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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 11, 2014
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East Bay EDA Winter 2014 Newsletter

WINTER 2014 East Bay EDA Winter “Regional Intelligence Report” View theRegional Intelligence Report The East Bay economy continues to move forward, though the pace of growth has left something to be desired. Still, most aspects of the regional economy are making progress from employment, to housing, to commercial real estate, to spending by businesses and […]

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  • by john
  • onMarch 10, 2014
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California Drought Stories

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-cap-drought-20140310,0,5765786.column?track=rss#axzz2vUmCC6Ve http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/California-s-drought-prone-pattern-forcing-5300681.php http://www.sanramonexpress.com/news/2014/03/09/danville-council-receives-water-supply-update http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140307/A_NEWS/403070314/-1/A_NEWS14 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/03/10/ag-banker-predicting-fallout-from-drought.html  

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  • by john
  • onMarch 10, 2014
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ACWA – California Drought Update for March 10, 2014

California Drought Update for March 10, 2014 Inbox x   ACWA acwabox@acwa.com via mta-c3poola1.cluster3.convio.net  2:37 PM (1 hour ago)           March 10, 2014 The California Drought Update is compiled by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) to keep media and other audiences current on drought conditions, impacts, news and other developments. Please visit ACWA’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 9, 2014
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California Trade Report, March 7, 2014

California’s Export Trade Growth Stumbles, But Still Edging Upwards March 7, 2014 – After a six-month streak of robust, often double-digit growth, California’s export trade slowed considerably in January, edging ahead just 2.1% over the same month a year earlier, according to a Beacon Economics’ analysis of foreign trade data released this morning by the U.S. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 7, 2014
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From the Sacramento Bee: Google Barge Cruising from San Francisco to Stockton

  SAN FRANCISCO – Google’s mystery barge floated Thursday to its new home in the California delta after the Internet company was ordered to move it from San Francisco. The odd-looking, four-story vessel made of recycled shipping containers departed from Treasure Island to comply with a Jan. 31 regulatory order concluding that Google Inc. didn’t […]

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  • by john
  • onMarch 7, 2014
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New Commissioner at the Bureau of Reclamation

  NEWS RELEASE March 6, 2014  Estevan Lopez Nominated to be Next Reclamation Commissioner  On Thursday, March 6, 2014 the Department of the Interior announced that Estevan Lopez had been nominated to serve as the next Commissioner at the Bureau of Reclamation.     Upon hearing of Mr. Lopez’s nomination, Bob Johnson, NWRA Executive Vice President and […]

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  • by john
  • onMarch 7, 2014
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Fresno Bee: California Water Official Hopes for End to Zero Allocation

A state water official said Thursday that despite the “horrifying” drought gripping the state, there’s still a chance that farmers will get San Joaquin River water this summer instead of the “zero allocation” announced. http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/03/06/3807198/california-water-official-hopes.html

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