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News, Seven Days, May 1, 2013
Caltrans Should Delay Bay Bridge Opening

The widening scandal over giant bolts that snapped raises serious questions about whether the new eastern span will withstand a major quake.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Bay Bridge, Caltrans

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News, Sep 14, 2011
Skateboarders Lose to The Man

Caltrans has already leveled one popular skate park in West Oakland, and is about to demolish a second.
- by Cassie McFadden
- Tags: News, The Spot, skate park, skateboarders, Caltrans, Alex Fatemi, Ian Schaefer, Robert Haus, Nora Davis, Macarthur Maze, Bordertown, Sue Piper, Tony Miorana, Josh Matlock

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News, Eco Watch, Aug 3, 2011
Sound Walls Bound for Rockridge?

They would muffle noise from Highway 24, but not everyone is thrilled by the idea.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Caldecott Tunnel, Rockridge, sound wall, Caltrans, Fourth Bore Coalition, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Rockridge Community Planning Council, Alameda County Transportation Commission

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Blogs, Seven Days, Jun 15, 2011
Caltrans Work in Niles Canyon Halted by Alameda Creek Alliance Lawsuit
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Environment, Alameda Creek Alliance, CalTrans, Jeff Miller, Niles Canyon, steelhead trout

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News, Eco Watch, Apr 6, 2011
Destroying Alameda Creek

A Caltrans road-widening project will cut down more than four hundred trees, and could ruin restored habitat for steelhead and salmon.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Alameda Creek Alliance, CalTrans, Save Niles Canyon, Jeff Miller, Alameda Creek Fisheries Restoration Workgroup, East Bay Regional Parks District, California Department of Fish and Game, PG&E, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

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Arts & Culture, Culture Spy, Dec 22, 2010
Bordertown on Thin Ice

Skaters try to stave off demolition of a beloved DIY skate park.
- by Rachel Swan
- Tags: Culture Spy, Bordertown Skate Park, Caltrans, Josh Matlock, Bijan Sartipi, Justin Demmon, Tony Miorana, Ignacio De La Fuente, Grindline, Barbara Boxer

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News, Nov 10, 2010
Biking to the City

MTC and Caltrans are proposing a bike and pedestrian pathway along the western span of the Bay Bridge. But will it find funding?
- by Nick Sucharski
- Tags: News, Bay Bridge, bikes, bicycling, Bay Bridge Bikeway Project, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Caltrans, Peter Lee, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Dave Campbell, John Goodwin, Loni Hancock, SB1061, Treasure Island Development Agency and Planning Department, Bay Area Toll Authority

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Blogs, Seven Days, Sep 21, 2010
Albany City Council Adopts Resolution to Oppose Cutting Trees in State Park
- by Angela Kilduff
- Tags: Environment, Richardson Grove Improvement Project, Caltrans

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Blogs, Seven Days, Dec 8, 2009
New Bay Bridge Fix Won't Close Span
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Business, Transportation, Caltrans

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News, Full Disclosure, May 6, 2009
Bay Area Toll Lanes Could Lose Money

A UC Berkeley engineering professor believes the proposal by transit planners to turn carpool lanes into toll lanes will waste taxpayers' funds.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Full Disclosure, Carpool lanes, toll lanes, Bay Area, UC Berkeley, CalTrans, Pravin Varaiya, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Alberto Torrico, FasTrak, Michael Cassidy

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News, Full Disclosure, Jun 27, 2007
Slip-Sliding Away

When the earth gives way, attorneys hit pay dirt; plus, feds probe Don Perata's favor for corporate donors.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Full Disclosure, John Russo, EBMUD, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Alameda, Caltrans, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Jehovah's Witnesses, Don Perata, FBI, Centex Homes, Shea Homes, Department of Housing and Community Development

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News, Full Disclosure, Mar 21, 2007
Take It, or Leave

Oakland's Caltrans workers say they were punished for reporting sexual harassment and race discrimination.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Full Disclosure, Caltrans, Elena Villareal, Bing Long, Muhammed Aljabiry, Steven Robinson, Esther Vicente, Danelle McGrue

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News, Aug 10, 2005
Good Skating -- Great Lobbying

When Caltrans told skaters to abandon their renegade half-pipes, the skateboarders displayed some kickass organizing skills.
- by Justin Berton
- Tags: News, Caltrans, skateboarding

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Her second raid on Occupy Oakland went off peacefully, unlike the first. But will the campers return?

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Caltrans has already leveled one popular skate park in West Oakland, and is about to demolish a second.

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A Caltrans road-widening project will cut down more than four hundred trees, and could ruin restored habitat for steelhead and salmon.

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MTC and Caltrans are proposing a bike and pedestrian pathway along the western span of the Bay Bridge. But will it find funding?

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A UC Berkeley engineering professor believes the proposal by transit planners to turn carpool lanes into toll lanes will waste taxpayers' funds.

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When the earth gives way, attorneys hit pay dirt; plus, feds probe Don Perata's favor for corporate donors.

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Oakland's Caltrans workers say they were punished for reporting sexual harassment and race discrimination.

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When Caltrans told skaters to abandon their renegade half-pipes, the skateboarders displayed some kickass organizing skills.

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