The Golden Gate Bridge Board of Directors Friday considered a toll increase of $1 for 2008 and also a proposal by the San Francisco Transportation Authority to tack on another dollar or two as a fee to use Doyle Drive. The MTA is asking for approval of a Doyle Drive toll to pay part of a projected $1 billion earthquake renovation project to upgrade the 1.4-mile stretch that runs from the bridge to the Marina District and Lombard Blvd. The transportation authority executive director said the toll would also remove some of the financial burden on San Francisco. KTVU 12/14/07
An article in the SJ Mercury depicts Jerry Brown as he reinvents himself as a carbon-fighting attorney general. The article follows Brown as he uses threats, petitions, negotiated deals and a series of lawsuits to pressure automakers, county governments and the Bush administration to curb emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases blamed for warming the planet. 12/14/07
The director of California's high-speed rail board on Wednesday defended his recommendation of the Pacheco Pass as the primary route for bullet trains to the San Francisco Bay area, saying it was more efficient and environmentally sound. But several environmental group representatives criticized the proposal, and one predicted that selecting the Pacheco route could sink a nearly $10 billion bond measure scheduled to go before voters next year. That money would help pay for the first leg of a 700-mile rail system linking the state's major cities. SJ Mercury 12/14/07
The Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission plans to consider on Monday, Dec. 17, approving a new fee of $35 per every 20-foot equivalent unit shipping container in order to raise $1.6 billion for a truck replacement program. Landline Magazine 12/14/07
Biofriendly Corporation announced today that John D. Dunlap III has joined its Board of Advisors. Mr. Dunlap's experience in air pollution control is extensive; he was appointed by former California Governor Pete Wilson to serve as Chairman of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) from 1994 to 1999. Sys Media 12/14/07
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