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Bay Area, California school districts getting $91 million in rebates to buy electric buses
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced over $91 million in rebates for school districts across California to purchase electric school buses. Most school buses run on diesel fuel. Diesel emissions have been linked to asthma and other health problems and have been targeted for reduction to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These issues are frequently worse in communities of color and tribal communities, according to the EPA. Of the 47 California school districts selected, four were in the Bay Area and Central Coast region. The rebates were part of an overall $900 million in funding...
New renderings show big plans at former Sunset Magazine campus in Menlo Park
A developer has submitted an application to Menlo Park with new renderings for its project at the former Sunset Magazine campus, showing plans for four buildings that will include 665 new housing units, a 130-room hotel, 324,000 square feet of office space, a Montessori school and nearly five acres of park and green space.
San Mateo County plans 3 fireworks buyback events ahead of July 4
SAN MATEO – Authorities in San Mateo County are planning three fireworks buyback events across the Peninsula ahead of the July 4 holiday, where residents can turn in illegal fireworks, no questions asked.The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office announced events would take place on June 15 at the Coastside Fire Protection District Headquarters in Half Moon Bay, June 22 at the Northern Branch Courthouse in South San Francisco and on June 29 at the Sheriff's Office substation at 690 Broadway in Redwood City. All events are scheduled between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.Deputies said residents who turn in fireworks can...
Taking a hard look at bike and pedestrian safety, Mountain View is developing an active transportation roadmap
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Over the past decade, Mountain View has taken steps to prioritize pedestrian and bicycle-related projects, with ambitious goals to develop the city’s traffic corridors into safe, accessible and low-stress routes for walkers, bikers and rollers. But its approach has been piecemeal, and for...
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