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California high-speed rail bidding rules were changed
State high-speed rail officials acknowledged Thursday that they changed their rules for selecting a builder for the bullet train's first phase in the Central Valley, a shift that subsequently made it possible for a consortium led by Sylmar-based Tutor...
Tags: Ralph Vartabedian, Travel, Transportation, Dan Weikel
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High-speed rail's strongest backers now express reservations
The California bullet-train project has collided with farmers, political conservatives and wealthy suburbanites who would like to see the $68-billion system killed. Now it is facing tough criticism from an unlikely quarter: within the ranks of high-...
Tags: Ralph Vartabedian
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After multiple 'close calls,' Burbank to start $3.2M upgrade of rail crossing
A $3.2-million project to improve rail crossing safety near the intersection of Buena Vista and Vanowen streets -- through which about 40 trains cross daily -- is slated to start on Monday after seven years of planning, city officials said. A number of...
Tags: Google+, Travel, Transportation, Amtrak, Bob Hope
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Governor signs high-speed rail conflict-of-interest measure
Gov. Jerry Brownhas signed a bill that requires state high-speed rail officials to disclose their financial investments and eliminates a loophole that created potential conflicts of interest for the project’s board members. The legislation by...
Tags: Politics, Jerry Hill, Executive Branch, Travel, Los Angeles Times
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'Thank God' for high-speed rail funding, Gov. Jerry Brown says
"It's a jobs creator, and thank God we got it," Gov. Jerry Brown said of funding for high speed rail, narrowly approved by the Legislature last week. He and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood were at the Port of Oakland on Monday to take a victory...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Politics, Jerry Brown, Democratic Party, Executive Branch
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Burbank centenarian recalls storied past
Burbank resident Margaret Culver turns 100 years old on Feb. 2. She was born Margaret Emaline Culver on Feb. 2, 1912 in Winslow, Ariz., five days before Arizona was declared a state. She is the daughter of Eli Lichtenburger Hosler and Gillia La Prade....Tags: High School Sports, Thalia, Travel, Transportation, Horse (animal)
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Mailbag: We need alternative transportation
As an American, Southern Californian, resident and an inhabitant of this planet, it profoundly embarrasses me that we continue to spend billions of dollars to widen freeways, while cutting Metrolink train service ("Metrolink fares to increase," April 28)....Tags: Death, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Travel, Transportation, Petroleum Industry
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Officials to mull rail station in valley
DOWNTOWN — High-speed-rail officials next week are slated to consider signing off on four alternatives for a single station in the San Fernando Valley, including a possible stop near Bob Hope Airport. Representatives of the California High-Speed...Tags: California, Local Government, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Politics, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Olive Avenue Confidential: Effects of proposed transit hub
It's only natural for residents already dealing with unpleasant noise and traffic congestion levels around Bob Hope Airport to cast wary eyes at any proposed development there, but plans for a new ground transport hub at Empire Avenue and Hollywood Way...Tags: University of Southern California, Natural Resources, Eyes and Vision, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Get Out: A few ways to make Sunday the best day of your week
If Cher could turn back time: For a woman who turns 67 on Monday, Cher seems to be turning back time in the aging department. The Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club is throwing her a birthday brunch and bash a day early. Although Cher will not be attending,...Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Travel, Transportation, Navy Pier
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20 to 25 injured as Conn. commuter trains collide
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. Police say that 20 or more people were injured, but that there were no fatalities. LIVE VIDEO: WCBS aerials of train collision in Bridgeport,...
Tags: Metro-North Railroad, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Roaming the neighborhoods around Pimlico
Roaming the streets that encircle Pimlico Race Course, I discovered so many places that I had trouble going back to the same locale twice. Outer Northwest Baltimore is a fascinating, at times geographically bewildering, place. When the Maryland Jockey...
Tags: The Jockey Club Incorporated, Pimlico, Hampden, Travel, Druid Hill
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