Tax Cuts Supercharge Fossil Fuel Sector The Record: NJ will vote […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 2, 2018
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California Water News for February 2, 2018

Capitol Weekly: Water storage needed – but keep faith with Prop. 1 Sacramento Bee: Sierra Nevada snow picture brightens, but still just a fraction of normal KQED: Before and After: Measuring California’s Thin Mountain Snowpack New York Times: California Today: Hot Winter Means Snowpack Is Far Below Normal Sacramento Bee: Voter’s OK’d $2.7 billion for new reservoirs. Critics say California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 1, 2018
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Transportation News for February 1, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber’s new training wheels: testing bike sharing in San Francisco  Mercury News: New Jersey town sued for closing shortcut recommended by Waze Mercury News: California could see the return of $4 gas Mercury News: Redwood City: Port activity breaks record Mercury News: Roadshow: Need a REAL ID? Make an appointment with DMV Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito fears Fort […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 1, 2018
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Energy News for February 1, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Shell Profit Triples but Cash Flow Disappoints Reuters: Shell sweeps nine of 19 blocks awarded in Mexico oil auction Houston Chronicle: Deepwater discoveries signal life in offshore sector The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Hedge Funds Push for Overhaul at Marine Fuel Firm Reuters: Corvex nominates four directors to Energen’s board Bloomberg: Refiner Bankruptcy Boosts Bid to Solve […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 1, 2018
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California Water News for February 1, 2018

Sacramento Bee: California gauges snowpack amid dry winter Sacramento Bee: Trump administration delays expansion of clean water rule The Weather Channel: California May Be Returning to Drought Again and Sierra Snow Droughts May Become More Common East County Today: Governor Signs Bill to Provide Tax Savings for Water Conservation Carmichael Times: Commentary: Oversight needed of Delta Tunnel, High Speed Rail Pacific […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 31, 2018
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Transportation News for January 31, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Transportation association names Bay Area’s worst ‘structurally deficient’ bridges San Francisco Chronicle: New self-driving race: grocery runs East Bay Times: First-ever self-driving delivery on public roads sees groceries dropped off in Bay Area Mercury News: Silicon Valley would gain from higher bridge tolls KALW: “One-way” car sharing grows in the East Bay Los Angeles Times: California on pace […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 31, 2018
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Energy News for January 31, 2018

Reuters: Energy group Total announces major deepwater oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico Bloomberg: Trump Tax Plan a $190 Billion Boost to U.S. Oil, Study Finds Bloomberg: IEA Says End of OPEC Production Cuts in June Would Be Surprise Financial Times: Shell offloads Thai gas field for $750m Reuters: BP makes two discoveries in UK North Sea Reuters: Canadian province moves […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 31, 2018
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California Water Policy for January 31, 2018

Mercury News: California drought returning? Sierra Nevada snowpack at 30 percent as forecast calls for two more weeks of warm, dry weather KQED: Rain’s Below Average and Snowpack Is Meager; But Don’t Worry – Things Are Going to Get Worse YubaNet: California WaterFix Hearing Rescheduled to February 8 Maven’s Notebook: DWR responds to City of Antioch motion for continuance […]

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