Tax boost urged to rescue Bay Area BART system
The MTC urged using a 0.5 percent sales tax to rescue BART from a projected 150 million operating deficit and 90.4 million unfunded gap over five years. The plan would let all nine Bay Area counties levy a one cent tax for transit, with funds allocated by ATC. Some board members favored widening the tax. others want it as a last resort.
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Hay Area
California
BART
County Boards of Supervisors
Alameda County
Joseph Bart
Berkeley
MTA
Boards of Supervisors
Bay Area
ATC
Commission
Farcbox
MTC
AC Transit
San Mateo County
Contra Cosa County
Tri-Cities
Batt
Hart
Bil Stokes
Tidelands
Partial victory for two women over plum tree removal
Fremont council vets a limited ruling after two women Venice Kinney and Sonia Bryans chopped down a flowering plum tree. They argued it ruined landscaping and blocked the parkway. The panel suggested replacing the tree at Bruce Miller’s corner, with Bob Tage, the landscape architect, overseeing the choice.
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Parkway
Mrs. Bryans
Mr. Kinney
Doy Dibele
Fareham Court
Bryans
Kintey
Ms. Dibele
Canterbury Street
Bruce Miller
Bob Tage
Sage
Weather warms as Thursday ends with mild seas
Fair and warmer through tomorrow with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 40s. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Yesterday’s high was 70 and low 40. Local Boy Scout flower sale may clash with city zoning. Page 2 reports on Sen William Prowmire accusing Navy of hiding 174 million cet overman on Sea Control Ship. Page 6 notes Judge Gebel blocks use of national security defense in Ehrlichman conspirac y case. Page 19 covers IRS audit aids, GM layoffs, and a predicted California earthquake near Rio de Janeiro.
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William Prowmire
Navy
Funeral services for Rev Gilbert at St Edward's Church Today
Funeral services for the Rev Thomas Gilbert pastor of St Edward's Catholic Church in Newark will be held today at St Edward's. He died Monday at St Rast Hospital in Hayward at 66. He served 22 years as pastor and helped found Troop 204 and the parish school. Local officials and parishioners recall his discipline and active outdoor life.
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Newark
Thomas Aul Gilbert
St. Edward's Catholic Church
St. Edward's
Father Gilbert
St. Rast Hospital
Hayward
James Balentine
Balentine
Edward's
St Ediwand's School
Ricardo Chavez
Tony DiAngelo
DiAngelo
Fremont Mortician
Gordon Lindsey
Gilbert
Milpitas councilman indicted on bribery charge
Milpitas City Councilman Mark Ian Montgomery was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of violating Penal Code Section 165 for offering to receive a bribe from a fellow councilman in a bid to become mayor. The case involves testimony, police investigation, and Montgomery’s surrender to authorities. Clement claims Montgomery pressed for votes and promised backing in exchange for support on a fictitious deal, while others deny any solicitations.
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Milpitas
Mark Ian Montgomery
Couheinian
Jim Clement
Montgomery
Fr Congress
Grand
Milpuss
Santa Clara
San Jose
Clement
Argus
Grand Jury
Jim Murray
Superior Court
J. Horton Phelps
Cement Sid
Ely
Arma
Clements
Loriece Sears
Joseph House
Robert Browne
House
Santa Clara Cocunty
Louis Bergna
Dick Taylor
Clerwent
Montgomey
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Gerhard Gebel
John D. Ehrlichman
Ue Elisberg
Internal Revenue Service
General Motors
Rio
Arps Tepes & Ubestyle
Wort
Fourie
St. Edward’s
Thomas Gabert
AL Xl
Loring Hammer
Hamner
Fremont
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