Peninsula design not 'predetermined'
Gennady Sheyner - 08/30/2010
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has sent out a letter to Peninsula communities seeking to quash fears that the plans for the proposed high-speed rail line have already been determined.
Gennady Sheyner - 08/30/2010
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has sent out a letter to Peninsula communities seeking to quash fears that the plans for the proposed high-speed rail line have already been determined.
HSR: What about San Mateo?
Bill Silverfarb - 08/30/2010
While its neighbors to the north and south have raised a stink over the possibility of high-speed trains zipping across an aerial viaduct, leaders in San Mateo have been relatively quiet on the matter.
Bill Silverfarb - 08/30/2010
While its neighbors to the north and south have raised a stink over the possibility of high-speed trains zipping across an aerial viaduct, leaders in San Mateo have been relatively quiet on the matter.
High-Speed-Rail will test California
Jonathan Weber - 08/28/2010
Construction began last week on a $4.2 billion transit center that will reshape a large section of downtown San Francisco. A massive redevelopment project on the old Hunters Point shipyard recently got the green light, as did the plan to create a green city on Treasure Island.
Jonathan Weber - 08/28/2010
Construction began last week on a $4.2 billion transit center that will reshape a large section of downtown San Francisco. A massive redevelopment project on the old Hunters Point shipyard recently got the green light, as did the plan to create a green city on Treasure Island.
San Mateo wary of high-speed rail plans
Mike Rosenberg - 08/27/2010
A growing number of San Mateo residents and businesses are agonizing about what will become of their properties and the city's downtown as state officials move closer to building a three-story-high, 80-foot-wide railroad through town.
Mike Rosenberg - 08/27/2010
A growing number of San Mateo residents and businesses are agonizing about what will become of their properties and the city's downtown as state officials move closer to building a three-story-high, 80-foot-wide railroad through town.
HSR could boost Southern California economy
Rachel Wall - 08/26/2010
Building a fast, convenient and efficient high-speed rail system will boost payrolls of Southern California's workforce more than $700 million, according to a report from the University of California at Irvine.
Rachel Wall - 08/26/2010
Building a fast, convenient and efficient high-speed rail system will boost payrolls of Southern California's workforce more than $700 million, according to a report from the University of California at Irvine.
Palo Alto worries about HSR's Plan B
Gennady Sheyner - 08/26/2010
If things go as planned, California's $45 billion high-speed-rail system would stretch through Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Atherton on four tracks, with Caltrain sharing the tracks and cars crossing the rail corridor above or below the rails.
Gennady Sheyner - 08/26/2010
If things go as planned, California's $45 billion high-speed-rail system would stretch through Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Atherton on four tracks, with Caltrain sharing the tracks and cars crossing the rail corridor above or below the rails.
Peninsula tries to dodge the bullet train
Shaun Bishop - 08/26/2010
A train of Peninsula officials and residents is gathering steam over plans the statewide bullet train project will include raised tracks that will run through their communities, splitting them and hurting their economic vitality.
Shaun Bishop - 08/26/2010
A train of Peninsula officials and residents is gathering steam over plans the statewide bullet train project will include raised tracks that will run through their communities, splitting them and hurting their economic vitality.
Zuercher: HSR is a waste of money
Mark Zuercher - 08/23/2010
The most telling HSR statistic other than the flimsy revenue projections is the 27 percent cost increase since the November 2008 vote.
Mark Zuercher - 08/23/2010
The most telling HSR statistic other than the flimsy revenue projections is the 27 percent cost increase since the November 2008 vote.
Rail authority stands by its ridership projections
Bonnie Eslinger - 08/21/2010
The California High-Speed Rail Authority released a revised environmental study Friday night that stands by its ridership projections, despite a contention from project opponents that the numbers are inflated.
Bonnie Eslinger - 08/21/2010
The California High-Speed Rail Authority released a revised environmental study Friday night that stands by its ridership projections, despite a contention from project opponents that the numbers are inflated.
HSR releases Central Valley EIR
Rachel Wall - 08/20/2010
The California High-Speed Rail Authority today has made available a Revised Final Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Bay Area to Central Valley portion of the state's high-speed train (HST) system.
Rachel Wall - 08/20/2010
The California High-Speed Rail Authority today has made available a Revised Final Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Bay Area to Central Valley portion of the state's high-speed train (HST) system.
Burlingame to Caltrain: Us or them
Bill Silverfarb - 08/20/2010
Burlingame has tasked Caltrain with choosing sides in the city's fight to keep aerial viaducts out of the equation when it comes to high-speed rail.
