THE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV March 16, 2016 Getting out in the field … A few days each year, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV) has the privilege of showing off our partner projects to elected representatives and their staff, business community leaders, funders […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of Homeland Security has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity pertaining to the Fiscal Year 2016 Port Security Grant Program. Agency Name: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA Description: The Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) plays an important role in the implementation of the National […]
Continue ReadingInstant Analysis of Today’s FOMC Meeting The Federal Reserve decided not to hike the Fed funds target rate at the March FOMC meeting today- as widely expected. The headline from this week’s meeting is the big cut in the FOMC “dot-plot” interest rate path through 2018. In one fell swoop, the FOMC cut the […]
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Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE PMM Shipyard Update By Kathy A. Smith Shipyards along the West Coast are busy this year, where a dip in fuel prices, coupled by tough new EPA emissions regulations, are keeping the yards busy with orders for new tonnage […]
Continue ReadingUSDOT Requests Applications for $800 Million New FASTLANE Grant Program WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that it is now soliciting applications for the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grant program. The FASTLANE program is a new program in the Fixing America’s Surface […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Big haul: First car in BART’s future fleet being trucked cross-country San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Caltrans reimburses 1 in 10 pothole claims Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Bad roads or housing? Numerous needs for Healdsburg’s sales tax money Marin Independent Journal: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard rehab project stokes anxiety over traffic, safety PR Newswire: MTC and Lyft […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Drenched by ‘March Miracle,’ Northern California reservoirs inch … Sacramento Bee: California’s biggest reservoirs recover, putting water limits in question San Francisco Chronicle: Shasta Lake reaches 108 percent of its historic average Associated Press: California’s Recent Storms Are Boosting Water Supplies Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville passes benchmark, now fuller than average Capital Press: March storms in Calif. could […]
Continue ReadingThe Washington Post: Obama’s Atlantic Oil Drilling Plan Takes Friendly Fire — From the Pentagon The New York Times: Obama Reverses Course on Drilling Off Southeast Coast Reuters: OPEC Sees Lower 2016 Demand For Its Oil, Pointing to Higher Surplus Reuters: Oil Prices Fall As Oversupply Concerns Mount Again The New York Times: Investors Increasingly Bullish on Energy Sector Bloomberg […]
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