California
In a move already engendering criticism from local governments, two state senators proposed legislation Monday that would empower a new regional agency to develop and enforce a transportation plan for a six-county area encompassing Orange County and the Los Angeles Basin.
Jan. 30, 1990
Two hours pass between the time Anne Nah leaves her Irvine home, drives to her nearby Metrolink station, boards the train and arrives at her mortgage company job in downtown Los Angeles.
July 22, 1999
In a move already engendering criticism from local governments, two state senators proposed legislation Monday that would empower a new regional agency to develop and enforce a transportation plan for a six-county area encompassing the Los Angeles Basin.
Ending three years of bare-knuckle back-room negotiation, regional transportation officials agreed Thursday to buy 336 miles of track from the Santa Fe railroad needed for several vital trolley and commuter lines.
June 19, 1992
Assemblyman Richard Katz--architect of legislation that created the Metropolitan Transportation Authority--blasted the newly formed agency Monday, saying it lacked a “game plan.”
Dec. 7, 1993
Transportation: SCAG would deny funding to numerous high-priority county projects in favor of freeway, tunnel through Cleveland National Forest.
March 19, 1997
The San Diego Assn. of Governments board voted Friday to seek legislation that would enable it to ask county voters for a sales tax increase to help fund transportation projects.
April 27, 1985
Ford engineers designed the classic ’55 Thunderbird, but they also came up with the ’57 Edsel.
May 30, 1994
Orange County’s quest to restructure the regional planning process does not signify a retreat behind the fabled “Orange Curtain,” as some have suggested.
May 11, 1992
Business
Southern California’s economy is faltering.
Nov. 30, 1993