Lawmakers pause proposal to raise Bay Area bridge tolls to help fund transit
A proposal by Bay Area lawmakers to raise bridge tolls to avoid potential cuts to public transit has been shelved for the year.
A proposal by Bay Area lawmakers to raise bridge tolls to avoid potential cuts to public transit has been shelved for the year.
At least seven California representatives have expressed "strong" concern over proposed state legislation that would raise tolls on a number of Bay Area bridges, saying this would unfairly impact mostly lower-income residents
California lawmakers are working on a measure designed to keep public transit moving and avoid service cuts, as agencies continue to struggle to recover ridership: a temporary bridge toll hike.
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District's board of directors on Friday approved a new plan to increase tolls on the bridge over five years starting July 1.
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District's board of directors on Friday will consider a proposal to increase tolls on the bridge over five years starting July 1.
The first of three open house meetings on proposed Golden Gate Bridge toll hikes over the next five years is scheduled for Wednesday evening in San Rafael.
The first of three toll hikes for Bay Area toll plazas that took effect on New Year's Day morning on all seven state-owned bridges and is at the center of a lawsuit.
A Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board of Directors committee on Thursday discussed a proposed five-year toll increase plan on the span effective July 1, 2019.
The mayors of the three largest Bay Area cities on Monday announced their support for a regional measure that aims to help solve the Bay Area's traffic woes by raising tolls by as much as $3 on the region's seven bridges.
Bay Area Rapid Transit is looking to ask for another $1.5 billion as part of a bridge-toll increase that could go on Bay Area ballots as early as 2018.
Golden Gate Bridge District officials are making plans to cover an $87 million deficit over the next five years and one option may be a toll hike.
A single-vehicle crash in Pleasanton Wednesday evening has resulted in "multiple fatalities," police said Thursday.
These are the airports Southwest is pulling out of completely as it looks to save costs.
A teenager was arrested Wednesday by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputies after allegedly leading them on a long pursuit in a stolen vehicle.
A vehicle exploded in Daly City's Westlake District on Wednesday morning, according to police.
Vallejo police arrested someone who used a stolen car with a gun inside to ram a police car six times trying to flee police earlier this week.
A single-vehicle crash in Pleasanton Wednesday evening has resulted in "multiple fatalities," police said Thursday.
These are the airports Southwest is pulling out of completely as it looks to save costs.
A teenager was arrested Wednesday by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputies after allegedly leading them on a long pursuit in a stolen vehicle.
A vehicle exploded in Daly City's Westlake District on Wednesday morning, according to police.
Vallejo police arrested someone who used a stolen car with a gun inside to ram a police car six times trying to flee police earlier this week.
A vehicle exploded in Daly City's Westlake District on Wednesday morning, according to police.
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A single-vehicle crash in Pleasanton Wednesday evening has resulted in "multiple fatalities," police said Thursday.
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A bomb threat at San Jose City College Wednesday evening led the school to evacuate the campus and cancel all night classes, according to school officials.
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Vallejo police arrested someone who used a stolen car with a gun inside to ram a police car six times trying to flee police earlier this week.
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The San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday that head coach David Quinn has been relieved of his duties, following one of the worst seasons in team history.
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A teenager was arrested Wednesday by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputies after allegedly leading them on a long pursuit in a stolen vehicle.
Vallejo police arrested someone who used a stolen car with a gun inside to ram a police car six times trying to flee police earlier this week.
A former president of a San Jose elementary school enrichment program allegedly enriched herself by embezzling over $400,000 from the organization, police said Wednesday.
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The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client's accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack key evidence to obtain a murder conviction.
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A long-dormant Suicidal Tendencies side project led by singer Mike Muir and former bassist Robert Trujillo (currently in Metallica), Infectious Grooves brings their goofy funk-metal songs to the UC Theatre Saturday for their first Bay Area show in years.
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