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Daily Report: Money and Politics, Environment

Facebook gives cash to N. Calif. town over traffic concerns

November 8, 2012, 12:05 AM

Facebook’s move to Menlo Park late last year has created a small windfall for one of the richest communities on the Peninsula. The town of Atherton, a wealthy enclave near the new Facebook campus, received $350,000 from the social media giant last month to allay its concerns over... + read more

Daily Report: Money and Politics

Lawsuits could stall high-speed rail plans

September 19, 2011, 12:05 AM

Even if state officials can scrape together the billions of dollars needed to fund California's ambitious high-speed rail plans, lawsuits from local cities and opposition groups still could delay, divert or derail the project altogether. In the Bay Area, cities and nonprofits are suing... + read more

Daily Report: Money and Politics

High-speed rail proponents seek ways to salvage project

July 22, 2011, 12:05 AM

The California bullet train project is buffeted by bad news. Downbeat pronouncements regarding its financial prospects. Growing opposition from the very communities the system hopes to serve. Lawsuits, and the threat of more to come. Some proponents of the $45 billion, 800-mile... + read more

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Facebook gives cash to N. Calif. town over traffic concerns

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