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Contra Costa Fire Stations In Danger Of Being Shut Down
PLEASANT HILL (KCBS) – Up to eight fire stations in the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District could be closing if a parcel tax isn’t approved next year by voters. Fire Chief Daryl Louder made...
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Federal Shutdown Would Close Alcatraz, Muir Woods, Yosemite
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/AP) – Campers at Yosemite National Park would be escorted out of the park and the gates to several popular Bay Area attractions would be locked if Congress does not reach an...
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NorCal Lawmakers Decry Federal Shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) - California Representatives on both sides of the aisle acknowledge that a federal government shutdown will have an impact on state residents, though they continue to argue about...
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Oakland Airport Project Put On Hold
OAKLAND (KCBS) – A multi-million dollar modernization project at the Oakland International Airport has come to a grinding halt following last week’s temporary Federal Aviation Administration shutdown....
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Flying Public Caught In Push And Pull Between Airlines, IRS
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Airlines have been reluctant to refund the federal taxes collected illegally after the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. When the midnight deadline...
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Oakland Airport Project Off To Slow Start After FAA Reopens
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Construction of a new air traffic control tower at Oakland International Airport will take some time to resume even after President Barack Obama signed a bill reauthorizing funding for...
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Oakland Airport Construction Workers Could Return Soon To Job Site
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Oakland’s job picture could be brightening a bit as workers are expected to return to the job soon at the site of Oakland International Airport’s new control tower. Hundreds of airport...
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ConsumerWatch: FAA Deal Revokes Flight Tax Break
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – There is some bad news for consumers who thought they were going to catch a break after they paid airfare ticket taxes before the July 23rd partial Federal Aviation...
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BART Board Issues Letter Defending Cell Service Shutdown During Protest
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — With the threat of another disruptive protest looming, Bay Area Rapid Transit officials issued a letter to BART customers Saturday defending BART’s decision to interrupt cellphone...
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BART Adopts New Cell Phone Policy In Wake Of Shutdown Flap
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Bay Area Rapid Transit’s Board of Directors has adopted a new policy for when cellphone service may be interrupted—an issue that took center stage over the summer when the transit...
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Port Of Oakland Calls Possible Shutdown ‘Disruptive To Community’
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Supporters of the Occupy movement are mobilizing to shut down ports along the West Coast on Monday. This would be the second time in two months, demonstrators shut down Oakland’s...
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Port Of Oakland Resumes Business After Occupy Disruptions
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Operations were returning to normal at the Port of Oakland Tuesday morning after a daylong port blockade along the West Coast, port officials said. Demonstrators had dispersed from...
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Sacramento Airport Metal Detector Left Unattended; Terminal Shut Down...
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Federal transportation officials have removed two officers from screening duties at Sacramento International Airport after a metal detector was left unattended and five people...
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Contract Battle Sets Up Possible ‘Occupy’ Shutdown Attempt On Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – A difficult contract negotiation sets up the potential for the full shutdown and occupation of the Golden Gate Bridge next week. Bridge managers are currently at the bargaining...
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Construction To Disrupt N Judah, J Church Muni Lines For More Than A Week
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Muni service on the N Judah and J Church lines will be disrupted for nine days because of construction work that begins Friday, according to San Francisco Municipal Railway...
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N-Judah And J-Church Muni Lines Fully Reopened After Construction
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A 10-day shutdown that affected two key San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail lines ended Monday morning. The shutdown allowed the San Francisco Municipal Transportation...
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BART Shutdown Occurs As Bay Area Officials Prepared For Emergency Drill
OAKLAND (KCBS) – By sheer coincidence, the Bay Area’s transportation managers were planning to conduct an emergency drill Thursday morning when a fire disrupted BART service on the Transbay Tube. At...
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1-Day Strike Disrupts Activity At Port Of Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) – Striking custodial and maintenance workers have disrupted normal work activity at the Port of Oakland. Port spokesman Isaac Kos-Read said the workers were preventing trucks from...
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California Utilities Increasingly Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks
SAN JOSE (CBS/AP) — California utility officials are warning that hackers are increasingly targeting utilities with cyber attacks that could leave millions of people without electricity, water and...
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ConsumerWatch: Bay Area Home Sellers, Buyers Stalled By Washington Shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Sellers across California have been holding the door open, hoping to cash in on double-digit increases in home prices and a surplus of buyers motivated by low interest rates,...
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