Accuracy of ridership estimates, Curt Pringle’s chairmanship and a revolt by Bay Area cities will be on Thursday’s agenda.
Category: Transportation
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
High-Speed Rail Ridership Estimates Unreliable, Berkeley Study Finds
Researchers say Rail Commission’s method of determining ridership makes it impossible to know whether $43 billion system ‘will experience healthy profits or severe revenue shortfalls.’
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Transportation
State Lawmaker Concerned About Curt Pringle’s Many Transit Hats
Bill being drafted addresses possible conflicts of interest of High Speed Rail Authority directors Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and Richard Katz of Los Angeles.
Posted inEconomy, Investigative, Transportation
OCTA to Encourage Private Industry Over Caltrans
The county’s transit agency seeks a policy that would set a preference for contractors to do billions of dollars of work.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Top Stories, Transportation
County Transit Leaders Approve Budget That Avoids Cuts to Bus Service
No fare increases are planned for now, but future hikes depend on the economy.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, State, Transportation
Schwarzenegger Wants High-Speed Rail Before He Leaves Office
The governor seeks a demonstration project between Los Angeles and San Diego that would give commuters an idea of what to expect from a statewide program.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Transportation
OC Grand Jury Chastises Officials on Transportation Decisions
Panel urges county, state and federal officials to reallocate transit money to local bus systems.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
As Dispensaries Close, Pot Delivery Services Boom
A flourishing industry of pot delivery services is circumventing bans on storefront dispensaries and bringing medical marijuana directly to people’s homes.
Posted inCorrections, Investigative, Irvine, Transportation
Irvine to Get $121 Million for Citywide Public Transit
The California Transportation Commission announced the funding, which will one day go toward Irvine’s citywide public transit vision.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Transportation
Somebody Get These Candidates a Job Description
Supervisor candidates are full of talk about cutting regulations and creating jobs. But once in office, local officials have far less control over such things than the candidates want you to believe.
