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Carmageddon? No, It's 'Carmaheaven,' Says LA Mayor Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:28AM“Carmageddon,” the feared traffic jam from the long-publicized weekend shutdown of the Los Angeles freeway, had a calm pass off and life was back to normal early Monday even as the county mayor termed it “Carmaheaven.”
Not Carmageddon But 'Carmaheaven,' LA Mayor Says Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:28AM“Carmageddon,” the feared traffic jam from the long-publicized weekend shutdown of the Los Angeles freeway, had a calm pass off and life was back to normal early Monday even as the county mayor termed it “Carmaheaven.”
Pittsburg Power Co. launches SoCal initiative Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:19AMPITTSBURG -- The city's public power company is joining forces with Lancaster in Los Angeles County to build power lines that will transport electricity from solar power to the statewide grid.
Early 'Carmageddon' traffic moving smoothly Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:21PMLOS ANGELES (AP) - A 10-mile stretch of one of the nation's busiest freeways was a virtual ghost road Saturday, as the public heeded calls to avoid the area and cut back on driving to prevent epic traffic jams.
'Carmaggedon' averted so far as L.A. freeway closes Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:44AMA 16-kilometre stretch of one of the U.S.'s busiest freeways was a virtual ghost road Saturday, as the public heeded calls to avoid the area and cut back on driving to prevent epic traffic jams that residents had dubbed 'Carmageddon.'
8 European banks fail stress tests Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:31AMBANKING 8 fail stress tests in Europe Eight banks failed the European Union stress tests after regulators said Friday they had a combined capital shortfall of $3.5 billion, less than predicted by analysts and investors....
In L.A., dire warnings as 'carmageddon' looms Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:09PMTraffic on Interstate 405 is seen from the Sherman Oaks Galleria mall parking lot on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
SoCal braces for 'Carmageddon' Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:16AMLOS ANGELES -- The alarms have been sounded and the preparations have been made.Now, only two questions remain: Will "Carmageddon," the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the busiest highways in the United States, on one of the city's busiest of ...
In LA, Dire Warnings As Freeway Closure Looms Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:03AMThe alarms have been sounded and the preparations have been made. Now, only two questions remain: Will "Carmageddon," the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the busiest highways in the United States, on one of the city's busiest of summer weekends, bring the City of the Angels to its knees?
L.A. deals with freeway shutdown Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:18AMLOS ANGELES (AP) -- The alarms have been sounded and the preparations have been made.Now, only two questions remain: Will "Carmageddon," the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the busiest highways in the United States, on one of the city's
CARMAGEDDON: Los Angeles Braces For Freeway Closure Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:43PMWill "Carmageddon," the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the busiest highways in the United States, on one of the city's busiest of summer weekends, bring the City of the Angels to its knees?
Dire warnings as California freeway closure looms Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:23PMA 10-mile stretch of Interstate 405, one of the busiest highways in the U.S., will be shut down this weekend. But word that part of the freeway will be shut down for 53 hours beginning at midnight Friday has been spread so far and wide by now that officials believe people will stay away.
To Curb Driving, Cities Cut Down on Car Parking Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:49PMCities worldwide find that managing parking is an effective, if indirect, means of addressing energy, traffic, and climate change concerns.
Bat Blue Joins Telx cloudXchange for Highly Available Cloud Services Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:37AMLeading Secure Cloud Solutions Provider Chooses Telx Cloud Connection Centers in New York City, New Jersey and Atlanta to Expand Customer Base
FEMA to test preparedness at Surry Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:08AMFrom FEMA PHILADELPHIA - The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency will evaluate a Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise at the Surry Power Station.
Dissident Chinese Writer Flees to Germany Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:54PMBEIJING -- After being denied an exit visa 17 times, yanked off planes and trains by the police and threatened with yet more prison time, one of China's most persecuted writers, Liao Yiwu, slipped across the border into Vietnam last week and then made his way, via Poland, to Germany, where he promptly declared himself an exile.
Prologis, Inc. Leases 723,000 SF in Three Japan Developments Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:53AMPrologis, Inc. , the leading global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, today announced four new lease agreements signed in the second quarter, totaling approximately 723,000 square feet , in three facilities in its Japan development portfolio.
