East Bay Times Editorial on possible Bridge Toll hike
The East Bay Times Newspaper published an interesting Editorial regarding the possibility of a $3 additional Bridge Toll hike going into effect. It is worth a read here:
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/07/25/editorial-troubling-plan-for-3-bay-area-bridge-toll-hike/amp/
Californians may be able to vote on high-speed rail again
Californians may be able to vote on high-speed rail again, after Governor Jerry Brown’s cap-and-trade extension carried a Republican-backed provision requiring a referendum on how the cap-and-trade funds are to be spent.
Read the entire article here: http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/07/23/californians-may-able-vote-high-speed-rail-indirectly/
SF Chronicle: Brown’s cap-and-trade deal could eventually kill high-speed rail
Please consider reading today's front page article from the San Francisco Chronicle about the Cap and Trade Vote:
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Brown-s-cap-and-trade-deal-could-eventually-11303901.php
Assemblywoman Catharine Baker discusses Cap and Trade Vote
Tri-Valley Assemblywoman Catharine Baker spoke at last night's Alameda County Central Committee Meeting to discuss her vote for the Cap and Trade Bill and why she felt it was an important compromise "to protect real people, real businesses, and real jobs, [click continue reading for more]
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Update on Recall and Repeal of Gas Tax efforts
Here are the latest updates on the Recall effort of State Senator Josh Newman (SD29) and the Repeal of the Gas Tax Initiative. Read the following local and national articles here:
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