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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 5, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for May 5, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Amid drought, state is poised to adopt emergency water regulations Wall Street Journal: Nowhere Is Safe From California Drought—Not Even Beverly Hills San Francisco Chronicle: How to waste less of California’s precious water Fox KTVU: Delta construction project combats drought impacts San Jose Mercury News: California drought: Plans to make State Water Project flow backward shelved for this year […]

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  • onMay 5, 2015
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Transportation News for May 5, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Mayor Ed Lee unveils $1 billion transportation budget  San Francisco Chronicle: California gas prices jump 31 cents in 1 week on refinery woes  San Jose Mercury News: San Jose has ambitious plans to make city streets safer for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians  Marin Independent Journal: SMART and state in property disagreement after levee break  Napa Valley […]

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Federal Navigation Channels Maintenance Dredging Final EA/EIR

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The Final Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Report (EA/EIR) for the Maintenance Dredging of the Federal Navigation Channels in San Francisco Bay, Fiscal Years 2015-2024 and Response to Comments is available online here. The United States Army Corps of Engineers […]

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Ann Adler Named Bureau of Reclamation’s Chief, Congressional and Legislative Affairs

Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact:  Sarah K. Webster, swebster@usbr.gov, 202-513-0568 For Immediate Release:  May 4, 2015   Ann Adler Named Reclamation’s Chief, Congressional and Legislative Affairs WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López has appointed Ann Adler to serve as Reclamation’s Chief, Congressional and Legislative Affairs. She will oversee Reclamation’s congressional and legislative affairs activities and […]

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting – May 7, 2015

WETA Board Meeting Thursday, May 7, 2015  The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, May 7, 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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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 4, 2015
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Transportation News for May 4, 2015

New York Times: New Oil Train Rules Are Hit From All Sides San Jose Mercury News: Uber and Lyft face legal test to sharing economy  Napa Valley Register: Napa hooks up to Bay Area water trail  San Francisco Examiner: Mayor, supervisors to announce proposal to boost SFMTA funding  San Mateo Daily Journal: Car sharing to expand in San Mateo  KQED: 3.6 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 1, 2015
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Energy News for May 1, 2015

The Missoulian: Officials predict U.S. will reach net energy exporter status Platts: U.S., Canada to release crude-by-rail safety rules, feds say U.S. News & World Report: Senate Dems propose charging fee on outdated tank cars  New York Times: With New Factory, Tesla Ventures Into Solar Power Storage for Home and Business Bloomberg: Congress Kumbaya on Energy Tested in Fight Over […]

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  • onMay 1, 2015
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Transportation News for May 1, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Brown’s goals on water and climate change need specifics  Oakland Tribune: Oakland Tribune editorial: Videotape exposes BART police brutality  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: San Mateo Bridge to be closed for two weekends  Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito City Council to get hot button ferry dock project  Napa Valley Register: Survey: Napans have one of the shortest commutes […]

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