New hybrid buses are gradually hitting the streets of Peninsula communities. Hybrid buses will join line 35, which serves Palo Alto, Mountain View and Stanford, by the end of January.
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Caltrain, SamTrans and VTA are all altering service for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and advising passengers to plan ahead if they intend to use public transportation this week.
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The El Palo Alto historic tree may threaten the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s plans to construct the high-speed rail line. Widening the tracks puts the tree in jeopardy.
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Palo Alto residents fear high-speed rail will destroy the El Palo Alto “Heritage Tree.”
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California, and U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina started her day by casting her ballot in Los Altos Hills. Join the Peninsula Press for full South Bay election coverage today.
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Stanford University economist Alain Enthoven has made a career of fighting wasteful spending in the public and private sectors. Recently, he published a report lining out the financial ramifications of the high-speed rail project, concluding that it will most likely never be profitable.
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Approved by voters in 2008, the California high-speed rail project has faced opposition from several communities in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The new chief executive officer of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Roelof van Ark, made his first public speech in the region on Sept. 29 in San Jose. He promoted the project’s benefits and said the authority needs to do a better job of communicating its message to opponents on the Peninsula. Leaders in towns such as Palo Alto and Menlo Park, which are suing the authority, are still not convinced.
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