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Week-long Triple Digit Heat Wave Hits Region
A Red Flag Warning about potential wildfires also is in effect through at least Wednesday, because of soaring temperatures, gusty winds and low humidity.
VTA Awards Construction Management Contract to Bechtel for BART Extension
The BART Silicon Valley project will create 75,000 jobs construction that will help build the 6-mile, four-station extension of BART into downtown San Jose and ending in Santa Clara.
Man Survives Bizarre, Violent Attack at San Jose VTA Platform, Suspect in Custody
Police arrested Andrew Perez as the man who allegedly attacked the victim at the Children's Discovery Museum Station about 1:15pm, March 29.
Ted Cruz Wants Biden’s DOT to Explain Soaring Costs of CA High Speed Rail Project
GOP leaders on Wednesday asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to disclose documents detailing a decision by the Biden administration to award billions of dollars to the California high-speed rail project.
San Jose to Install First Speeding Cameras in Late 2025
Local law enforcement will not be allowed to have access to the speed camera footage to support criminal investigations.
California Legislators Got More than $1.4M in Travel, Gifts in ’23
Financial disclosures show that state lawmakers were showered with more than $330,000 in gifts, plus more than $1.1 million in travel sponsored by interest groups. That total last year is 28% higher than in 2022.
Santa Clara VTA Announces Arrival of First of 92 New Hybrid Buses
VTA said it anticipates a steady delivery rate of six buses per week starting this week, with a completely new fleet expected to be operational in the coming month as VTA decommissions most of its remaining diesel buses.
Feds Say San Jose Man Schemed to Sell Stolen High-End Bicycles in Mexico
Victoriano Romero owns an automotive shop in San Jose where prosecutors say he received the stolen bicycles, took pictures of them, disassembled them, packaged them for delivery, and then had them transported to Mexico for sale.
‘Train to Nowhere’ or Fresno’s Dream? Central Valley’s $88B High-Speed Rail Has 2026 Target
If you listen to California’s political class, the high-speed rail project sounds like a textbook boondoggle – over-budget, delayed and larded up with waste. Yet in communities across California’s farm belt, the discourse is refreshingly different.
CA Pot Hole Alert: Rise in Electric Vehicles Will Reduce Money for Road Repairs, Trains and Buses
As the state battles climate change and Californians drive fewer gas-powered cars, tax revenue will drop substantially, according to a state analysis.
Lower-income Bay Area Residents to Get 50% Discounted Transit Fares
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation in partnership with other Bay Area transit agencies, today announced 50% discounted fares for lower-income Bay Area residents. The “Clipper START” pilot program administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission aims to make public transportation more affordable. To participate in the “Clipper START” program, individuals must meet the following criteria:
Be a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.
2023: New CA Lawmakers Learned Hard-Won Lessons
First-termers made the state Legislature the most diverse ever and racked up some policy wins for their constituents. But they also ran into a bill and budget process that wasn’t always transparent.
Some Mental Health Programs for Kids to Close because of New Medi-Cal Payment Plans
California is modernizing how it pays health care providers through Medi-Cal. Some mental health providers say the changes endanger their services.
Mahan Gets Opponent, as 17 Qualify for City Council Ballots
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan now has a primary opponent, Tyrone Wade, but past elections provide strong evidence the two-year incumbent will sail to an early victory in the March 5 primary.
CA Legislative Analyst Predicts Budget Deficit Will Double Next Year, to $68B
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, a Hollister Democrat, says that when it became clear that tax revenues would be substantially below estimates, the Legislature should commit to a budget that protects classroom funding.
