Climate Ride

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:16:49 +0100

A large pack of bicyclists swarming down the north coast this week are riding to raise awareness of climate change—and incidentally to have a great time in the process.
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Energy Bills & Climate Protection

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

There’s a legislative brawl brewing over national energy policy and climate change. The 6th annual Climate Protection Everybody Profits Conference in Sebastopol laid out a preview of where those battle lines are being drawn.

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Transportation for Adults with Disabilities

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

More expensive gasoline and other rising costs have left some disabled people in rural Sonoma County without transportation to their jobs and other programs.

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California Airport Council

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100

California’s airports are banding together to weigh in on state and federal laws and policies that affect them, and the Sonoma County Airport (seen here looking south from the air) is part of the group.

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Highway 101 Work

Bruce Robinson — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Driving Highway 101 through Rohnert Park will be more complicated for the next two years, as the road is widened and reconfigured.

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Death Row Veto

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

A dispute over funding for a new Death Row at San Quentin is just one of the subtexts in the latest legislative showdown over the state’s budget.

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SMART's Railcar Decision

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

The Sonoma-Marin commuter train faces a pivotal decision this week, as its directors choose the type of rail cars they will design the rest of the line to match.

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The SMART Board of Directors Meets on Wednesday, July 15 at 12:30 pm in the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors chambers to consider the railcar purchase and other buRead More...

Landfill Leak

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Although the Sonoma County dump, west of Cotati, has been closed for more than three and a half years, the former manager of the facility says the issues behind its closure are political, not environmental.

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Two Wheels North

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Bicycling from Santa Rosa to Seattle is no small accomplishment, but doing it a century ago was a far greater challenge.

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The intent of his 15-day ride to Seattle, explains Bill Harrison, was to repeat the Read More...

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