infrastructure Archives

Recognize the Progress of High Speed Rail Project and Drop the Term ‘Boondoggle’

July 15, 2020

By Jim Beal and Scott Wiener, Special to CalMatters California’s High-Speed Rail project is under fire again, but history shows us that major infrastructure projects are almost always controversial. Mega-infrastructure projects are hard. The bigger the ...

McConnell: House $1.5T Infrastructure Bill ‘Isn’t Going Anywhere’

Bill McEwen

July 1, 2020

Before the offices of Reps. Jim Costa and TJ Cox could issue news releases trumpeting House passage of a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared the bill dead on arriv...

Opinion: Next Stimulus Should Focus on Energy, Infrastructure

InsideSources.com

April 15, 2020

As a lifelong free-market conservative, I know it pained many of my fellow Republicans to vote for the $2.3 trillion emergency relief package signed into law last month. The thought that the economy may need an...

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American Ingenuity Will Beat COVID-19. Here’s How We’ll Get Back to Work.

Darius Assemi

April 3, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting all of us to the test emotionally and financially. We are praying for loved ones fighting the virus and grieving for those close to our hearts who are no longer with us. And we are doing what we can to support the health wor...

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California Set to Pay $1.65 Billion for Work on High-Speed Rail

AP News

July 16, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California officials on Tuesday moved toward awarding a $1.65 billion contract to design and construct the tracks and system in the central San Joaquin Valley for the first segment of its beleaguer...

Gov. Newsom Is Shrinking Jerry Brown’s Pet Projects

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

May 8, 2019

When Jerry Brown began his first governorship in 1975, he quickly set himself apart from his father, former Gov. Pat Brown. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary The elder Brown’s lega...

Valadao on Water, Farm Labor, Intelligence Memos & 2018 Election

David Taub

February 20, 2018

Congressman David Valadao (R-Hanford) scored for Valley farmers last year, when the House of Representatives passed the GROW Act (H.R. 23), which would help with water project funding, and protecting water rights. But, the bill has yet to be heard on the U....

Three Things Trump Said. Here Are the Realities. Good & Bad.

The Conversation

January 31, 2018

Opinion From The Conversation Editor’s note: President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union address, took credit for a growing economy, urged Congress to invest more in infrastructure and defense an...

Fresno Mayor Brand Scheduled to Meet President Trump Today

David Taub

January 24, 2018

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand, along with more than 100 other mayors, is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House at noon PST. According to a White House news release, Trump and the mayors w...

Denham’s Bid to be Transportation Chair Could Lift Up the Valley

Drew Phelps

January 15, 2018

News Analysis by Drew Phelps Jeff Denham, the U.S. Representative from California’s 10th Congressional District near Modesto, has quite a bit on his plate. From immigration and a DACA fix to his own reelection campaign, the Republican Denh...

Red Cross Jumps in to Help Evacuees From Sprawling Creek Fire

Virus Cases Rise in US Heartland, Home to Anti-Mask Feelings

Probe Into ‘Discarded’ Ballots Becomes Campaign Outrage Fuel

Soaring Lumber Costs Push New Homes Prices Up. Local Sellers Play Guessing Game.

Military Support Teams Leave California Hospitals Despite High COVID-19 Numbers

Soaring Lumber Costs Push New Homes Prices Up. Local Sellers Play Guessing Game.

Ecologist Says the USFS Needs To Get Out of the Way in Wake of Massive Fires

‘We’re in the Middle of a Crime Wave.’ Fresno Leaders Voice Concerns.

Unmasked: NFL Fines Coaches, Teams for Not Covering Faces

Landmine-Sniffing Rat Hailed as Hero, Beats Out Dogs for Award

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Nearly 500 Pilot Whales Stranded in Australia; 380 Dead

Walters: California’s Immense Pension Mess

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Walters: California’s Job Numbers Aren’t Good

Is Mike Pompeo Preparing an October Surprise?

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Democrats Strengthen Hold on California, Voter Registration Up