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Money allocated for BART in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives, has become a central point of contention. ....
Republicans criticize BART funding in COVID-19 relief bill KGO Share: SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) Money allocated for BART in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives, has become a central point of contention. At the Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend, Rep. Devin Nunes from the Central Valley panned the idea of the entire project. We already know that part of this money is going to go to build a tunnel from Silicon Valley to San Francisco, said Nunes. These tech oligarchs are the last people that need anybody s money, and they sure as hell don t need a tunnel from Silicon Valley to San Francisco. ....
Some cautious optimism amid indoor dining s return in the Bay Area FacebookTwitterEmail Daniel Morales serves meals to a table of diners at La Mar on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in San Francisco.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Last week, San Francisco officials announced that indoor dining at 25% capacity would likely return as the county descends into the “red tier” of the state’s reopening plan: possibly as soon as this coming Wednesday, March 3. That is, if coronavirus infection rates don’t rise before then. (Read Janelle Bitker’s full report.) San Mateo and Marin counties have already permitted indoor dining. The thought of eating indoors still fills me with dread, but maybe a tiny bit less dread than last time. I am terrified of allowing myself to feel positive about the pandemic, especially considering that our country recently exceeded half a million COVID deaths. Those are lives that we’ll never get back. But I feel optimistic that this move to the re ....
Rep. Devin Nunes misleadingly attacks BART extension as tunnel from Silicon Valley to S.F. FacebookTwitterEmail Rep. Devin Nunes misleadingly characterized Santa Clara BART extension as a ‘tunnel from Silicon Valley to S.F.’Kirk McKoy / TNS 2019 In the wake of the House’s approval of the $1.9 trillion recovery bill, California Rep. Devin Nunes misleadingly characterized the BART extension in San Jose and Santa Clara, which would receive money as part of the bill, as “a tunnel from Silicon Valley to San Francisco” for “tech oligarchs.who sure as hell don’t need anyone’s money.” The extension isn’t near San Francisco. It will extend BART service a total of 6 miles, from Berryessa, a San Jose neighborhood, passing beneath downtown San Jose in a 5-mile subway before ending in Santa Clara. ....