US Outlook Report: Consumers Still Holding Back in April We can’t blame bad weather for another month of disappointing retail sales. The April retail sales numbers suggest weaker real consumer spending growth in Q2 than previously expected. A stronger consumer is needed to offset weak business investment and declining exports. At least through April it […]
Continue ReadingThe Hill: Obama talks up Shell Arctic drilling plan approval Fuel Fix: IHS: Shale oil producers could yield 141B barrels using tech Oil & Gas Journal: House subpanel hears testimonies on gas pipeline permitting bill E&E: Green bonds, a fast-growing money game with the clout to develop clean energy, await an umpire Reuters: Oil set for weekly gain despite supply […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Wrong-way bus lane: right fix for Bay Bridge jams? San Francisco Chronicle: Transit center takes shape, showing how a city transforms San Jose Mercury News; Not enough money for highway repairs, Brown’s budget acknowledges San Jose Mercury News: As Google deploys new robot cars on city streets, DMV scrambles to finish self-driving rulebook Contra Costa Times: BART’s […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for May 13, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for May 13, 2015.
Continue ReadingSenators Introduce Port Transparency Bill in Wake of Prolonged West Coast Ports Strife Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.), along with Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) today introduced common-sense sunshine reforms as a part […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Despite cutbacks, Sacramento Valley ponders big water sale in drought Los Angeles Times: Before we can address the California drought, we need a geography lesson Marketplace: California drought threatens even oldest water rights Associated Press: Storm system heads toward drought-stricken California New Scientist Magazine: Recharge pools could help quench future California droughts Quartz: Here’s how much water it takes […]
Continue ReadingSNL Financial: U.S. shale oil, gas output uptick to persist, analyst says Platts: U.S. gas re-exports may require federal permit, official says Foreign Policy: Why Shell Won’t Be Producing in the Arctic Anytime Soon Reuters: Oil pressured by economic worries Reuters: Oil glut worsens as OPEC market-share battle just beginning Washington Examiner: Senate Dem bill to take shot at federal coal-mining […]
Continue ReadingSanta Rosa Press Democrat: Commuters hit the road for Bike to Work Day San Francisco Examiner: Airbnb rentals cut deep into SF housing stock, report says San Francisco Examiner: More housing provides sustainable opportunities San Mateo Daily Journal: Committee approves up to $4M to study latest Bay Bridge problems CBS San Francisco: $4 Million In Toll Money Approved To Study […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Second District Court of Appeal Invalidates Approval of Elder Care Facility, Citing Lack of Evidence to Support Zoning Determination A developer relying on financial hardship to obtain approval of an elder care facility exceeding the square footage permitted in a residential […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. At the links below please find a Revised Transmittal Letter and Proposed Order regarding Petitions Challenging 2012 Los Angeles Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (Order No. R4-2012-0175). Revised Transmittal Letter Proposed Order regarding Petitions Challenging 2012 Los Angeles Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit […]
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