CAL FIRE Urban Forestry Program News State of the Program/Grants Well, a long destructive wildfire season has subsided for the year (fingers crossed) and I have gotten back into the groove of my normal urban forestry duties in the North Coast and the Bay Area. New grant projects supported by the first round of […]
Continue ReadingContra Costa Times: States use own funds to deepen waterways “AUSTIN, Texas — Tired of waiting for Congress, states racing to deepen seaports before the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal next year are picking up the cost of what has traditionally been a federal duty. With funding for coastal navigation channels at its lowest […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Scientists alarmed at ocean warming
Continue ReadingWaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Funding Opportunity Available The Fiscal Year 2016 WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Funding Opportunity is now available from the Bureau of Reclamation at www.grants.gov by searching for opportunity number R16-FOA-DO-004 or via this link.
Continue ReadingMorning Consult: Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Reuters: White House says Keystone decision will not affect other pipeline reviews Morning Consult: The Coming Week: Time to Finish Up Appropriations Bloomberg News: U.S. Index Futures Decline After S&P 500 Posts Sixth Weekly Gain Reuters: U.S. fracking boom added 725,000 jobs -study Greentech Media: A State-by-State Snapshot […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: To save water, an underground movement to bank El Niño’s rainfall Sacramento Bee: Second major storm rolls in with rain for Sacramento, snow for Sierra Associated Press: LA County governments limits car washes to once a month Associated Press:Drought drives bears down to foothill town in search of food Los Angeles Times: High-tech water-saving system draws […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the agenda for next week’s Port Commission Meeting. The supporting documents will be posted on the Port of San Francisco website this afternoon.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. A Notice of Public Workshop on Urban Water Conservation has been released. You can view it by clicking here. The Workshop is scheduled for December 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Comment deadline is December 2, 2015 by 12 noon.
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: It’s All About The Jobs There were more hits than misses this week with the U.S. economic indicators. The October jobs report revealed a solid improvement in job creation from the prior two months, solidifying expectations for better economic growth in the fourth quarter. This will likely trigger an initial interest rate […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the agenda for the November 17, 2015 Board Meeting.
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