Prologis, Inc. Leases 723,000 SF in Three Japan Developments Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:53AMPrologis, Inc. , the leading global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, today announced four new lease agreements signed in the second quarter, totaling approximately 723,000 square feet , in three facilities in its Japan development portfolio.
The lost frontier Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:39AMWay back last century, America went space happy. Astronauts were rock stars, flying in the face of gravity and Earth-bound limits, setting celestial records nearly every day. Lost in our love of space, we gazed up at the flecks of glitter in the night sky and wondered what was out there and how far we might someday go. For the past 30 years, Nasa’s space shuttles have served as the primary ...
LA water historian Catherine Mulholland dies at 88 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:11PMCatherine Mulholland, a historian whose biography of her grandfather William Mulholland sought to provide a more nuanced...
Balfour still building a case for second-half prospects Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:20PMBalfour Beatty316.2p -0.3Questor says BUYQUESTOR has been disappointed by the performance of Balfour Beatty shares since they were recommended and they are now little changed. However, that doesn't ...
Questor share tip: Balfour still building a case for second-half prospects Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:03PMQuestor has been disappointed by the performance of Balfour Beatty shares since they were recommended and they are now little changed. However, that doesn't mean prospects for the company have dimmed....
Recession hits transit budgets despite need Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:39AMOn a chilly evening in February, a commuter train bound for Worcester, Mass., broke down outside Boston, transforming passengers’ usual 80-minute commute into a four-hour nightmare. The train’s failure was among the winter lowlights for the Boston-area commuter rail system’s fleet of 80 aging locomotives which, among other woes, have had trouble starting, keeping auxiliary power [...]
Highway 101 realignment calling for tree removal draws fire Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:25PMChanges would allow big trucks to use the stretch.
NASA's space shuttle program ends this month: Does anybody care? Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 6:04PMFuture manned missions are planned, but years may pass with no American spaceships in flight
Letters to the editor Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:37PMBay Bridge outsourcing, Texas vs. California, IHSS, school administrator pay
City Goes Retro with New Trolley Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:46PMThe City of Santa Cruz has recently adopted a new member into its public transportation family: a 1930’s-style replica trolley. It is hard for people to miss if they are anywhere between the classic Del Mar Theater and the Wharf, because it is the only vehicle of its kind in town.
San Francisco Leads The U.S. In Environmental Sustainability Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:39AMSan Francisco grabbed the mantle of "greenest" major city in the U.S. and Canada Green City Index, with New York, Seattle, Denver and Boston rounding out the top five U.S. cities.
MEXIDATA . INFO Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:44PMAuthor's Note: These are two articles on Mexico's "Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity" that was in Ciudad Juarez and El Paso on June 9, 10 and 11.
San Francisco Named Greenest City in North America Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:06PMSan Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that San Francisco has received the distinction as the “greenest” city in North America in the first North American Green Cities Index. Announced at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival, San Francisco was ranked ahead of New York,...
San Francisco Leads the U.S. in Environmental Sustainability Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:00AMSan Francisco grabbed the mantle of "greenest" major city in the U.S. and Canada Green City Index, with New York, Seattle, Denver and Boston rounding out the top five U.S. cities. Â The unique study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit , and commissioned by Siemens, assesses and compares 27 major U.S. and Canadian cities on environmental performance and policies across nine categories â ...
Log in to comment Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:36AMMeet Big Chuck. Long time resident of San Francisco’s predominantly black ghetto, Hunters Point, Big Chuck knows what’s up.
Interim Muni chief named to replace Nat Ford Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:56PMMuni named Debra Johnson, the lead agency negotiator for the transit agency during contract talks with its operators union, to take over as the interim department chief Friday. Thursday will mark the last day for departing executive director Nathaniel Ford , who was asked to leave by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s board of directors earlier this month, resulting in a $384 ...
