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Since at least 2008, Peninsula NIMBYs have seen their salvation in the Altamont Pass alignment. The logic here is that by crossing the bay at Dumbarton, and somehow getting out toward the Tri-Valley area and crossing into the Central Valley at Altamont instead of at Pacheco Pass, there won’t be any high speed trains at [...]
(Note: See second update below for an important clarification from Congresswoman Eshoo’s office – she does not support forced transfers.) While I’ve sometimes disagreed with State Senator Joe Simitian on high speed rail, I’ve always respected him. He does support the project and does seem interested in finding workable solutions, even if he is too [...]
Is it possible for someone to claim to be a “liberal” and yet fight bitterly against liberal policies? In the normal would that would be considered “hypocrisy” and, since we ought to judge people by their actions and not by their self-serving descriptions, we would rightly refuse to acknowledge anyone as a “liberal” if they [...]
Caltrain’s crisis, already dire, is worsening. Last week Caltrain announced it faced a $30 million deficit that would lead to crippling, death-spiral inducing cuts later this year, basically providing just weekday commute services on the route and nothing else. Saving Caltrain is essential. But that effort is harmed by the emergence in recent years of [...]
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