Menlo Park blocks Dumbarton bridge start delay
Menlo Park City Council refused to sign a settlement, insisting changes deemed unacceptable, risking multi year delay to the $100 million Dumbarton Bridge project. Atherton, Menlo Park and Caltrans had agreed to settle a lawsuit targeting the environmental study. Citizens Against the Dumbarton backed the challenge. The plan would have kept a four lane bridge but narrowed Peninsula approaches from four lanes to two.
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Rich Rigg
Dumbarton Bridge
Menlo Park
U.S. District Court
Atherton
State Department of Transportation
CalTrans
Citizens Against the
July report shows modest rise in living costs
UPI reports July prices edged up 0.4 percent as overall inflation cools from earlier peaks. Food costs rose slightly while grocery prices fell, used car and gasoline prices declined, and service costs continued climbing. consumers face about 6 percent underlying inflation with real spendable income dipping 0.1 percent in July.
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Washington
UPI
Vongumer
Annie Uray
Bree Ee
Stanley the Lion Declared Public Nuisance in Marin County
Novato upshot reports Stanley the Lion owned by Jackie Kelley of Santa Rosa faced noise complaints from neighbors awakened by his roar. Hearing Officer Donald Simpson ordered the 25-pound lion deveoiced under the noise abatement law, despite some residents preferring a silent but contained roar.
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Novato
UPI
Stanley
Jackie Kelley
Santa Rosa
Atherton
Thay
Marin County Humane Society
Donald Simpson
Wadnasday
Davis Street trash site faces opposition from allies
San Leandro homeowners and environmentalists rallied against Oakland Scavenger Co plans for a Davis Street transfer station. They challenged the draft environmental impact report as inadequate, citing traffic noise smog and odors. The project awaits a conditional use permit and county solid waste agency review before final decisions.
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Leona Ward
San Leandro
Oakland-Berkeley
Oakland Scavenger Company
Davis Street
San Leandro Board of Zoning Adjustments
Hayward
South County
Zoning Board
Oakland Scavenger Co
Alameda County Solid Waste Management Agency
Oakland
Altamont Pass
Planet Martin Vite
Doolittle Drive
Edo
Ana Neen
Vite
Kids Night Out Ends With Massive Traffic Jam
In Castro Valley along Hawk Ridge in Lake Chabot Regional Park, YMCA camping parents wait as the overnight Eden YMCA day camp concludes. The quiet woods and campfire finale calm the crowd, though a long, slow departure through a narrow road creates a playful bacon-sizzle noise as cars clear the area.
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Pat Craig
Castro Valley
YMCA
Hawk Ridge
Lake Chabot
Eden Ymca
Dannette Colyer
Presley funeral crowds Luz Elvis Last Farewell
Thousands of Elvis Presley fans lined the route for his funeral cortege, paying last respects to the rock icon. The coverage notes public mourning and the scale of the procession as it moved through the area.
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Presley
Elvis Presley
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