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CA Supreme Court Provides Key CEQA Guidance Regarding Categorical Exemptions

CA Supreme Court Provides Key CEQA Guidance Regarding Categorical Exemptions A Wendel Rosen Client Update 03/03/2015 The California Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling regarding categorical exemptions under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reversing a court of appeal decision that would have sharply curtailed the use of such exemptions and made them easier to […]

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Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking – Prohibition of Activities and Mandatory Actions During the Drought Emergency

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. This message is to notify interested parties of the availability of the attached Proposed Emergency Regulations pertaining to the Prohibition of Activities and Mandatory Actions During the Drought Emergency; Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking;  and Emergency Regulations Digest. This item will be considered at […]

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CA Land Use & Development Law Report: Council Member Barred From Considering Own Appeal

The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development   We’ve posted an article to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on a development that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land […]

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Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for February

Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for February Job Creation Exceeded Expectations in February; +295K vs. Consensus Exp. +235K Unemployment Rate Drops two tenths to 5.5% December and January Job Numbers Revised Down a Net -18K Avg. Hourly Earnings up a Modest 0.1% (+2.0% y-o-y) Labor Force Participation Slips Job Growth in All Major Sectors […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 6, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 6, 2015

Fresno Bee:Business coalition forms in response to California drought Los Angeles Times: NOAA: El Nino is ‘too little, too late’ for California drought National Geographic: Lack of Snow Leaves California’s ‘Water Tower’ Running Low Eureka Times-Standard: El Nino arrives, but drought likely to remain Los Angeles Times: Rising temperatures are amplifying drought effects, study finds Calaveras Enterprise: Little snow above, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 6, 2015
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Energy News for March 6, 2015

E&E:  PJM analysis of EPA Clean Power Plan puts price on carbon The Hill: Watchdog scrutinizes EPA on employee salaries NPR: Northwest Oil Terminal Plan Would Mean Jobs — And More Oil Trains The Wall Street Journal: Oil Glut Sparks Latest Dilemma: Where to Put It All The Wall Street Journal: Oil prices could drop further amid storage dearth, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 6, 2015
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Transportation News for March 6, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Fixing Bay Bridge tower’s lean put crucial rods at risk San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: CHP’s new weapon against carpool cheats  Sacramento Bee: Caltrans: Bay Bridge safe, despite anchor-rod cracks  Fresno Bee: Report touts high-speed rail achievements, identifies challenges and risks POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/6/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe CRUDE […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 5, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 5, 2015

National Geographic: Lack of Snow Leaves California’s Water Tower Running Low Christian Science Monitor: New data on California drought present sobering picture for residents (+video) Associated Press: Snow survey could be lowest on record since 1991 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Salinas Valley groundwater data to go public Capital Public Radio: Dry Winter Weather Worries Rice Farmers  Contra Costa Times: Although Southern Californians […]

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