Tag: Bay Area

  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 9, 2018
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Transportation News for October 9, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: AP: Initiative seeks to repeal California’s gasoline tax hike CalMATTERS: Video: Proposition 6: What to know about the gas tax repeal, in under a minute KQED: John Cox, Gavin Newsom Clash Over California’s Gas Tax Repeal Proposition San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft to SF mayor: Give us a chance in e-scooters Mercury News: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 8, 2018
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Transportation News for October 8, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Shoring up of Transbay center will extend beyond Fremont Street area, officials say San Francisco Examiner: Who will pay for the Salesforce Transit Center cracked beams? Testing may tell San Francisco Chronicle: Sophisticated quake alerts let BART stop before shaking starts East Bay Times: Federal aviation, runway safety bill signed into law, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 4, 2018
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Transportation News for October 4, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: One of few certainties with Transbay center: Repair costs covered by warranty Curbed: Transbay Terminal Center closed until November San Francisco Chronicle: Gas-tax repeal made California ballot because of GOP. Then GOP walked away Los Angeles Times: Garcetti urges voters to reject Proposition 6, which would repeal California’s new gas tax Bloomberg: […]

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Estuary PEARLS Newsletter for October 4, 2018

SPECIAL BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE EDITION Part Two October 4, 2018  ESTUARY News sent reporters to the biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference in September. This special three-part edition of Pearls shares more than 20 takeaways. Today’s stories highlight presentations on habitat and restoration.             Given that the historic Delta is gone forever, how […]

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Invitation to Californiafirst Workshop on Critical Infrastructure – October 9

Next week Tuesday, the Californiafirst financial coalition is hosting a workshop on critical infrastructure. There will be presenters from power, water, telecom, and transportation who will be sharing insights into their respective infrastructures, including possible vulnerabilities during disasters and restoration considerations.    Californiafirst is opening the remaining seats to non-member colleagues. In addition to gaining insights into infrastructure […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 3, 2018
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Transportation News for October 3, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: SF’s damaged transit center closed for weeks — park could reopen sooner San Francisco Examiner: Responsibility for Salesforce Transit Center fix remains an open question KQED: Audio: One Crack Too Many for SF’s Salesforce Transit Center SF Bay: Sample of cracked Salesforce beams to be removed, analyzed KPIX: Transbay Terminal Director: ‘The […]

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Estuary PEARLS Newsletter for October 2, 2018

SPECIAL BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE EDITION Part One October 2, 2018  ESTUARY News sent reporters to the biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference in September. This special three-part edition of Pearls shares more than 20 takeaways. Today’s stories highlight presentations on native and invasive species.           NATIVE SPECIES     Recent restoration efforts in lower […]

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