Category: Public Policy

Editorial by three former California Governors – “How to fix California’s economy: Regulation, legislation and education”

An editorial authored by former California Governors George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis , titled “How to fix California’s economy: Regulation, legislation and education” was published in the Los Angeles Times on January 5, 2015 The Op-Ed highlights current conditions in our regional economy including a drop in median household income and the disappearance of middle […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 7, 2015
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PPIC Webcast on Managing Drought — January 12, 2015

FOLLOW US:          Managing Drought WEBCAST DETAILS Monday, January 12, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PST » REGISTER TO WATCH ONLINE For full program information about this event, visithttp://www.ppic.org/main/event.asp?i=1623. ABOUT THE PROGRAM California’s historic drought is revealing strengths and weaknesses in how we manage our precious water resources. At this half-day […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 7, 2015
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Reclamation Extends Comment Period for Climate Change Adaptation Policy

The Bureau of Reclamation has extended the comment period for the proposed climate change adaptation policy from Jan. 17, 2015 to Feb. 17, 2015. Reclamation published the proposed policy on Dec. 17, 2014. The proposed policy is available for viewing at www.usbr.gov/recman. This proposed policy establishes how Reclamation will address climate change impacts upon Reclamation’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 6, 2015
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Miller Starr Regalia’s CEQA Developments Blog

Miller Starr Regalia has been at the forefront of recent developments in cutting edge fields such as air quality and climate change-related laws, and its attorneys are established experts in environmental impact review of projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Miller Starr Regalia’s CEQA Developments blog, […]

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CA Land Use & Development Law Report: California Supreme Court Poised To Decide Key CEQA Questions

The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development   We’ve posted an article to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on a development that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 5, 2015
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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting – Thursday, January 8, 2015

WETA Board Meeting Thursday, January 8, 2015  The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. The meeting agenda and Board packet are available […]

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CA Land Use & Development Law Report: Federal Court Invalidates San Francisco Tenant Relocation Requirements

The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Federal Court Invalidates San Francisco Tenant Relocation Requirements The Northern District of California has struck down part of San Francisco’s rent control ordinance as an unconstitutional taking under the Fifth Amendment in Levin v. City and County of San Francisco, Dist. […]

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