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MTC real estate deal questioned

In the latest twist in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s surprisingly tangled attempt to move to San Francisco and cohabitate with other regional government agencies, the state Legislative Counsel is questioning the legality of using bridge toll money to buy the … 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 halts move to buy S.F. building

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, under fire from the city of Oakland and East Bay lawmakers, voted Wednesday to rescind its July decision to purchase a building at 390 Main St. in San Francisco and remake it into a regional government … Continue reading →

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Environmentalists, developers clash over how to deal with the rising tide

As weather patterns take unprecedented turns and polar bears step through soft spots in the sea ice, the subject of climate change continues to generate quarrels. At the federal level, hot air howls among lawmakers, who bicker over emission-reduction goals … Continue reading →

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