An alarming number of storage sites under Bay Area freeway underpasses failed state fire marshal inspections spurred by last year’s devastating blaze that shut down Interstate 10 in Los Angeles, according to new Caltrans reports that raise questions about the risks of leasing space under California’s highways. Of 16 Bay Area site inspections conducted last fall, only two passed, while fire ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — City crews on Friday took an initial step toward securing an unfinished complex of downtown Los Angeles high-rise towers that have been vandalized with graffiti and used for dangerous social media stunts after the developer ran out of money. Workers began removing scaffolding protecting a temporary walkway that officials say said has helped trespassers enter the property. ...
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Feb. 16—Just as the state has been trumpeting its opening 13 public preschool classrooms well in advance of its Ready Keiki plan to open 50 to 80 by August, a bill is advancing to repeal the relatively new state School Facilities Authority and move all school construction back again to the state Department of Education, and the authority's founding executive director has abruptly resigned. ...
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It may soon be a lot easier to commute from the Bay Area to Elk Grove and into Sacramento, especially if you like trains. The Altamont Corridor Express (ACE), a commuter rail service, plans to include Elk Grove as one of its stops from downtown San Jose through Sacramento. The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. According to a news release, the San Joaquin Regional Rail ...
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Feb. 9—Maui County Council members Thursday advanced a measure designed to broaden and streamline emergency building procedures in a move that aims to speed up construction approvals in the wake of the Aug. 8 wildfires. Maui County Council members Thursday advanced a measure designed to broaden and streamline emergency building procedures in a move that aims to speed up construction approvals ...
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SAN JOSE — Google plans to demolish part of the former Orchard Supply Hardware complex in downtown San Jose, a move that suggests the tech titan has “not forgotten” about its transit village project. The upcoming bulldozing effort shows the search giant continues to conduct preliminary work ahead of an eventual — yet unknown — construction start for its ambitious plans to create a new ...
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Feb. 5—Predicting wildfires using artificial intelligence, banning new overhead high-voltage power lines and paying for catastrophic fire property losses could be in Hawaii's future depending on state lawmaker decisions this year. The three ideas are among more than 50 proposals introduced at the state Legislature in January to address wildfire risks in Hawaii or to help survivors of the Aug. ...
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The Orange County Transportation Authority is getting emergency aid to repair train tracks in San Clemente after a landslide that halted service indefinitely between Orange and San Diego counties. On Thursday, Caltrans issued an emergency declaration as a result of the recent landslide. Passenger train service was stopped between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo and Oceanside stations, which ...
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Taggers sprayed graffiti on at least 27 floors of a partially completed downtown Los Angeles skyscraper directly across from Crypto.com Arena at LA Live, which is planning to roll out the red carpet for Sunday's Grammy Awards. It's unclear how the taggers gained access to the massive Oceanside Plaza site, a $1-billion mixed-use project on Figueroa Street and has been stalled since 2019. Street ...
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EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pledging to fast-track more than half a dozen projects by the end of his term to remove or bypass dams that have blocked salmon from returning to the state's chilly mountain streams and acting as the keystone of a complex ecosystem that sustains both economies and spiritual beliefs for tribes. Newsom — now in his second term and seen as a ...
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