richmond’s best kept secret Just about everyone who spends time in this community knows Richmond is home to the Chevron Refinery, but few people seem to know the city is also home to the Richmond Technology Center (RTC), a cutting-edge, scientific research campus that produces over 100 technology patents annually. learn more › a history […]
Continue ReadingRising sea levels could be worse than suspected By Amina Khan Al Seib / Los Angeles Times 2015 High surf crashes into a sea wall at Pacific Palisades. A study finds that rising sea levels will double the risk of flooding. The effects of rising oceans on coastal flooding may be even worse than we […]
Continue ReadingA stormy coastal challenge Al Seib / Los Angeles Times 2015 High surf crashes into the sea wall at Will Rogers State Beach along the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles County. Climate change is running smack into property rights in the form of a pending law that would rein in scofflaw homeowners along California’s […]
Continue Readinghttp://abc7news.com/news/trace-amounts-of-pesticides-found-in-san-francisco-bay/2006095/ NEWS Flea control products may have environmental impacts, trace amounts of pesticides found in San Francisco Bay Click Here for Video SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — By Dan Ashley Thursday, May 18, 2017 Some popular flea control products may be responsible for trace amounts of pesticides getting into the San Francisco Bay. According to a new study, […]
Continue ReadingPlease join Bay Planning Coalition for our 2017 SPRING SUMMIT Uncharted Waters: Finding Opportunity in Uncertainty Thursday, May 11 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Oakland Scottish Rite Center RESOURCES Agenda Recordings Polling Results Presentation Slides This full day event brings together leaders in industry, commerce and regional planning and infrastructure from across the wider Bay […]
Continue ReadingClick here to read the letter from 11 members of Congress to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in support of including the Bay Area as a beneficial use pilot program site Click here to read the letter from BPC CEO John Coleman to Garret Graves re: Testimony for the March 9, 2017 Subcommittee Hearing on Building […]
Continue ReadingWill SF Bay wetlands restoration be a casualty of EPA cuts? By Carolyn Lochhead, Friday, March 3, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration could eliminate all federal funding for wetlands restoration in San Francisco Bay, according to a budget plan that has shocked local and state officials, but is just one piece of broad […]
Continue ReadingBPC Members Reception With Special Guest Congressman Mark DeSaulnier Monday, March 13, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP 1111 Broadway, 19th Floor Oakland, CA CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 4:30 PM: Doors open to President’s Club members 5:00 PM: Doors open to all BPC members Refreshments will be provided. Please […]
Continue ReadingEmerging Environmental Risks for the San Francisco Bay Thursday, March 30, 2017 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Marsh Risk & Insurance Services San Francisco, CA CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PROGRAM CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION SLIDES (PDF) Join us for an Expert Briefing about the potential impacts of sea level rise to the […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Department of Housing and Community Development recently issued a draft report describing the state’s housing needs and challenges in light of new data indicating that ongoing production of new homes continues to fall far below the projected need of 180,000 additional homes annually. The report, California’s Housing Future: Challenges and Opportunities, paints a bleak […]
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