Tag Archives: Metropolitan Transportation

MTC reiterates desire to move to San Francisco

Despite outcry from East Bay lawmakers, the Bay Area’s lead transportation agency has recommended moving forward with a $179 million plan to use toll money to relocate its headquarters from Oakland to San Francisco. Critics of the plan have said … 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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Oakland lobbies to keep public agencies in East Bay

OAKLAND — Sometimes no news is good news. The Association of Bay Area Governments’ board of directors emerged from a two-hour closed session Thursday without making a decision to vacate its Oakland headquarters in favor of San Francisco. The board … Continue reading

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Planning Effort Is Enlivened by Tea Party

What could be so sinister? According to the video posted on the East Bay Tea Party’s Web site, it’s the Sustainable Communities Strategy being developed by two of the wonkiest governmental bodies in the Bay Area: the Metropolitan Transportation Commission … Continue reading

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