California must swiftly enact budget reforms or suffer a neverending fiscal roller coaster ride, a relaxed but insistent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told East Bay business and elected leaders Wednesday. CC Times 3/20/08
Diesel emissions from trucks, machinery and other sources elevate the risk of premature death, cancer, asthma and other chronic diseases for more than 3 million people living in West Oakland and the surrounding region, according to the most detailed study yet on the issue. The analysis by the California Air Resources Board, released Wednesday night, shows that the greatest health dangers related to toxic air emissions stems from diesel trucks traversing the freeways and other roadways around West Oakland and the Port of Oakland. SF Chronicle 3/20/08
BART officials are seeking feedback from the public on a plan to extend service to Antioch. The first phase of the eBART extension would use a system of diesel trains to carry passengers between Hillcrest Avenue and the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station. Residents have until April 15 to voice their opinions on how the eBART extension could affect the environment, local businesses and neighborhoods. CC Times 3/20/08
Contra Costa County officials unveiled Tuesday a draft spending plan for $8.6 million in federal money aimed at easing commuter congestion between Bay Point and Concord. John Greitzer of the county's Community Development staff outlined a revised version of a plan to spend money the U.S. Navy gave the county following the closure of the Concord Naval Weapons Station.The plan would put $1.3 million toward a second left-turn lane from Evora Road onto Willow Pass Road, thus reducing the morning backup as commuters drive over the hill into Concord, Greitzer said. Other road improvements on Evora Road have been identified in plans for redeveloping old Concord Naval Weapons Station land. CC Times 3/20/08
Local water authorities have begun closing some of the state's prime fishing lakes in an effort to keep an infestation of tiny quagga mussels from fouling drinking water supplies for nearly 375,000 residents and threatening fish populations. LA Times 3/20/08
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