The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Board will meet on Thursday, 7/16/15, 7:00 PM, at the MetroCenter, 101 8th Street, Auditorium, Oakland. 3:30 PM Legislative and Governmental Organization Committee 5:00 PM Finance and Personnel Committee 7:00 PM Executive Board The agenda packet is posted on-line at http://www.abag.ca.gov/. The meeting schedule for 2015 can be […]
Continue ReadingBay Area Climate News from the Climate Readiness Institute July 2015 The BIG Picture (4 angles) Yes, The U.S. Can Reduce Emissions 80% by 2050(technically and economically feasible)— Berkeley Lab (including CRI’s Andy Jones) helped produce this excellent report as part of the 15-nation Deep Carbonization Pathways Project What California’s must do to reach its GHG goals (good […]
Continue ReadingHOUSE PASSES RESILIENT FEDERAL FOREST ACT OF 2015 Today the House of Representatives passed legislation supported by ACWA, HR 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 by a vote of 262-167. HR 2647 would work within existing federal authorities to expedite forest management activities in the National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management […]
Continue ReadingACWA 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop Thu, 09/10/2015 – Fri, 09/11/2015 Location: Waterfront Hotel near Jack London Square, Oakland ACWA’s 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop will take place Sept. 10-11 at the Waterfront Hotel near Jack London Square in Oakland. The workshop will include programs on topics such as: * State Board 101 […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the corrected agenda for the July 21, 2015 SWRCB Board Meeting. This agenda is also posted on the Water Board website and can also be accessed at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/calendar/index.shtml#jul15 Please note that the Response to Comments for Item 2 can also be […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for July 8, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for July 8, 2015.
Continue ReadingHouse Panel Approves California Drought Bill By Bill Tomson, PoliticoPro.com The House Natural Resources Committee today approved the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 (HR 2898), Rep. David Valadao’s California drought bill, setting it up for a full floor vote potentially later this month. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy earlier identified the bill […]
Continue ReadingAttached here is a summary of HR 2898: The Western Water and Food Security Act of 2015. The Summary was prepared by the Majority Staff, Water and Power Subcommittee (Valadao-Nunes). The bill will be marked up in the House Natural Resources Committee today.
Continue ReadingWhat We Heard: Your Comments From the Spring 2015 Open Houses Hello, During April and May, residents from across the Bay Area came together at a series of public open houses to discuss how to plan for our region’s future growth. Plan Bay Area, the region’s long-range transportation and housing roadmap, is being updated. […]
Continue ReadingThe Bay Planning Coalition has submitted a letter to the MTC Planning Committee & ABAG Administrative Committee to register its support for MTC staff’s proposed language for the Adequate Housing Performance Targets for Plan Bay Area 2.0. MTC’s proposal represents good-faith implementation of SB 375’s requirement for our region’s Sustainable Communities Strategy to plan for adequate […]
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