Cell Phone of Driver in Amtrak Crash Found Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:35AMRENO, Nev. (AP) — Workers wearing hazmat suits dug through burnt-out rail cars and twisted metal on Monday at the scene of a horrific collision between a tractor-trailer and an Amtrak train as new details surfaced about the spotty driving record of the man at the wheel of the truck.
Rack and ride goes for spin on two lines Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:04AMThat's what cyclists can now do on two Société de transport de Montréal bus lines as Montreal tests bike racks on buses, an option other cities have long offered.
STM launches bike rack tests on two routes Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:25PMRack it and ride. That’s what cyclists can now do on two Société de transport de Montréal bus lines as Montreal tests bike racks on buses, an option other cities have long offered.
Truck driver in train crash had speeding tickets Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:48PMWorkers wearing hazmat suits are digging through burnt-out rail cars and twisted metal at the scene of a horrific collision between a truck and trailer and an Amtrak train as new details surfaced about the spotty driving record of the man at the wheel of the truck.
the STORY Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:04PMBemis Center for Contemporary Arts turns thirty and celebrates with open studios June 25, noon to 5 p.m. There will be a dedication of a Building Bemis capital expansion project, intended to address a need for space, and to increase direct support of artists-in-residence by 50 percent.
Passengers describe scene of deadly truck-Amtrak train crash Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:21PMFootage of the smoldering Amtrak train cars.: Footage of the smoldering Amtrak train cars. Amtrak passenger Jim Bickley sent this cell phone photograph of a train and vehicle collision in Churchill County to KXTV-TV Sacramento.
History Says Most New ICANN Domains Will Fail Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 4:09PMIf the Smithsonian can't be bothered to register a "si.museum" domain, what does this mean for the boatload of new top-level domains due at the end of 2012?
Spotlight: Leaders in Human Resources Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 12:28PMHuman resources leaders selected from the North Bay’s five largest employers in each county of Sonoma, Marin and Napa and the region’s staffing companies. Professionals listed alphabetically.
Business Highlights Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:48PM------ Target faces much-watched union vote in New York
Boston: The fresh face of the US's oldest city Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 7:51AMBoston, the oldest city in the US, has been reinventing itself. Paul Wade is impressed.
ECOtality Continues Installations of Blink® Commercial Charging Stations in San Diego Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 7:11AMSAN FRANCISCO & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ECOtality Continues Installations of Blink® Commercial Charging Stations in San Diego. ECOtality installs 10 charging stations in Balboa Park, the nation’s largest cultural park.
Riverside Partners' Portfolio Company Tech Valley Communications to Make Significant Investment in segTEL Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 10:16PMBOSTON, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Riverside Partners, a Boston based private equity firm, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to make a significant investment in segTEL, Northern New England's leading provider of competitive fiber optic telecommunication services. The investment will enhance and accelerate the rapid growth of segTEL's ultra-high capacity, low latency ...
Riverside Partners' Portfolio Company Tech Valley Communications to Make Investment in segTEL Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 5:13PMPartnership between Tech Valley Communications and segTEL furthers objective of building leading fib...
Arbitrator imposes contract rejected by Muni workers Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 2:17AMMuni operators must work under the contract they overwhelmingly rejected last week, an independent arbitrator ruled Monday night. The decision, announced during a union membership meeting, infuriated many Muni operators....
Arbitrator rules San Francisco Muni contract must stand Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:40PMAndrea Koskey and Will Reisman Examiner Staff Writers Just days after Muni operators overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract agreement, an independent arbitrator has imposed the terms of the pact with the transit agency. But whether the ruling will lead to labor peace is not yet clear. In a written decision, Judge Carol Vendrillo wrote that the three-year contract’s conditions are “the best ...
Arbitrator Says Muni Operators Must Accept Tentative Agreement Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:04PMSAN FRANCISCO -- Less than a week after members of the city's transit operators' union voted down a tentative agreement between the union and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, an arbitrator declared that the terms of that rejected agreement are to become the operators' binding contract for the next three years.
Progress seen for women - in cartels Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:44AMThey are known as las barbies, las tinkerbells and las reinas. But the images they evoke in the criminal underworld in Mexico are far from those of innocent dolls, bells and queens. According to intelligence reports, the terms are used by...