The state Senate confirmed San Mateo County Supervisor Jerry Hill to the California Air Resources Board by a margin of 25 to 14 down party lines, securing his governor-appointed seat on the body that sets air quality policy. San Mateo Daily Journal 2/01/08
Calstart has begun testing new and existing fuel cell technologies on buses in California to help commercialise hydrogen systems. Platinum Today 1/31/08
Raiding $409 million in public transportation funds to help balance California's state budget last year was illegal, a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled this week. But Judge Jack Sapunor sided with the state in its diversion of an additional $779 million for programs such as home-to-school transportation. The ruling, issued Wednesday, comes as the state is struggling with a projected budget deficit of $14.5 billion. Sacramento Bee 2/01/08
A key investigator was unable to get to the Cosco Busan for hours after the ship hit the Bay Bridge Nov. 7 because the state agency responsible for preventing and responding to oil spills did not have a boat to take him there. CC Times 1/31/08
A portrait of San Francisco to Sacramento commuters riding the Capitol Corridor in the SF Chronicle reveals there is some debate as to whether riders want the seats to face forward or backward. People who are accustomed to riding Muni are used to facing forward so they can read without getting carsick. People who are wary of a train wreck like to face backward because the neck is protected from whiplash. 2/01/08
High Speed Rail:
The construction of a high-speed train system in California will decrease traffic congestion, improve air quality, and decrease our dependence on foreign oil. A seminar will be held highlighting "Shinkansen," Japan's high-speed rail system. PR-Inside 1/31/08
Yesterday, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) held a seminar on Japan's "Shrinkansen" to provide information to public officials, policy makers and the public about the economic and environmental benefits of a high-speed rail system. Presentations were given by Assistant Vice Minister for International Affairs Keiji Fukumoto of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and Adviser to the President Toshiji Takatsu of Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency. Progressive Railroading 1/31/08
As California ramps up its
efforts to learn more about high-speed trains in preparation for a November
ballot measure, a seminar was held today bringing Southern California up
close and personal with "Shinkansen," Japan's High-Speed Train System. The
seminar provided vital information to attending public officials, policy
makers and the public about the economic and environmental benefits of
high-speed trains. PR Newswire 1/30/08
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