California’s Bullet Train Cost Spikes 20 Percent
March 9, 2018 | Chris Nichols
GOP lawmakers and taxpayer groups seized on Friday’s new report indicating high-speed-rail cost overruns to argue the state should stop funding it.
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Groups Urge Swift Repairs At Oroville Dam
April 19, 2017
(AP) - Conservation groups are urging extensive and swift repairs at the nation's tallest dam, where an eroding spillway triggered an evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people in February.
Brown Makes Final Plea To Secure Tax Hike For Road Repairs
April 5, 2017
Gov. Jerry Brown made a final push Wednesday to secure legislative support for a tax increase that would fund road construction and become a major piece of his legacy.
Business Leader Says Money Alone Won't Drive State Transportation Deal
December 14, 2016 | Chris Nichols
State lawmakers have failed for years to reach a deal to pay for California’s growing transportation repair needs. What, if anything, will make the funding plans proposed last week by Democrats at the Capitol any different?
Capitol Roundup: Early Spending Proposals From Senate, Assembly Dems
December 6, 2016 | Amy Quinton
California Senate Democrats want to tackle unfinished business from last legislative session – including fixing the state’s aging infrastructure and boosting affordable housing. Meanwhile, Assembly Democrats are setting their budget priorities.
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Transportation Infrastructure One Of Few Issues Where California Democrats Align With Trump Administration
December 5, 2016 | Daniel Potter
California's Democratic leaders have vowed to fight President-elect Trump on healthcare, immigration and the environment. But there’s one issue where both sides seem to agree on: transportation infrastructure.
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Sacramento Approves Water, Wastewater Rate Hikes
March 29, 2016 | Bob Moffitt
For each of the next four years, city water rates will increase by 10 percent and wastewater rates will increase by 9 percent.
Brown Says Transportation Deal Will Get Done
August 19, 2015 | Katie Orr
Governor Jerry Brown says it’s obvious California’s crumbling roads must be repaired. Today he said he and the Legislature would come up with a plan. But he’s not sure what that plan will be.
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Republicans Propose New Gas Tax Amendment
April 9, 2015 | Katie Orr
Republicans in the California Senate have introduced a Constitutional amendment designed to assure more money for the state’s infrastructure.
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Caltrans ‘Complete Streets’ Program About More Than Cars
January 23, 2015 | Ed Joyce
The California Department of Transportation has released an updated guide to statewide highway improvement projects.
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