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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 6, 2014
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California Trade Report from Beacon Economics

California Export Growth Tops Nation As A Whole “May 6, 2014 – California’s exporters once again posted impressive numbers in March, with the value of the state’s merchandise export trade surging ahead by 9.6% over the same month one year earlier, according to a Beacon Economics’ analysis of foreign trade data released this morning by the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 6, 2014
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Washington Post: US Climate Report Says Global Warming Impact Already Severe

“The government’s newest national assessment of climate change, released early Tuesday, declares what a wide majority of scientists say is clear: Americans are already feeling the effects of global warming. Heavy Northeast downpours unleashed by super storms such as Sandy, flooding from sea-level rise from Norfolk to Miami along the Atlantic Ocean, record-setting monster wildfires […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 6, 2014
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From the Washington Post: For President Obama, A Renewed Focus on Climate

“The satellite images viewed by President Obama before a meeting with eight Western governors were stark, showing how snowpack in California’s mountains had shrunk by 86 percent in a single year. “It was a ‘Houston, we have a problem’ moment,” recalled White House counselor John D. Podesta, one of two aides who briefed the president that […]

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  • onMay 6, 2014
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Update on 48-inch Force Main Reliability Improvement Project

  Update on 48-inch Force Main Reliability Improvement Project   May 5, 2014 SVCW provides wastewater services to residents and businesses in Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont, and West Bay Sanitary District    Update #27 (May 5, 2014) for   48-inch Force Main Reliability Improvement Project:   Unit 1 – Maple Street to Bair Island/Bair […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 5, 2014
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EBMUD in the Contra Costa Times: Tapping the Sacramento River in a drought year makes huge difference for EBMUD customers

John A. Coleman, CEO of Bay Planning Coalition and Board Member of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, co-wrote a Guest Commentary for the Contra Costa Times on May 3. Guest Commentary: Tapping the Sacramento River in a drought year makes huge difference for EBMUD customers By John A. Coleman and Andy Katz     […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 2, 2014
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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online, May 2, 2014

    Subscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION April 2014 Issue    E-Nav Data as Evidence   By Michael A. Moore   The e-navigation revolution is making waves in more places than the bridges of commercial vessels – electronic technology leaves trails of data and has become accepted in courtrooms as evidence.    Most definitions […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 30, 2014
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April News from Oakland Global

  Brought to you by the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center and California Capital & Investment Group   OAKLAND GLOBAL NEWS Monthly Updates on the Oakland Global Trade & Logistics Center Project     Oakland Global News, April 2014 Dear Reader,     Oakland Global News is a monthly newsletter for readers interested in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 30, 2014
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Save Our Water to Launch “Californians Don’t Waste” Media Campaign

April 30, 2014   Save Our Water to Launch “Californians Don’t Waste’ Media Campaign   This week Save Our Water is launching its statewide ‘Californians Don’t Waste’ paid media campaign to bring awareness and education to Californians on how to save water every day, aiming to capture Californians’ spirit in tackling the worst drought in […]

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  • onApril 30, 2014
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Los Angeles Daily News: Mayor Eric Garcetti seeks cooperation with Long Beach on port issues

“Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday spoke of his desire to work with neighboring Long Beach on port issues, prioritized a “back-to-basics approach” that brings and retains business at the Port of Los Angeles and offered his “trusted ear” to longshore workers and employers in upcoming labor talks. Garcetti was the keynote speaker at […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 30, 2014
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The April 2014 CASA Connects

      In the News Senator Fran Pavley Presented CASA With a Resolution Recognizing the First State Event   CASA Executive Director Bobbi Participation in a Public Policy Institute of California Forum on Paying for Water   CASA Agencies Producing Recycled Water to Aid Drought Relief     Job Board For a complete view […]

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