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Source: McGraw-Hill Construction

Steven J. Riojas has been promoted to director of the science and technology program for HDR Architecture Inc., based in the firm's San Francisco office. A senior vice president with the firm, Riojas' architectural project expe ...
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Heritage Foundation op-ed against California high speed rail

Source: Rebuilding Place In Urban Space

Impact of high speed rail service in Spain, California Watch graphic. Three things that people often fail to properly distinguish in discussions of government spending: (1) this year's budget, what it comprises, and how i ...
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SF planners approve new high-rise neighborhood

Source: Fresno Bee

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's Planning Commission has approved an environmental plan to create a neighborhood of skyscrapers in the heart of the city. The San Francisco Chronicle ( http://bit.ly/LLQT1A) says the commission on Thursday approved the p ...
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Man killed by train in Anaheim

Source: Fresno Bee

LOS ANGELES -- A 50-year-old Fullerton man is dead after being hit by a Metrolink train. Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Hank Fantes says the man was struck as he walked along the tracks in Anaheim late Thursday night. The train was en route from ...
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Cheaters, pony up; LA subway's honor system ending

Source: Fresno Bee

LOS ANGELES -- Nobody pays in LA. Or so say some scofflaws on the city's fast-growing subway system. But soon they'll be digging for their dollar-fifty like everyone else. Since its first stretch of track opened in 1990, the Los Angeles County light r ...
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Fresno city park system ranked worst in country

Source: Fresno Bee

Fresno's city park system is the worst in the United States, according to a survey of the largest cities in the nation. The Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization that organized the survey, found that Fresno has the worst ...
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Grand jury: City of Fresno, contractors must work together better

Source: Fresno Bee

City Hall needs to dispel the "Fresno Factor" -- the poor working relationship between the construction industry and Fresno's Public Works Department on city projects, according to a Fresno County grand jury re ...
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Letters: dog attack, solar rates, Sanders vs. DeMaio and more

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

U-T San Diego | Unnamed rescuer is worth idolizing In Thursday’s U-T, almost half the front page features an article and pictures of “Jessica’s ‘Idol’ journey.” Jessica [Sanchez] has displayed talent and poise during her quest to be America’s idol, and s ...
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Boxer cites 'sweet spot' in money hunt - House members attend staff meetings - Bill could extend beyond 15 months - Law of the Sea Treaty vote delayed

Source: The Politico

With Kathryn A. Wolfe and Jessica Meyers CONFERENCE CHAIRWOMAN BOXER REPORTS ‘GOOD PROGRESS’: In the latest of her weekly transportation bill pressers, Barbara Boxer declared conferees “have a chance, honestly” to add mor ...
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