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Well this is some of the clever, innovative thinking that we expect from Governor Jerry Brown: on ABC7 in Los Angeles this morning, Gov. Brown proposed funding high speed rail through cap-and-trade fees. See the video below (HSR section begins at 3:00): “Phase 1, I’m trying to redesign it in a way that in and [...]
We’ve known that high speed rail in California has been a serious project for 30 years, since Governor Jerry Brown worked to launch a Los Angeles to San Diego Shinkansen in his second term in 1982. But what you may not have known is that the idea of high speed rail connecting California’s major metro [...]
Last week Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills in Los Angeles designed to help get a new NFL stadium built near LA Live and Staples Center. The two bills, AB 900 and SB 292, provide for expedited review of lawsuits brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) against certain kinds of infrastructure projects or [...]
The closure of the 405 freeway through the Sepulveda Pass ended early today, but its impact on Southern California may only just be starting. The predicted traffic nightmare that spawned the term “carmageddon” did not materialize, as people adjusted and found ways to live and get around without relying on the freeway. This should come [...]
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