With some transit agencies in the state pleading for assistance facing significant budget deficits due to low ridership, California lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on June 11 to make some funding available, though not as much as requested. The handshake deal was made in the Legislature over the weekend and now awaits the approval of…
California Lawmakers Propose $1.1 Billion Transit Bailout Amid Declining Ridership, Rising Crime
June 15, 2023
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Lighthouse Looking to Pay Persons $140,000 to Live on a Rock in San Francisco Bay, Tend Bed & Breakfast
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Widespread Power Outages Across California’s Bay Area After Emergency Is Declared
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San Francisco Nostalgia: Video Artist Colorizes, Restores Vintage 1940s Black-and-White Footage of Frisco Bay
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Attacks on Older Asians Stoke Fear as Lunar New Year Begins
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