Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has dropped a request that lawmakers remove a $9.9 billion high-speed rail bond from the November ballot but wants legislation that could tie spending the money to guarantees of support from the federal government and private sector. Such a requirement could delay the project indefinitely even if the bond measure is approved by voters. SF Chronicle 1/17/08
A team formed here to analyze the response to the Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay sent the first of two reports to Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. The report was prepared by the Incident Specific Preparedness Review (ISPR) team and focuses on the first two weeks following the accident. A second report covering the remainder of the response phase and more long-term response issues is slated to be completed by the ISPR team by May 2008. he team was not tasked with determining the cause of the Cosco Busan incident, but rather was directed to review objectively the response actions undertaken following the incident compared to the plans in effect at the time. Military.com 1/17/08
Port of Oakland commissioners voted Tuesday to contract with Verified Identity Pass Inc.'s Clear program to run the Registered Traveler program at the Oakland International Airport. The Bay Area's other two major airports, San Jose Mineta International and San Francisco International, already have begun using Clear. CC Times 1/17/08
A possible strike by Amtrak employees this month would shut down Caltrain service and flood other Bay Area transit agencies and roads with tens of thousands of extra cars, although officials are cautiously optimistic that the commuter nightmare will be averted. Amtrak, which has never had a strike in its 36-year history, has been wrangling over wage and benefits increases with nine service unions for eight years. If a contract is not hammered out, a strike would begin on Jan. 30. Caltrain would completely shut down if the strike takes place. SF Examiner 1/17/08
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach remained the nation's busiest seaport complex for cargo containers in 2007, even though they saw a decline in traffic for the first time in at least 20 years. But in a shift, exports grew as the dollar's declining value helped U.S. companies ride into new markets and to record-breaking sales. LA Times 1/17/08
A tug and a sand barge ran into the Northwestern Pacific Railroad bridge over the Petaluma River at Black Point near Novato early Wednesday, causing an unknown amount of damage to the bridge, the Coast Guard reported. The accident was the third time in a little over two months that a bridge on San Francisco Bay or its tributaries has been hit by a vessel. SF Chronicle 1/17/08
Texas is the largest carbon producer in the nation, and whiles states such as like California and New York are moving quickly to address global warming, the issue has prompted only scattered calls for reforms here. AP 1/17/08
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