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An Open Letter to CA Governor Jerry Brown. Please Help Stop the Killing of the Petaluma Swallows by CalTrans

Maggie Sergio | Posted 05.09.2013 | Green
Read More: Nature, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Gavin Newsom, Governor Jerry Brown, Caltrans, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Audubon Society, California, Green News
Maggie Sergio

I am making a personal appeal to you on behalf of over 200 federally protected birds (Cliff Swallows) that have been killed by CalTrans since early April of this year.

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The Failure to Protect Federally Protected Birds

Maggie Sergio | Posted 04.16.2013 | Green
Read More: Birds, California Dept of Fish and Game, National Audubon Society, California, Peta, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Caltrans, Green News
Maggie Sergio

Cliff swallows are remarkable birds that migrate thousands of miles every year from South America to California to breed and raise their young at sites they have used for decades.

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'This Is Not Your Grandfather's Suspension Bridge'

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.20.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Bay Bridge Cable, Looping Suspension Cable, Treasure Island, Bay Bridge Eastern Span, Bay Bridge Cable Installation, Bay Bridge Retrofit, Suspention Bridge, Caltrans, Delays, Video, San Francisco News

As months have gone by on the seemingly endless construction of the Bay Bridge's new eastern span, the structure has gradually started to look more an...

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Legislation Offers Antidote for Stupidity of Shipping Tax-Dollar-Financed Jobs Overseas

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 02.18.2012 | Politics
Read More: James B. Steele, Tom Hickman, Donald L. Bartlett, Bay Bridge, Betrayal of the American Dream, Caltrans, California Department of Transportation, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Diane Sawyer, National Steel Bridge Alliance, Invest in American Jobs Act, Buy American, Made in America, ABC News, Oregon Iron Works, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Nick J. Rahall, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Amid prolonged, painfully high unemployment, ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer for the past year tirelessly advocated a simple solution: buy American-made products.

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A Vision for the Future of Road Safety

Beckley Mason | Posted 01.30.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: California Traffic Safety, Road Safety Innovation, Road Safety Technology, Caltrans, California Road Safety, Traffic Safety, Road Safety, San Francisco News
Beckley Mason

Instead of simply paving roads and putting up cautionary signs, Caltrans is going further to account for human error, an element that cannot be extinguished but must be planned for.

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PHOTOS: Lights Reveal Bay Bridge Makeover

Carly Schwartz | Posted 10.31.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Bay Bridge California, Bay Bridge Redesign, New Bay Bridge Design, Bay Bridge Catwalks, Bay Bridge Earthquake, Bay Bridge Project, Bay Bridge East Span, Bay Bridge Catwalk Lights, Bay Bridge, Caltrans, Bay Bridge 2013, Bay Bridge Suspension Bridge, Bay Bridge Photos, San Francisco News

Commuters were treated to a sneak preview of the future Bay Bridge Monday night when construction lights illuminated the catwalks along the bridge's n...

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405 Freeway Opening Today

Posted 09.16.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Carmageddon, 405 Freeway Closure, Chp, 405 Freeway Opening, Caltrans, Los Angeles Traffic, Los Angeles News

The Mulholland Bridge demolition is completed ahead of schedule, reports the Associated Press. That's why officials have just announced that the 405 f...

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Everything You Want To Know About The Demolition Process

Posted 09.14.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Carmageddon, 405 Highway, 405 Highway Closure, Caltrans, Kiewit Pacific Company, 405 Closure, Metro, Los Angeles News

So what exactly will be going on while Angelenos are stuck in a sea of traffic or waiting patiently at home? First of all, the process won't be a spectacle, Metro insists.

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Despite Deficit, Brown Wants $63 Million For Caltrans

California Watch | Marie C. Baca | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: California Budget Deficit, Caltrans, California Budget Crisis, Jerry Brown, California Air Resources Board, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Marie C. Baca Nestled within Gov. Jerry Brown's program-slashing budget proposal lies a $63 m...

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Schwarzenegger on Small Business

Marty Keller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Small Business, California, California Economy, Sba, Caltrans, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Oed, Goed, Los Angeles News
Marty Keller

Small businesses make up 98% of the state's businesses and employ over half of California's workforce, and that's exactly why the governor has worked so hard to create a climate where they can succeed.

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The San Francisco Bay Bridge And an Ethics Revolution

Leslie Griffith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Bay Bridge, San Francisco, Journalists, Caltrans, Ethics, Media News
Leslie Griffith

Amazingly, the only thing I learned from the media coverage of the Bay Bridge accident was that Caltrans and reporters get along swimmingly. It's time journalists ask some real questions.

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