Last Thursday, June 11th, an event took place at Moss Landing, California in the center of the dynamic Monterey Bay called ‘America’s Blue Silicon Valley Meets China’s Blue Silicon Valley’ (see latest press release). The latest marine science technologies of the ‘blue economy’ featuring marine aquaculture, off shore energy production, solutions to the challenges of desalination […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Officials revise strategy for releasing water from California’s largest reservoir to save fish Sacramento Bee: Urban water districts accuse Delta farmers of stealing water Associated Press: Santa Barbara to move forward with desalination plant Los Angeles Times: LA County’s plan to capture stormwater could be state model Los Angeles Times: Many of the world’s water basins are being depleted, […]
Continue ReadingReuters: Shell-BG Group merger receives U.S. antitrust clearance Reuters: $200B in energy mega-projects shelved due to oil price slump The Hill: Bill to repeal ethanol mandates unveiled by Sen. Cassidy CNBC: Oil prices rise on strong US demand Wall Street Journal: OPEC 2014 Exports Below $1 Trillion POLITICO Morning Energy for 6/17/2015 By ELANA SCHOR, with help from Alex […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Market Street will strictly limit vehicles, despite Uber outcry Contra Costa Times: $500 million Alameda waterfront project approved Contra Costa Times: BART parking charge going up Sacramento Bee: Lawmakers moves to ease reporting requirements on high-speed rail POLITICO Morning Transportation for 6/17/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe WAYS AND MEANS BRAINSTORMS LONG-HAUL […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) has updated its website with a Notice of Proposed Emergency Actions due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries in Tributaries to the Russian River and the proposed rulemaking package. The Notice of Proposed […]
Continue ReadingAttached here is the draft agenda for the June 22 presentation of results and findings from the program review of the Delta Long-term Management Strategy for Dredged Material (Delta LTMS). Also, please note that the program review’s summary report, Delta LTMS Program Review and Future Direction, is now anticipated to be available in July.
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development California Supreme Court Broadly Construes Municipal Powers to Enact Affordable Housing Measures In a case closely watched by home builders, low-income housing advocates, and cities and counties throughout the state, the California Supreme Court has strongly endorsed inclusionary […]
Continue ReadingAttached here is a Notice and Agenda for the next State Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting, which will be held on June 25, 2015.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The attached document is a Notice of Informational Item concerning the basin planning effort to establish a region-wide process for evaluating the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) beneficial use in agriculturally dominated surface water bodies. This informational item is scheduled […]
Continue ReadingNBC News: What Cuts to California Water Rights Mean, For Now Capital Public Radio News: California Drought: State Agency Revises Rules On Grass Kern Golden Empire: Impacts of new groundwater legislation Los Angeles Times: California water board to growers: Stop pumping Stockton Record: Mountain House water source dries up Yahoo Finance: California water fight raises free market issues RT: Liquid treasure: Water […]
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