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Caltrans identifies homes for possible sale on controversial 710 route
Caltrans, slammed by a state audit for mismanaging the 500-plus properties it owns in Pasadena, South Pasadena and Los Angeles, has identified 17 homes that could be sold. The state transportation agency bought the properties up to six decades earlier...
Tags: Carol Liu, Jerry Brown, Highway Transportation, California Department of Transportation, Rental Service
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Kamar opts out of City Council race
The race for La Caņada Flintridge’s two City Council seats has thinned, as local businessman Charbel “Charlie” Kamar has decided to forgo the March 5 election. Kamar, who unsuccessfully sought a council seat in 2011, pulled papers to...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Politics
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Measure J support has a twist
Local lawmakers want to see voters approve Measure J on Nov. 6 and commit more funds for regional transportation projects, but they are making sure transportation officials know they don’t want money to flow toward a proposed extension of the Long...
Tags: Elections, Finance, Google+, Voting, Politics
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Chu, Schiff see 710 study differently
The two Democratic members of Congress whose districts would be most affected by a proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway have opposing views of the controversial study of a tunnel connecting the freeway to Pasadena. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey...
Tags: Judy Chu, Adam Schiff, Highway Transportation, California Department of Transportation
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Liu vows to push sale of Caltrans homes
Conditions in the 710 gap are slow and go, as Gov. Jerry Brown last week vetoed a bill that would have forced the California Department of Transportation to quickly sell some of the nearly 500 properties it owns in Los Angeles, South Pasadena and...
Tags: Carol Liu, Regional Authority, Jerry Brown, Highway Transportation, Government
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Brown vetoes bill forcing sale of Caltrans-owned homes
Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday vetoed a bill to require the California Department of Transportation to begin selling the homes it owns in Pasadena, South Pasadena and Los Angeles. Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada Flintridge), introduced the bill in July, with the...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Government, California Department of Transportation, Politics, Executive Branch
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710 tunnel could be health hazard
Speaking to a crowd already leery of a proposed tunnel connecting the Long Beach (710) Freeway to Pasadena, a leading smog scientist and asthma researcher warned Tuesday that the roadway could be a health hazard. “Those of us in the area of air...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Asthma, Environmental Issues, Highway Transportation, Air Pollution
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Update: Furor grows over Caltrans audit, 710 extension
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino on Wednesday demanded that the California Department of Transportation stop all work on a proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway, citing a recent state audit that has fueled mistrust in the agency. The...
Tags: Media Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Mike Gatto, Highway Transportation, Criminals
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La Caņada to host 710 freeway meeting
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority hosts an open-house meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday about the study of the so-called 710 Gap. Metro and Caltrans are engaged in a three-year environmental study of alternatives for connecting the...
Tags: Highway Transportation, California Department of Transportation
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For the Record
A May 13 article about a traffic count for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority study of the 710 Gap misstated the cost of the environmental impact study. It is approximately $37 million. -
Details slim on 710 Freeway study
More than 60 people on Monday packed La Caņada High School for an update on the proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway — a long-simmering issue on which many communities already have staked out positions. The effects of closing the...Tags: High Schools, Port of Los Angeles, Highway Transportation, Schools, California Department of Transportation
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710 freeway meeting draws a crowd at La Caņada High
More than 60 people turned out at La Caņada High School Monday night to speak their minds and get the latest on the proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway. Mostly what they heard is that details will be revealed at future meetings as the...
Tags: High Schools, Port of Los Angeles, Highway Transportation, Schools, California Department of Transportation
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