Peninsula High-Speed Rail Headed On Different Track
Bullet trains and electrified Caltrain trains would share the existing two-track corridor through Silicon Valley under a proposal considered Thursday by the California High-Speed Authority.
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Bullet trains and electrified Caltrain trains would share the existing two-track corridor through Silicon Valley under a proposal considered Thursday by the California High-Speed Authority.
A bill making its way through the state Senate would let counties and school districts put local tax measures up for a popular vote.
Income tax revenue has exceeded state projections by $2 billion, and California's deficit may shrink before Governor Jerry Brown submits his revised budget, state officials said.
Oakland City Attorney John Russo announced Wednesday that he will leave his post on June 13 to became Alameda's city manager.
The legislative committees that oversee the offices of California's 120 state senators and Assembly members refused formal requests to release lawmakers' daily calendars.
The prospect of state budget that strictly cuts spending, and does not extend tax increases, loomed over an education summit in the South Bay Tuesday, where school leaders said they can't spare any further expenses or school days.
All that extra money that was supposed to roll into California state coffers when Bay Area bridge tolls went up may get eaten up by a credit swap gone bad.
Nearly all of the parcel taxes on the ballot in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties appear to be passing from a special election day Tuesday.
A new controller's report says eliminating San Francisco's payroll tax on stock options would cost the city up to $75,000 a year in future revenue.
A proposed budget released Tuesday by San Jose City Manager Debra Figone calls for cuts in police and firefighter positions and a reduction in services to close a $115 million deficit.
California and Greece might share enviable weather and postcard-worthy beaches, but their fiscal problems aren't the same.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris is signaling that she is just as strong a supporter of same-sex marriage as her predecessor in the office, Gov. Jerry Brown.
Sheriff Michael Hennessey announced Tuesday that he is endorsing Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi as his successor in November's election.
Just like that, 60% of Bay Area residents and the nation at-large now say the U.S. is winning the war on terror, according to a newly released KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll.
The State Legislature has approved a delay in sending vehicle registration renewal notices to drivers to offer more time to work on a California budget that maintains a tax on vehicles.
