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OPINION: Wither Eric?

May 11, 2022 6:10 amMay 11, 2022 6:25 am

Now that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to be the next ambassador to India has gone up in smoke… Oops – technically that hasn’t happened yet. Of course, the same thing can be said for the sun setting this...

Department of Transportation Allocates $57.5 Million For Long Beach, Oakland Port Improvements

December 23, 2021 2:15 amDecember 22, 2021 10:07 pm

The Department of Transportation allocated $57.5 million in grants for improvements to the Ports of Long Beach and Oakland on Wednesday, becoming the latest funding earmarked for helping eliminate supply-chain backlogs. Ports in California, facing massive backlogs in the latter...

San Diego Association of Governments Passes $163 Billion Regional Travel Plan

December 10, 2021 4:38 pm

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) approved a 30-year, $163 billion regional travel plan on Friday, but without the controversial four-cents-per-mile road usage tax being added. For months, the public has been largely opposed to the per-mile tax, which...

California Receives Initial $58 Million from DOT for High Speed Rail Transit, Cycling ‘Infrastructure’ Projects

November 20, 2021 2:17 amApril 3, 2022 8:26 am

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced on Friday that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has given it’s first grants from the recently passed $1 Trillion infrastructure bill to California, with $58 million going to transportation projects in...

San Diego to Hold Public Meeting on Per-Mile-Driving-Tax Proposal

October 27, 2021 11:50 amOctober 29, 2021 11:36 am

A proposal by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to institute a 4 cent per mile tax on all drivers by 2030 will be brought forward at a special public meeting on Friday. Governmental leaders across California, as well...

California High-Speed Rail to Receive Nearly $1 Billion in Restored Funding

June 11, 2021 10:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the Department of Transportation finalized negotiations to restore $929 million of grants back to California High-Speed Rail on Thursday. The funding, originally allocated to California for the high-speed rail program during the Obama Administration in...

Gov. Newsom Executive Action to Ban Fracking by 2024 and End Oil Extraction by 2045

April 24, 2021 2:06 amApril 26, 2021 6:17 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that he will be banning all new fracking permits in California by 2024 by using his executive authority and added that he will look into halting all oil extraction in the state by 2045....