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California High-Speed Rail Faces Scandal, But Work to Get the Trains Rolling Continues

Streetsblog supports California high-speed rail because for all of the headaches caused by missteps in the early years, when all is said and done the state deserves, and one day will get, a high-speed rail line. But these last few weeks have been rough. A state investigation found nearly $600,000...

California · 28d
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bigsurkate.blog

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One Way Traffic Control on Highway One Near Torre Canyon for the next 5 weeks.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Travelers will encounter daytime one-way traffic control on Highway 1 near Torre Canyon Bridge beginning Tuesday, October 13. Crews will remove rocks and brush from slopes above the highway as part of post-fire slope stabilization efforts. Work will result in one-way traffic control Monday through Saturday...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 28d
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POLITICO

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The tax that could make or break Bay Area transit

Bay Area rail and bus operators are betting that residents are willing to pay more taxes to save transit lines.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 28d

Gilroy Dispatch

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Letter: Gilroy’s transit future needs more than housing

VTA has renewed its effort to develop its 7.8-acre Gilroy Transit Center property, which includes the station’s 471-space commuter parking lot. VTA owns the property, identifies Gilroy as an active Transit-Oriented Development project and describes the land as “earmarked for future mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented development.”. But there is...

Gilroy, CA · 29d
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paininthepass.info

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New Dynamic Electronic Message Signs Installed on South I-15 at CA/NV Stateline

MOUNTAIN PASS, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Caltrans has launched new dynamic electronic message signs (EMS) on southbound Interstate 15 at the California–Nevada state line near Primm, as announced by Caltrans District 8. The $3.7 million project was funded by the 2022 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and...

Mountain Pass, CA · 10-12

kazu.org

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Prop. 1, California High Speed Rail CEO stripped of some powers

Prop. 1 would let the state borrow just over $11 billion through a state bond to fund affordable housing programs. Supporters say the measure will help build rental housing and provide supportive housing for homeless people. They also say the measure could create up to 40,000 new homes and fund...

California · 28d

okenergytoday.com

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Diesel fuel and gasoline prices still high in Oklahoma

Diesel fuel prices are still grabbing the nation’s fuel headlines as the nationwide average is $6.27 per gallon, based on a survey by AAA. Oklahoma’s average diesel fuel price is $5.86, a nickel more than one week ago. But truckers and other users of diesel fuel in California are paying $8.39 statewide, nearly two dollars more than the state’s gasoline average cost of $6.28 per gallon and three dollars more than the truckers who pull into an Oklahoma truck stop to refuel.

Oklahoma · 28d

ABC10

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California High-Speed Rail could run out of money by December 2027

California · 27d

CBS News

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High gas prices in California and efforts at the state level to alleviate costs

California · 28d

lookout.co

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Monday evening traffic: Highway 9 lane closures, Hwy 1 Park Ave. closed for paving

Highway 9 at Pool Drive in San Lorenzo Valley will have alternating lane closures because of bridge work. This will continue until April 30, 2027, at 6:59 a.m. Highway 9 at San Lorenzo River and Kings Creek Bridge in Santa Cruz County will have one-way reversing traffic control during the day and night from Monday to Friday this week. This is due to ongoing bridge replacement work in the San Lorenzo Valley.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 29d

Stacker

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Cheapest gas stations in San Francisco

Stacker compiled a list of the cheapest gas stations in San Francisco using data from Gas Buddy

San Francisco, CA · 10-06

sonomastatestar.com

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The State of Public Transit in the Bay Area

Imagine having access to a high speed train that could get you from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours. Or even that high speed train using mag-lev (magnetic levitation) technology to do so. Unfortunately, we will never have both of these things, whereas currently we only have a small percentage of one of them. The California High Speed Rail is a project that has been in the works for almost 20 years now, and only has segments of track completed to this point.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 29d

San Francisco Chronicle

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California is building a $400 million shield to protect Yosemite’s most dangerous highway

The drive to Yosemite has one notorious choke point. California’s fix is unlike any other.

Yosemite National Park, CA · 27d

scvnews.com

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Focus on Metrolink’s Earthquake Safety Technology During Great ShakeOut Drill

This Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m., Metrolink, Southern California’s regional passenger rail provider, will join millions of Californians for the Great ShakeOut, an annual, worldwide earthquake drill that allows schools, workplaces, community organizations and public agencies like Metrolink to practice earthquake preparedness in coordination. At the designated time,...

Southern California, CA · 28d

newsantaana.com

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New data shows fewer school bus deaths, but transportation risks remain for Orange County students

School transportation fatalities declined by 14% nationwide in 2024, falling from 128 deaths to 110, according to federal crash data analyzed by The Millar Law Firm. Yet beneath that encouraging headline lies a more complicated reality: deaths among people riding in school vehicles actually increased to 17, the highest annual total recorded over the past decade.

Orange County, CA · 29d

KPBS

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High-speed rail board limits CEO contract authority after $600,000 travel scandal

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The board that oversees the California High-Speed Rail Authority voted Friday to rein in Chief Executive Ian Choudri's contracting authority following a state investigation that showed consultants billed the agency $600,000 in questionable travel expenses. The investigation by...

California · 28d

lookout.co

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Tuesday evening traffic: Stalled truck on Hwy 1 Aptos; Hwy 1, 9 lane closures

A dark Toyota Tacoma pickup truck stalled in the slow lane under an overpass at a blind curve on northbound Highway 1 near State Park in Aptos, creating a traffic hazard. The driver later came back and moved the truck off the road to a commercial area off State Park. No injuries were reported. The incident was reported today.

Aptos, CA · 28d

dailybruin.com

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California’s high-speed rail faces rising costs, delays ahead of 2040 debut

This post was updated Oct. 11 at 10:22 p.m. Hundreds of first-year UCLA students were infants when California voters approved the state’s first high-speed rail in November 2008. Nearly 18 years later, the first phase of the train’s full route is not projected to be operational until 2040, a...

California · 10-11

San Francisco Chronicle

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California High-Speed Rail vows to seek reimbursement after consultants spent wildly

During an Oct. 9 board meeting the authority announced action following an Inspector General’s report that detailed nearly $600,000 in inappropriate travel expenses.

California · 10-09