Bill Silverfarb - 08/20/2010
Burlingame has tasked Caltrain with choosing sides in the city's fight to keep aerial viaducts out of the equation when it comes to high-speed rail.
Belmont wants high-speed rail trench
Staff - 08/20/2010
The Belmont City Council is holding a special planning session Tuesday to consider a resolution supporting a cut and cover trench for high-speed rail along with a discussion about funding for efforts regarding a recent proposal that would create an elevated viaduct in the city.
Staff - 08/20/2010
The Belmont City Council is holding a special planning session Tuesday to consider a resolution supporting a cut and cover trench for high-speed rail along with a discussion about funding for efforts regarding a recent proposal that would create an elevated viaduct in the city.
Judge expected to rule on Atherton's HSR lawsuit
Bonnie Eslinger - 08/20/2010
A judge tentatively ruled Thursday that he won't reopen a lawsuit by Atherton, Menlo Park and various groups that sought to block high-speed trains from hurtling up and down the Peninsula.
Bonnie Eslinger - 08/20/2010
A judge tentatively ruled Thursday that he won't reopen a lawsuit by Atherton, Menlo Park and various groups that sought to block high-speed trains from hurtling up and down the Peninsula.
Burlingame weighs 'legal options' over HSR
Mike Rosenberg - 08/19/2010
Aggravated city leaders said Wednesday they will meet with their attorney to discuss "legal options" as the state prepares to build what local officials are calling an "elevated freeway" through town.
Mike Rosenberg - 08/19/2010
Aggravated city leaders said Wednesday they will meet with their attorney to discuss "legal options" as the state prepares to build what local officials are calling an "elevated freeway" through town.
Tentative ruling on coram nobis petition
Rachel Wall - 08/19/2010
In a tentative ruling issued today, Sacramento Superior Court judge Michael Kenny has indicated his intent to deny an attempt to re-open the Town of Atherton case. The Authority is complying with the November 2009 final judgment in the case. In May, the Town of Atherton and others petitioned the court to reopen the case. The Court's tentative ruling today denies the petition. The Court will hear oral argument on August 20, 2010.
Rachel Wall - 08/19/2010
In a tentative ruling issued today, Sacramento Superior Court judge Michael Kenny has indicated his intent to deny an attempt to re-open the Town of Atherton case. The Authority is complying with the November 2009 final judgment in the case. In May, the Town of Atherton and others petitioned the court to reopen the case. The Court's tentative ruling today denies the petition. The Court will hear oral argument on August 20, 2010.
High-speed rail opponents have numerous options
Paul Rogers - 08/17/2010
As engineers draw up plans for California's high-speed rail system, opponents are drafting their own strategies - from lawsuits to ballot measures - to change, delay or perhaps even kill it.
Paul Rogers - 08/17/2010
As engineers draw up plans for California's high-speed rail system, opponents are drafting their own strategies - from lawsuits to ballot measures - to change, delay or perhaps even kill it.
Horgan: Rail advocates in damage-control mode
John Horgan - 08/17/2010
A hasty and concerted effort at damage control by advocates for high-speed rail on the Peninsula has begun. It's predictable.
John Horgan - 08/17/2010
A hasty and concerted effort at damage control by advocates for high-speed rail on the Peninsula has begun. It's predictable.
Bullet-train euphoria in San Francisco
Staff - 08/16/2010
High-speed rail is a sore subject on the Peninsula, but they love it up in San Francisco.
Staff - 08/16/2010
High-speed rail is a sore subject on the Peninsula, but they love it up in San Francisco.
Who will pay for California's HSR system?
Mike Rosenberg - 08/15/2010
For the next minute, imagine yourself at a car dealership. You're strapped for cash but find a sleek new ride and ask the salesman for a deal.
Mike Rosenberg - 08/15/2010
For the next minute, imagine yourself at a car dealership. You're strapped for cash but find a sleek new ride and ask the salesman for a deal.
Hill hosts high-speed-rail bus tour
Staff - 08/14/2010
When high-speed trains travel to the Bay Area, they'll swoosh along the existing Caltrain corridor, where railroad tracks cut through 16 communities in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties between San Jose and Brisbane.
Staff - 08/14/2010
When high-speed trains travel to the Bay Area, they'll swoosh along the existing Caltrain corridor, where railroad tracks cut through 16 communities in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties between San Jose and Brisbane.