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As part of the North Richmond Shoreline Festival on October 8, 2011, the Sierra Club California’s California Coast Resilient Habitats Campaign took part in “Boat the Bay,” which provided kayaking tours free of charge. Community members took to the San Pablo Bay, paddles in hand, and got a fresh look at the wetlands and other habitat that is threatened by encroaching development at . . . → Read More In anticipation of the 53-hour construction closure of the Highway 405 near LAX, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky coined the term “carmageddon” to describe what traffic would be like in L.A. if people did not stay off the roads during that time. After the closure, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said that the weekend was more like “carmaheaven.” The branding change is probably due to the lighter traffic throughout L.A., the time people got to spend relaxing with their families instead . . . → Read More Commission workshop on latest draft language. Three members of the environmental community and three members of the business community and a representative of the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) served on a panel and offered the Commission their views on the draft. The workshop allowed the Commissioners to directly engage with each other and key stakeholders on the draft language. General public comments were taken at the end of the workshop. Based on the direction provided by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission on April 21, 2011, the staff has developed the a schedule to achieve the Commission’s goals of holding a public hearing on the proposed Bay Plan climate change amendment in September 2011 and voting on the amendment in October 2011. The Second Commission workshop on revised draft language is on June 2nd. Based on the direction provided by the Commission on April 21, 2011, the staff has developed a schedule to achieve the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s goals of holding a public hearing on the proposed Bay Plan climate change amendment in September 2011 and voting on the amendment in October 2011. On October 6th the Commission will vote on the Bay Plan amendment and final resolution of approval. Based on the direction provided by the Commission on April 21, 2011, the staff has developed a schedule to achieve the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s goals of holding a public hearing on the proposed Bay Plan climate change amendment in September 2011 and voting on the amendment in October 2011. Sept. 1 is the Commission’s fourth public hearing on fourth revised staff recommendation. |
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