WETA Board Meeting Thursday, May 7, 2015 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, May 7, 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 available […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV MAY 4, 2015 Saving Tidal Marshes in SF Bay – U.S. Climate Resistance Toolkit What happens when sea level rise, wetland restoration, responsible land stewardship and creative partnerships come together? Innovative strategies, decision making informed by reliable science and more promise […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is holding a Public Workshop on Drought Activities in the Bay-Delta on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Please, click here to view the Notice.
Continue ReadingThe Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) meeting that was scheduled for May 6, 2015 has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for May 20, 2015. Please review the DMMO web page for information regarding DMMO meetings and agendas.
Continue ReadingNew York Times: New Oil Train Rules Are Hit From All Sides San Jose Mercury News: Uber and Lyft face legal test to sharing economy Napa Valley Register: Napa hooks up to Bay Area water trail San Francisco Examiner: Mayor, supervisors to announce proposal to boost SFMTA funding San Mateo Daily Journal: Car sharing to expand in San Mateo KQED: 3.6 […]
Continue ReadingE&E News: U.S., Canada issue crude-by-rail safety standards Platts: State board decision won’t hamper Oregon LNG export project, exec says SNL Financial: EIA: Lower 48 saw uptick in gas output in Feb. The Hill: Dems find fault with federal safety rule for crude-by-rail Wall Street Journal: Will Tesla’s Newest Battery Pan Out? E&E: Dems bristle at regulatory reforms in efficiency legislation […]
Continue ReadingSeeing Through the Winter Blues As anticipated, economic growth got off to a soft start in 2015. GDP in the first quarter increased at just a 0.2 percent annualized rate, with broad-based weakness. The manufacturing sector remains under pressure. At 51.5, the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) national index showed activity expanded at only a […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Jerry Brown’s revised water tunnels plan adds political problems LA Times: Giant tunnels planned for delta ‘must move forward,’ Brown says San Jose Mercury: New $17 billion Delta tunnels plan with less environmental restoration unveiled by Brown Associated Press: California cuts wetland, wildlife restoration in water plan The Reporter: Solano County representatives oppose Governor’s latest water plan Sacramento […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: U.S. Growth Has Slowed; Transitory or Not? Well it’s official. The Q1 preliminary GDP report, released this week, showed the broad extent of the economic damage from a combination of a rising dollar, drop in oil prices, and another winter for the record books. The question now is how much of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Missoulian: Officials predict U.S. will reach net energy exporter status Platts: U.S., Canada to release crude-by-rail safety rules, feds say U.S. News & World Report: Senate Dems propose charging fee on outdated tank cars New York Times: With New Factory, Tesla Ventures Into Solar Power Storage for Home and Business Bloomberg: Congress Kumbaya on Energy Tested in Fight Over […]
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