The 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 ReadingFinal State Budget, Trailer Bills Signed by Governor ACWA Legislative Advisory, June 26, 2015 Gov. Jerry Brown this week signed a final 2015-’16 state budget and an ACWA-opposed budget trailer bill that includes language authorizing the State Water Resources Control Board to mandate consolidation of public water systems. The trailer bill, which cleared the Assembly […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – June 26, 2015 Economic Activity Is Showing Encouraging Signs First-quarter real GDP growth was revised up to a decline of 0.2 percent in the third estimate. Although the negative reading is alarming, we suspect statistical noise is at the heart of the weak figure. Real GDI, which […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Michele Foss: Foss Maritime’s First Arctic Class Tug By Peter Marsh Michele Foss, the first of three 132-foot tugs being built at the Foss Rainier, Oregon Shipyard, was christened in April at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, Washington. This new vessel is […]
Continue ReadingSupporting the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on marriage equality today, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) announced its decision to contribute $250,000 to the San Francisco-based National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR). NCLR is a leading LGBT advocacy organization. PG&E’s contribution will provide thousands of LGBT individuals with continued resources and counsel, as well as […]
Continue ReadingNews & Observer: On 70th anniversary, UN must focus on migrant, refugee crisis “Countries have increasingly entered into bilateral or multilateral trade agreements that liberalize the movement of goods, services and capital across …”
Continue ReadingRegistration is now open for Dredging 2015, which will be held October 19-22, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Savannah. Click here to check out the TECHNICAL PROGRAM GRID, REGISTER, and reserve your hotel room. Earn up to 24 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)! The conference will feature more than 140 track presentations covering the latest developments […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: In California, Water Restrictions Above Ground and Leaks Below Associated Press: California farmers may defy notice to stop irrigating Los Angeles Times: 183 drought maps reveal just how thirsty California has become Los Angeles Times: Another DWP bill? No: ‘You are in the top 1% of all residential water users’ Capitol Weekly: Felicia Marcus navigates drought’s rough […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: API: Higher ethanol mandates would hurt retailers, consumers Wall Street Journal: More oil cargoes get stored in tankers amid lack of buyers Forbes: Global oil output growth is here to stay United Press International: Lower 48 oil output rose last week, EIA says Associated Press: House panel asks Plains All American to explain Calif. oil pipeline rupture CNBC: Oil […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Commuters say they’d pay to improve public transit San Francisco Chronicle: French president rails against Uber amid taxi tensions Oakland Tribune: Google’s new self-driving cars cruising Silicon Valley roads Contra Costa Times: S.F. Bay Ferry fares going up San Francisco Examiner: Uber argues to state against calls for fingerprint criminal checks Washington Post: Budget and tax: What’s next […]
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