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Officials float San Francisco Bay area mileage tax

OAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco Bay area officials will study a proposal to charge motorists a tax on every mile they drive in the nine-county region as a way to raise money for roads and public transit while reducing traffic … Continue reading

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Ever-Changing Population Predictions Frustrate Bay Area Smart …

State, regional forecasts vary widely, generating uncertainty about long-term housing needs State and regional planning agencies have produced differing predictions of how many people will migrate to the Bay Area in coming decades. The disagreement is frustrating efforts to forge … Continue reading

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Dick Spotswood: Sinking those toll dollars into SF real estate – Marin Independent

EACH YEAR available funds for basic governmental service decrease. In Marin, police, fire, schools, sewers, public transit and social services all have to make do with less. Part of the cause is too much tax revenue ends up paying for … Continue reading

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Metropolitan Transportation Commission OKs SF move

After a false start, a campaign by Oakland officials and a legislative order for a state audit, a deeply divided Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved on Wednesday the purchase of a downtown San Francisco building that will serve as its home … Continue reading

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MTC on track to leave Oakland for San Francisco

Blanca Torres Reporter – San Francisco Business Times Email The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Toll Authority plan to meet Wednesday morning to re-affirm their decision to move their offices to San Francisco. The commission and toll authority … Continue reading

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