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BART officials warned VTA of ‘serious risks' of San Jose tunnel design
BART officials warned the head of the Valley Transportation Authority back in 2017 that the single-bore tunnel design now envisioned for the San Jose extension posed “serious risks to safety,” documents reviewed by NBC Bay Area’s investigative unit show.
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EPA and Navy announce Hunters Point shoreline cleanup plan
Federal environmental officials unveiled Thursday what they hailed as a landmark deal with the Navy to clean up the shoreline around the old site of its Hunters Point Naval Shipyard—a key hurdle to make way for a large residential and mixed-use development.
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Highrise window plunges 30 stories, hits car in San Francisco
A window — being replaced by a crew atop a 32-floor high rise — plunged to the street in San Francisco on Friday morning, raining glass and debris down onto one motorist’s car and cracking windows across the street, authorities said.
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San Francisco's Millennium Tower owners could face $10k fine for open windows
Owners of the troubled Millennium Tower could soon face hefty fines — simply for leaving their windows open at the wrong time.
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Oakland tries to make dent in abandoned car problem
The City of Oakland is spending millions of dollars to haul away thousands of cars dumped in the streets every month, but abandoned vehicles continue to show up lining the streets and railroad tracks.
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BART planned to replace aging equipment tied to station fire
The extent of the damage from last weekend’s electrical fire at a BART station in the East Bay are coming to light.
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BART service issues continue after weekend electrical fire
BART halted some of its Red Line service again midday Monday as a precaution following a weekend fire in the East Bay.
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Regulators fault PG&E for backlogged maintenance
With wildfire season already raging this year, state regulators have fined PG&E for allegedly mishandling its backlog of 170,000 power line repairs – a logjam the utility acknowledges will continue until at least 2029.
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Critics fear PG&E's aging Diablo Canyon power plant costs may be twice the initial estimates
The cost of keeping the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open five more years could be as much as double what PG&E had first estimated back when a deal was struck two years ago to run it longer to help assure grid reliability, experts say.
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PG&E plan to use wildfire funds on ads sparks critics' fire
PG&E recently acknowledged that it intends to have customers pay for an ongoing $6 million ad campaign, calling it “safety communications.” But critics say the utility shouldn’t be allowed to tap funds earmarked to help prevent wildfires on what they consider blatantly promotional commercials.
