Urban Water Bi-Monthly Newsletter March 2013 Announcements Save the Date: The Urban Water Institute’s 20th Annual Water Conference will be held August 14-16, 2013 at The Hilton Mission Bay Resort in San Diego. Urban Water Conference Spring 2013 Spring Conference Report Urban Water Institute’s Spring Conference in Palm Springs drew an enthusiastic audience of some 150 […]
Continue ReadingNinth Circuit Grants Emergency Injunction To Protect Drakes Bay Oyster Company From “Artificial Wilderness” Designation Drakes Bay Oyster Company and its owner, Kevin Lunny, argued in a brief to the Ninth Circuit last week that the federal government’s decision to boot out their oyster farm was an attempt to “impose an artificial wilderness in the […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Trade Report Beacon Economics releases the California Trade Report each month in collaboration with its International Trade Advisor, Jock O’Connell. The report provides an overview of the state’s latest trade data as released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division. CONTACT: Jock O’Connell 916-716-2251 Oconnell@BeaconEcon.com Christopher Thornberg 310-739-3286 Chris@BeaconEcon.com March 2013 . […]
Continue ReadingBy Carl Guardino and Mike Kasperzak “According to recent public polling, voters are feeling more optimistic about the direction of the state and more confident in the ability of elected officials to solve California’s problems. At the same time, voters express the desire to enhance the slowly recovering economy while advancing environmental protections to keep […]
Continue ReadingHow the CNPS Rare Plants List Affects CEQA Environmental Review Many projects requiring CEQA review involve CNPS listed plants, which may have left you asking: What is CNPS, anyway? Cowpacity Gives a Prescribed Grazing Model to Land Conservation In order to provide accurate grazing recommendations to land conservation planning, WRA Inc. created Cowpacity. A carrying […]
Continue ReadingPort of Redwood City PRESS RELEASEMarch 1, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Mike Giari, Executive Director 650-306-4150 Port of Redwood City Tall Ships Return to Port for Educational Programs and Public Visits Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain plan their annual visit to the Port of Redwood City from March 7-19 and they’ll […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, December 12, Bay Planning Coalition helped facilitate an Executive Briefing for Key Stakeholders on the US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Transformation efforts. Joseph Calcara, Pacific Division chief, Josephine Axt, LA District chief of planning, and Steve Stockton, US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Director presented to a group of over […]
Continue Reading“MARTINEZ — A proposal to stimulate economic development on the Contra Costa County waterfront will be unveiled Tuesday at the county Board of Supervisors meeting. Dubbed the Northern Waterfront Economic Development Initiative, it would collaborate with stakeholders to create a strategic plan for the Contra Costa waterfront from Richmond to Oakley, county Supervisor Federal Glover […]
Continue ReadingBy Richard Cowan and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just as computers worldwide did not crash on January 1, 2000, in the “Y2K” scare and Earth itself did not shatter on December 21, 2012, as some interpreters of the Mayan calendar predicted, March 1, 2013, will not be remembered as the day the U.S. government […]
Continue ReadingClick the link below to read the report: “Budget Uncertainty Impact on the U.S. Army – State-by-State Comparison as of February 15, 2013” Budget Uncertainty Impact
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