California
A battle for a 32-mile stretch of dilapidated railway meandering through the Santa Clara Valley--once a vital link in the coastal route that first joined Northern and Southern California--is being waged in an effort to save the historic line from extinction.
July 26, 1993
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority suspended light rail service and San Francisco’s Muni Metro light rail system will be replaced by buses.
March 26, 2020
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has reached a settlement with the families of eight victims of last year’s workplace shooting. A ninth family did not settle, calling the offer insufficient.
Nov. 11, 2022
Group fears extension through San Jose could divert money from existing services.
Nov. 27, 2008
The gunman set his own house on fire before driving to a union meeting at the VTA facility and shooting, authorities said.
May 27, 2021
New ridership projections from a local transportation agency suggest that extending Bay Area Rapid Transit lines to San Jose would have almost no impact on the area’s traffic problems, leading authorities to question whether the region should scale back or even eliminate its plans to invest $4.1 billion in the transit system.
May 10, 2004
An hours-long standoff Thursday between police and a man with an apparent grudge against commuters disrupted light rail service in the San Francisco Bay Area through the morning rush hour and into the afternoon.
May 5, 2016
The Santa Paula City Council has approved the formation of a federally funded transit agency that will provide hourly bus service on weekdays in the Santa Clara Valley and dial-a-ride service in Santa Paula and Fillmore for two years.
June 9, 1993
Banking and Finance Trends, Updates and 2023 Visionaries
Earlier this year, Governor Gavin Newsom announced an award of more than $2.5 billion to 16 ongoing public transportation projects in the first wave of a historic infusion of state funding to expand transit and passenger rail service throughout the state, helping to cut planet-warming pollution.
March 19, 2023
A plan to create Ventura County’s longest recreational trail is pitting transportation officials against area growers, who worry the proposed path through the Santa Clara Valley may mean the loss of hundreds of acres of prime farmland.
Nov. 13, 1998