Utah CIB Oct 1: no coal vote · RUIC hearing held

Utah CIB’s Oct 1 funding meeting had no coal vote on the agenda: the board’s packet lists “6.1 RUIC - Port Throughput Request Pending” and throughput new requests $0; the agenda notice read “6. Throughput Infrastructure N/A” in every revision. Oct 1 minutes not posted. Next CIB funding meeting: Feb 4, 2027 (packet meeting schedule). RUIC’s Sep 10 Throughput Fund hearing in Provo was held; audio and approved payments posted Sep 15, no minutes yet. Per the posted meeting audio: all public commenters opposed; the hearing closed with no vote; written comments stayed open to Sep 17; the board voted to hire Venable as port-deal counsel (~$300k–$375k est., from throughput funds; engagement letter to be ratified later). Not approved, not rejected — not voted.

CIB Oct 1 packet · PMN notice 1110259 · Utah PMN (CIB) · RUIC PMN 1107241 · Sep 10 audio · See Ch.06

AB 40 signed · Chapter 864

Newsom approved AB 40 (Bonta) Sep 30; Secretary of State chaptered it as Chapter 864, Statutes of 2026. LegInfo now reads Inactive Bill – Chaptered. Adds Pub. Resources Code §21080.52: a full CEQA EIR before the initial discretionary approval of a large-volume bulk coal facility (design capacity >5M short tons/yr). No relying on an existing EIR if the coal type, quantity, or capacity triggers are met. The EIR must analyze PM2.5/PM10 fugitive dust and require mitigation. Applies to approvals pending or made between Jun 4, 2026 and Jan 1, 2027. Not an outright ban, and it does not kill OBOT — it adds CEQA review duties for large coal facilities.

LegInfo AB 40 · Governor 9.30 update · Signing message · SFGATE (press)

Berkeley Res. 72,434–N.S. locks OBOT opposition

Berkeley Council Sep 15 Consent Item 19 adopted as Resolution No. 72,434–N.S. (Annotated Agenda; Consent All Ayes, Tregub/Blackaby). Opposes Bay coal/petcoke handling and storage at proposed OBOT (West Oakland / old Army Base); urges BAAQMD dust rules + full CEQA; supports AB 40. Number was the hold — now city-confirmed.

Berkeley Annotated Agenda

Coal study numbers via NCOIO (not PDF extract)

RUIC Norda Stelo PDF still captcha-blocked from dig box. No Coal in Oakland (Ted Franklin, Sep 8) quoting the coalition study: two ~150k-ton open-air stockpiles; ~$430–625M cost; ~53 months → ~2031 first cargo. Keep label — not primary PDF, not a groundbreaking.

See Ch.06

RUIC study live · hearing noticed

Bulk Commodity Ocean Terminals study posted on RUIC’s site (Sep 5). Throughput Fund public hearing noticed for Sep 10 in Provo — separate from the Utah CIB Oct 1 $45M vote. No after-action written yet. AB 40 presented to Newsom Sep 8 — still not law.

See Ch.06

AB 40 enrolled · Newsom clock

Community-First Coal Review Act passed the Legislature Aug 28, enrolled Sep 2. Full CEQA EIR gate for large coal handling/export. Sign/veto deadline Sep 30. Still not law. Utah CIB vote sharpened to Oct 1.

See Ch.06

Utah $45M back on West Gateway

Coal terminal money returns to a public board. October vote. Not a groundbreaking. Not Port property — city-owned former Army Base.

See Ch.06

Full-bleed PD/CC eras

v0.2 body. Ember-on-deep. Ten movements, one corridor. Not a Chamber brochure.

Tesla signs synced

Construction leave-behind lands in Chapter 09. Two-bay revisions. Paperwork you can photograph — not a tweet.

See Ch.09

OpenAI Richmond off the spine

East Bay weather, not Mandela. No direct West Oakland hook — so it does not live here. Leave-behind only.

Labels lock

Rumor is not lease-reported. Lease-reported is not city-confirmed. The corridor keeps its chips honest.