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  • Highlight
  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2017
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Just Released: Proposed Revisions to the Draft Plan Bay Area 2040 and the Final Environmental Impact Report

Staff has released the proposed revisions to the Draft Plan Bay Area 2040 and the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Both documents may be reviewed at2040.planbayarea.org/reports. The proposed final Plan incorporates numerous changes made in response to public comments received following the March 2017 release of the Draft Plan Bay Area 2040. Comments submitted on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2017
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Transportation News for July 13, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco ranks third in study of ‘parking pain’ Mercury News: In ‘Kitty Hawk moment,’ Hyperloop One aces first test run of experimental mass transit system Mercury News: Roadshow: Cheers! New interchange coming at 101-San Antonio Marin Independent Journal: Novato council approves funding for downtown SMART station Berkeleyside: Motorists beware: Berkeley votes to expand parking enforcement Curbed: Driverless […]

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  • onJuly 13, 2017
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Energy News for July 13, 2017

Reuters: IEA says OPEC compliance with oil cuts at lowest in six months The New York Times: Oil Discoveries Suggest Mexico’s Bet to Open Energy Sector Is Paying Off CNBC: Goldman Sachs commodities analyst: ‘I’d like to see some volatility’ in oil market Forum News Service: Facebook founder, CEO ‘extremely intrigued’ by oil industry technology during ND visit The […]

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  • onJuly 13, 2017
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California Water News for July 13, 2017

Los Angeles Times: California water bill passes House, but Democrats vow to fight it in the Senate The Hill: House passes California drought bill San Francisco Chronicle: Scientists expect floods in Bay Area from rising seas in coming decades International Water Power and Dam Construction: The Oroville Incident – an opportunity for dam safety The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: DWR […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 12, 2017
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Transportation News for July 12, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: 3 Bay Area cities have worst maintained roads in U.S. San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco issues permit rules for stationless bike shares San Francisco Chronicle: VC firm Autotech raises $120M for transportation investments Mercury News: Transportation noise: Here are the loudest places to live in the Bay Area Mercury News: Roadshow: Mountains of trash near dump Marin […]

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  • onJuly 12, 2017
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Energy News for July 12, 2017

Reuters: Saudis to cut August oil exports to lowest level this year – source MarketWatch: Forget about oil rising above $50 this summer, Barclays says Morning Consult: Agency Report Projects U.S. Natural Gas Exports Will Quadruple This Year Utility Dive: Advanced Microgrid Solutions raises $34M from utilities, investment firm in Series B funding The Denver Business Journal: Colorado renewable energy […]

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  • onJuly 12, 2017
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California Water News for July 12, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Why the state is in such a hurry to fix Oroville Dam Sacramento Bee: Fish or farms? A new battle rages over California water Capital Press: State to hold another round of meetings on Oroville project FreshPlaza: California will use toilet water to grow vegetables E&E News: Iconic coast threatened as rising seas ‘drown’ beaches OOSKA News: Governor’s Plans […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 11, 2017
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Transportation News for May 11, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Are we ready for the end of individual car ownership? San Francisco Chronicle: When the Bayshore Freeway was the Bay Area’s ‘Highway of Tomorrow’ San Francisco Chronicle: BART official criticized for memo on withholding crime facts East Bay Times: BART police chief: Detailed crime reports to be released on ‘case-by-case basis’ East Bay Times: Board directors to […]

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  • onJuly 11, 2017
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Energy News for July 11, 2017

CNBC: Energy watchdog warns oil and electricity shortages could develop as investment falls again in 2016 NPR News: Reading, Writing And Fracking? What The Oil Industry Teaches Oklahoma Students Reuters: Electricity investment overtakes oil, gas for first time ever in 2016 -IEA The Sun Sentinel: Texas utility formally ends $18.7 billion merger with NextEra Energy Fox Business: Trump ‘cannot continue […]

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  • onJuly 11, 2017
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California Water News for July 11, 2017

Los Angeles Times: ‘Hell or high water’: Oroville residents struggle with another disaster San Francisco Chronicle: Torrid pace of wildfires likely to linger Washington Post: Floods, then fires. California residents again face evacuations due to … Washington Times: Cooler temps and lower winds help California firefighters Los Angeles Times: Thunderstorms, high surf and muggy conditions in store for Southern … Washington Post: Western wildfires […]

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