The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Appellate Court Reaffirms Broad Discretion of Trial Courts to Determine Appropriate Attorneys’ Fees The Fourth Appellate District upheld the trial court’s award of less than 10% of the fees requested by the prevailing petitioner in a CEQA case, finding no abuse […]
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Sacramento Bee: California farmers in line for more drought cutbacks U-T San Diego: Colorado River water shortage looms CBS Sacramento: River Advocates Warn Lawmakers That Dams Aren’t The Answer To California’s Drought KQED: Water Flows Freely in Drought-Resistant Farm Towns of Southern California — For Now Visalia Times-Delta: Drought reveals farmers’ foes NPR: Why California Farmers Are Conflicted About Using Less […]
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San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge revelations are ‘game changers,’ panel chief says San Francisco Chronicle: Self-driving car accidents require more transparency on risk Oakland Tribune: MUNI gets a run for its money from new buses Contra Costa Times: Bay Bridge: Tests expedited on rods exposed to water Marin Independent Journal: With the arrival of SMART, commuter trains will roll in […]
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New York Times: Shell receives conditional approval for Arctic oil drilling MarketWatch: U.S. shale oil output to drop next month, EIA says Bloomberg: U.S. Stocks Drop as Energy Shares Retreat the Most Since January Wall Street Journal: OPEC expects oil prices to be about $76 a barrel in 2025 The Guardian: Tesla’s low-cost renewable battery could revolutionise Africa’s energy supply […]
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Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, psoeth@usbr.gov, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release: May 11, 2015 Bureau of Reclamation Releases Two Funding Opportunity Announcements to Promote Drought Contingency Planning and Resiliency Projects Funding Opportunities are part of a Drought Response Program that supports a proactive approach to managing drought WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation released […]
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The Bureau of Reclamation released two funding opportunity announcements to promote drought contingency planning and resiliency projects. Derived from the $50 millions appropriation Congress provided to help western states, the funding opportunities are a part of a Drought Response Program that supports proactive approaches to drought management. Below is a set of links that provide […]
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Growing California cap-and-trade fund attracts surge of spending proposals — Floating proposals ahead of a pivotal period for budget negotiations, they say they want to fund port improvements, pay for heavy-duty trucks and ferries, nurture urban rivers, sponge up carbon in soil and provide discounted bus passes. Oakland port moves past labor slowdown, but […]
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Click here to view the EBMUD Job Opportunities for May 11, 2015.
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Friends of the Bay Trail in Richmond, Attached here is your invitation to a festive event celebrating completion of the Ferry Point Loop of the Bay Trail on Sunday morning, May 31. Emceed by Richmond Mayor Tom Butt, speakers will describe how it required 12 separate construction projects over 15 years to complete the Ferry Point Loop. You […]
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San Jose Mercury News: California drought: How the state’s new water conservation rules affect you Circle of Blue: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Receives Temporary Dam Fremont Patch: Construction of Temporary Salt Water Barrier Underway on the Delta KTVU: Construction of emergency drought barrier in Delta now underway ABC7 News: Reactions mixed to drought barrier in Sacramento Delta Central Valley Business Times: Bethel […]
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