The California High Speed Rail Authority's board of directors supported new recommendations for a planned rail segment between Los Angeles and Anaheim, clearing it for a critical environmental review after the initial proposal received pushback from the community. The final environmental report is expected to take more than a year to finish, outgoing Chief Executive Brian Kelly said at ...
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May 14—A significant stretch of Highway 1 will reopen near Big Sur ahead of schedule on Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a news release Tuesday. A rockslide barreled through the scenic highway south of Rocky Creek Bridge on March 30, tearing out a portion of the southbound lane and rendering it "impassable," the release said. After nearly two months of work, Caltrans will re-open a lane ...
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May 14—Lake County plans to spend $700,000 to study the potential consequences of removing the Potter Valley Scott Dam after getting a grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The county's study seeks to determine how decommissioning Scott Dam could affect the surrounding ecosystem, the Lake Pillsbury water supply, infrastructure, power, sediment and the county's ability to ...
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to announce Tuesday that the state will make $3.3 billion in funding available by July to begin building inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment centers as part of a massive effort to transform California's mental health system and address the homelessness crisis. The money is the first tranche of a $6.4-billion bond authorized by voters when they narrowly ...
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Residents of the wealthy coastal city whose crumbling bluffs are endangering the only rail line from San Diego to the rest of the nation are balking at measures being taken to shore up the vital transportation corridor. It's not the first time Del Mar has argued that efforts to preserve the coastline should not compromise beach access and sand retention. But those demands clash with regional ...
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A bleak California state budget picture threatens to stall $200 million that the city of Fresno is counting on for its ambitious plan to reinvigorate its downtown and Chinatown districts. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, in his State of the City address Thursday, said he was notified last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office that the money — part of a $250 million infrastructure allocation pledged last ...
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Oceanwide Plaza, the bankrupt, unfinished development in downtown Los Angeles that became a canvas for trespassing graffiti artists, is officially on the market. The Chinese owners of the stalled residential, hotel and retail complex towering over Crypto.com Arena have hired real estate brokers to sell the property to buyers who could restart the project after work stopped in 2019. Taggers ...
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May 6—SANTA CRUZ — Federal funds geared toward exploration and development of passenger rail service in Santa Cruz County and the Central Coast region more broadly have officially pulled into the station. U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced in a joint statement that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration will ...
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A sand buffer the size of 285 football fields to block waves from hitting the train tracks where they run beachfront in San Clemente has been added as part the Orange County Transportation Authority’s proposal to protect the regional rail system. The sand, an estimated 500,000 cubic yards, would be used in addition to the placement of large boulders and catchment walls to protect the tracks ...
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Apr. 30—The once-productive Morro Bay Power Plant looms above the bay, serving as a reminder of the city's industrial history. Weeds and wildflowers have reclaimed the site, growing in cracks in the cement where workers used to pace to and from their tasks. It's a scene that may not be around much longer, as the retired power plant could be replaced by a battery storage facility. Texas-based ...
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