San Francisco Chronicle: BART shows off new train cars Mercury News: Quieter ride on BART’s new train cars: ‘Getting close’ to rollout San Francisco Examiner: Some new BART cars expected to be in service by September East Bay Times: Editorial: Troubling plan for $3 Bay Area bridge toll hike Mercury News: Roadshow: I hate all these SUVs blocking my view […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Severe, chronic flooding will devastate California coast as sea levels rise in California Central Valley Business Times: Governor names another PR person for DWR Oroville Mercury Register: Agricultural buffer exception, waiving fire fees before Board of … Yahoo Singapore News: Gold Rush! Oroville Spillway Emergency Creates Bonanza of Gold Chico Enterprise-Record: Old transmission towers being flown out […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Streetscape improvements bad for business, SF merchants say San Francisco Chronicle: SF seeks court orders to force Uber, Lyft to share data San Francisco Chronicle: Central Subway probably a no-show when Warriors tip off in SF San Francisco Chronicle: How the Pony Express linked an isolated SF to the country San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrain electrification project takes […]
Continue ReadingThe New York Times: Stakes for Exxon in Sanctions Case Go Far Beyond a $2 Million Fine The Wall Street Journal: Schlumberger CEO Blames U.S. Investors for Stagnant Oil Prices Reuters: Oil markets need regulator in face of speculators: Eni CEO BBC News: India police investigate crude oil theft gang Bloomberg: No Winners in Gulf Feud as Saudi, Qatari Assets […]
Continue ReadingOn July 20, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) held its most recent Financing the Future Working Group meeting. The working group is one of several committees formed to address issues pertaining to sea level rise in the Bay Area. Presenters at the meeting featured representatives from Bay Planning Coalition member Marsh Risk […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Lyft opens Palo Alto division to develop self-driving cars San Francisco Chronicle: Muni subway to be closed for railcar tests San Francisco Examiner: Major Muni tunnel closures start Saturday to test new trains East Bay Times: Editorial: BART should level with riders about crime on trains Mercury News: Roadshow: Why toll booths charge for going westbound, but […]
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal: Gas Everywhere but No Way to Ship It Reuters: Saudi Arabia curtails crude flow to United States MarketWatch: Oil retreats from 6-week high as traders await producer meeting The Washington Post: The strange legal battle that is pitting Trump’s secretaries of the Treasury and State against each other Reuters: Siemens retreats from Russian energy after Crimean […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: The drought is over. Why are Republicans in Congress fighting for more water for farmers? SFGate: Engineering expert blasts management failures at Oroville Dam Oroville Mercury Register: After 10 years of delays on dam relicensing, these groups want more time Live Science: Gold Rush! Oroville Spillway Emergency Creates Bonanza of Gold Fontana Herald-News: UPDATE: Water rates for Fontana […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: SFMTA must get back on track — too many project delays San Francisco Chronicle: Many BART trains equipped with cameras with ’70s technology San Francisco Chronicle: After criticism, BART resumes providing riders daily crime log East Bay Times: Employers warned to offer commuter benefit to workers in Bay Area East Bay Times: Park It: Electric bikes allowed […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Flood risk begins to ease along California rivers after six-month .surge in water levels Newsmax: Oroville Calif. Residents Would Welcome Less Interesting Times Bakersfield Californian: Packed council agenda also includes water rate hike, outside watering rules and East Hills Mall Lodi News-Sentinel: McNerney offers Delta tunnels alternative Mercury News: Opinion: The WaterFix twin tunnel plan for the Delta is […]
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