Tag: Bay Area

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 11, 2014
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Housing News for December 11, 2014

San Jose Mercury News: Saratoga a step closer to addressing eight years of housing needs  Marin Independent Journal: County OKs housing program after making cutbacks  Contra Costa Times: El Cerrito sees more housing in its future  San Jose Mercury News: Rapid change and congestion roils cozy Alameda  San Jose Mercury News: Mountain View council hikes construction fees to pay for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 8, 2014
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Transportation News for December 8, 2014

San Jose Mercury News: Quinn: The commute that divides us  San Francisco Chronicle: BART needs a second transbay tube  Marin Independent Journal: Marin Voice: Flawed housing plan promotes higher densities  Sacramento Bee: Seminar will discuss climate change and California water supplies  Marin Independent Journal: Marin Voice: Key points to consider about the county’s housing element 

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 1, 2014
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Free Seminar on Delta Water Flows – December 2, 2014

Public Workshop: Instream Flow in Delta Tributaries The Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta Conservancy is hosting a public education workshop on the role of instream flow in creating healthy riverine ecosystems in tributaries to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The workshop will focus on current efforts in the tributary watersheds and information that can be used […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 1, 2014
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Transportation News for December 1, 2014

San Francisco Chronicle: Developer land deal will enlarge East Bay park  KTVU: New Bay Bridge demolition plans could preserve piers  San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge officials want to leave old piers  San Francisco Chronicle: When the flow of traffic was all aboard the ferries  San Francisco Chronicle: New Bay Bridge plan: Turn piers into park

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 26, 2014
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BCDC Commission Meeting Agenda Items for December 4, 2014 Meeting and Other Issues Relevant to the Commission

BCDC has posted on its website (http://www.bcdc.ca.gov) information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission at  http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/meetings/commission/2014/1121Supplemental.shtml You may also find information about BCDC Commission meetings at any time on our website at  http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/meetings/commission/cm_mtng.shtml. Agenda Items for the December 4, 2014 Commission Meeting can be found here. If you have questions […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 26, 2014
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SFEI Aquatic Science Center Fall 2014 Newsletter

In October, I was honored to be selected to lead the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI). The Institute brings a solid, twenty-year track record of delivering quality science to inform and improve decisions by our leaders on complex environmental issues. SFEI’s scientists and technologists are impressive both individually and collectively. Their programs and products address today’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 25, 2014
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How to Get Involved in Bay Area Transportation Planning

        How to Get Involved in Bay Area Transportation Planning Benicia-Martinez Bridge at Sunset. (Photo by Tom Paiva)   Are you curious about how to get involved in the Bay Area’s transportation planning decisions but not sure where to begin? Then check out MTC’s Draft 2015 Public Participation Plan, which spells out how we […]

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