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Theresa Gunn Appointed CalVet Deputy Secretary for Farm and Home Loan …

Posted on April 22, 2013 by sheri

Sacramento, CA – April 22, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) announces the appointment of Theresa Gunn as Deputy Secretary of its Farm and Home Loan Division. Most recently, Gunn served as the Principal Program … Continue reading →

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8 billion reasons to write about California’s bullet train

Posted on July 15, 2012 by sheri

Each week, The Times’ editorial and opinion pages receive a few thousand emails sent to letters@latimes.com, most of which is spam, messages sent as part of letter-writing campaigns and more. After deleting those messages, I’m usually left with between 500 … Continue reading →

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CA lawmakers depart to prepare for

Posted on July 9, 2012 by sheri

Email | Print | Share July 08, 2012 CA lawmakers depart to prepare for fall election Don Thompson California state lawmakers have adjourned for their summer recess after spending months unabashedly positioning themselves to their best competitive advantage going into … Continue reading →

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California high-speed rail gets green light

Posted on July 8, 2012 by sheri

One dissenter, Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, said public support had waned for the project, and there were too many questions about financing to complete it. Article source: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/07/07/california_high_speed_rail_gets_green_light/

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California OKs funding for high-speed rail line

Posted on July 7, 2012 by sheri

Steinberg, the Senate leader, said the vote signaled the ‘‘biggest, boldest public works project in decades in California.’’ He likened it to the state water project that was first undertaken by Brown’s father, Gov. Pat Brown, in the late 1950s. … Continue reading →

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California Senate vote keeps bullet train alive

Posted on July 7, 2012 by sheri

SACRAMENTO — The state Senate authorized initial funding for California’s high-speed rail project, handing a victory to Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration, which have been pushing hard for the first-in-the-nation bullet train. It is unclear when construction on … Continue reading →

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California Assembly Approves High-speed Rail

Posted on July 6, 2012 by sheri

JULIET WILLIAMS SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Thursday approved legislation that would authorize the state to begin selling about $4.5 billion in state bonds for the nation’s first high-speed rail system, taking an initial step toward the … Continue reading →

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UCLA forecasts California housing recovery next year

Posted on June 20, 2012 by sheri

Despite quickening home sales and rising prices in some parts of California, the state’s housing market won’t begin a full-fledged recovery until next year, economists at UCLA predict. A dearth of residential construction remains a huge drag on the state’s … Continue reading →

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The Buzz: Developer dangles prospect of private investment in California’s …

Posted on May 5, 2012 by sheri

There’s been no shortage of skeptics as the California High-Speed Rail Authority has pushed forward on building its proposed project, but this week a new booster stepped forward. Madera real estate developer Ed McIntyre told board members at a meeting … Continue reading →

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Downtown Fresno high-speed rail plans cause little stir

Posted on January 8, 2012 by sheri

California High-Speed Rail Authority High-speed rail may someday be the salvation of Fresno’s beleaguered downtown. From the look of things so far, though, you wouldn’t know it. Last month’s designation by the California High-Speed Rail Authority of a station site at … Continue reading →

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