RICHMOND — Albert Engel Sr. can only stare at the Richmond Rail Connector in his backyard with dread, fearing that the overgrown vegetation, homeless encampments and pools of water that at times accumulate around the nearly decade-old berm foreshadow a train derailment along that track. The three acres of land abutting the small industrial yard … Read more
If you’ve got something to say to the people in charge over at MBTA about their plans for the future of the transit service, now’s your chance. On Thursday, the MBTA announced a 21 day public comment period for their proposed five year, multi-billion dollar capital investment plan. This time period will give the public … Read more
Photographs line the walls, plants sit on windowsills and a Buddhist altar is arranged atop a dresser. Nearly every surface of the living room is covered by an item or memento collected by Thin Soe, Ye Ye Thin and their five children over the years in their three-bedroom apartment in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood. Since … Read more
Colorado lawmakers are abandoning plans to overhaul the Regional Transportation District’s governing board and change how its members are selected after transit officials blasted the plan. Reps. William Lindstedt and Meg Froelich said Wednesday that they are still set to pursue other RTD reforms through House Bill 1447. But they said they plan to drop … Read more
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday that officially eliminates most restrictions on how many unrelated roommates can live together in Colorado. House Bill 1007 prohibits local governments from enacting occupancy limits, which Polis and other critics of the policy have derided as discriminatory and outdated. Roughly two dozen Colorado cities have such … Read more
Transgender and nonbinary people would be better protected from harassment in Colorado under new bill Transgender and nonbinary people would receive more explicit protections in Colorado’s anti-bias and harassment law if a newly introduced bill becomes law. Advocates characterize the bill as a simple legislative fix to ensure gender identity and expression are protected across … Read more
The price to cross the Golden Gate Bridge is set to bump up 50 cents on July 1, bringing the rate for two-axle vehicles to $10.25. Tolls for FasTrak customers, who make up the majority of bridge motorists, will be $9.25. For drivers who have a “pay as you go” account, which includes drivers who … Read more
Colorado lawmakers are poised to ban occupancy limits in cities and towns across the state, clearing the way for more roommates to live together as part of Democrats’ push to reform local zoning regulations and address the state’s housing crisis. Roughly two dozen cities and towns in Colorado have the type of occupancy limits that … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LAX and Hollywood Burbank are among four California airports that will receive a combined $89.3 million from a federal grant intended to address growing demand for air travel and support projects to improve the passenger experience, the state’s two U.S. senators announced on Thursday, Feb. 15. Sens. Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler … Read more
Photo: Dodge It will come as a surprise to no one to find out that if I had $17,245 to spend on a used car, I would buy an orange Dodge Challenger. Crazy, I know. I’m sorry, but there’s just nothing a base Nissan Versa could do to convince me it is in any way … Read more
