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Council Hears from State Water Board Chair on Controversial Cuts

Feb 8 2019

Against a backdrop of lawsuits and accusations of water grabs, state Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus addressed a packed house a...

Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Budget a Good First Step for Addressing California’s Major Challenges

Jan 10 2019

The Bay Area Council today applauded Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2019-20 budget as a good first step in addressing California’s major challeng...

Optimism, Anxiety over Water Plan and Bay Restoration

Jan 4 2019

The Bay Area Council Water Committee received mixed news as state regulators continued their plan to reclaim water from the Bay Area and other regi...

State Approves Water Cuts; SF Eyes Plan Warily

Dec 14 2018

State regulators approved a controversial water plan late Wednesday (Dec. 12) that the Bay Area Council Economic Institute estimated could gut regi...

Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Dismantle Hetch Hetchy

Oct 19 2018

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday (Oct. 17) pounded yet another nail in the coffin of a misguided effort to tear down the system that provi...

Hetch Hetchy Tour Highlights Latest Threat to the System

Sep 7 2018

Bay Area Council Water Committee Chairs Andy Ball and Jim Levine this week led a coalition of business leaders on an overnight tour of the Hetch He...

Flawed Plan Would Decimate Bay Area Water Reliability

Aug 31 2018

War has been declared on the Bay Area’s largest source of freshwater, with grave implications for residents and businesses that go way beyond let...

Sen. Feinstein Leads Landmark Shoreline Restoration Project Launch

Aug 10 2018

Sen. Dianne Feinstein led a group of local, state and federal officials in a ceremony Friday in San Jose’s Alviso neighborhood launching the Sout...

A Gusher of Water News

Jul 27 2018

Water news was flowing this week as the Bay Area Council hit back at a new attempt to raze Hetch Hetchy reservoir, applauded funding for increased ...

November Ballot Positions Announced