FOLLOW US: What If California’s Drought Continues? EVENT DETAILS Friday, August 21, 2015 12:05 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. PDT » REGISTER TO WATCH ONLINE For full program information and to attend in person, visit http://www.ppic.org/main/event.asp?i=1820. ABOUT THE PROGRAM Four years into an especially hot drought, California faces major challenges in managing […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted articles to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, environmental impact […]
Continue ReadingACWA State Legislative Alert Aug. 19, 2015 Proposal for New Statewide Tax on Water Bills Could Emerge in Final Weeks of Session Letters, Calls Will Be Needed to Oppose Last-Minute Legislation on Public Goods Charge As the Legislature returns from recess for the final weeks of the session, there are signs that a proposed […]
Continue ReadingThe Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) Management Committee Meeting on August 21, 2015 will hold its public session at 11:00 am. Please disregard previous versions of the agenda that state 9:30 am. You can access the correct draft agenda by clicking here.
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Losing Water, California Tries to Stay Atop Economic Wave Associated Press: Drought fallowing half-million acres in California in 2015 Sacramento Bee: California drought impact pegged at $2.7 billion Merced Sun-Star: Fish and Wildlife shuts part of Merced River to fishing KCBX: State lists several Central Coast groundwater basins as ‘Critically Overdrafted’ Los Angeles Times: Greater tsunami risk from […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg: EPA proposes methane emissions rules for oil, gas Fuel Fix: Oil producers to see price recovery in 2017, analysts say The Washington Examiner: API official: Industry expects wave of “unnecessary” environmental rules E&E News: Myths around oil, gas regulations growing from fracking exemption National Journal: Obama Cracks Down on Natural Gas The Washington Examiner: Cost of EPA’s toxic spill could […]
Continue ReadingOakland Tribune: Caltrans seeking permit to bring down Bay Bridge support pier with explosives San Francisco Examiner: Scooter-sharing advocates urge SFMTA to keep electric mopeds accessible to residents SF Appeal: Enclosed, Secure Bike Parking Unveiled in Civic Center Station POLITICO Morning Transportation for 8/19/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES NOT-SO-HUMBLEBRAG: We’re blushing, Carly Fiorina. Apparently our story this week on […]
Continue ReadingWETA Board Meeting Monday, August 24, 2015 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Monday, August 24, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. The meeting agenda and Board packet are […]
Continue ReadingThe Bay Planning Coalition is a signatory to two comment letters written to the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board in regards to the 2015 Basin Plan Triennial Review. Please see the two letters attached below. 2015 Basin Plan Triennial Review 2015 Comment Letter — Program 5.2 Climate Change/Water Resources SF Regional Board Triennial Review 2015 […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE NASSCO Launches Tanker Construction The General Dynamics NASSCO yard at San Diego has started construction of the second of three 50,000-dwt, 330,000-bbl capacity product tankers it is building for SEA-Vista Newbuild III LLC, a subsidiary of Houston-based SEACOR Holding Inc. The 610-foot ships have […]
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