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East Bay State Lawmaker Pushes To Reform Initiative System
CONCORD (KCBS)— The initiative system in California is 100 years old, and an East Bay lawmaker believes it’s time to change the system to help restore it to its intended purpose. State senator Mark...
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Concord Lawmaker Challenges Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s San...
OAKLAND (KCBS) – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has moved forward with plans to relocate its headquarters from Oakland to San Francisco. But state Senator Mark DeSaulnier of Concord...
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State Lawmaker Pushes To Delay MTC Oakland-To-SF Move
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – East Bay State Senator Mark DeSaulnier wants to put the brakes on a move by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission from Oakland to San Francisco. DeSaulnier (D-Concord) said...
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California High-Speed Rail Authority Undergoes Leadership Shakeup
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – Just days after the release of a scathing critique of the bullet train project, the chief executive officer of the California High-Speed Rail Authority announced he was stepping...
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Lawmaker Pushing Long-Term California Rail Plan
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – High-speed rail is on its way to California even though polls show that a majority of residents don’t want it. Now, State Senator Mark DeSaulnier of Concord said that he believes...
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Report Shows Bay Bridge Review Panelists Have Conflicts Of Interest
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — An investigation has found apparent conflicts of interest involving some of the experts asked to conduct a technical review of the tower foundation for the new San...
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Lawmakers Demand To Know Incentives For Bay Bridge Contractors
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — State lawmakers want officials overseeing construction of the new eastern portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to disclose any incentives promised to contractors if...
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Bill Would Let Independent Experts Examine Bay Bridge
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Independent experts could examine the new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge without fear that they would be sued under a bill sent to Gov. Jerry Brown. The Senate...
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East Bay State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier To Run For Rep. George Miller’s...
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) — Just hours after East Bay congressman Rep. George Miller announced his retirement, State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) declared he will run for the congressional seat. DeSaulnier...
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State Senate Holds Hearing Over Bay Bridge Construction Flaws
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) — The director of Caltrans, along with several engineers testified on Friday in the latest hearings over construction issues and cost overruns of the new eastern span of the Bay...
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Phil Matier: $270K Study To Improve Caltrans Lacks Specifics
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — When the bad bolts for the Bay Bridge’s Eastern Span became big news, Gov. Jerry Brown commissioned a transportation group from the University of Wisconsin to study Caltrans—at...
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East Bay Lawmaker Helps Grandmother, Boy Tied Up In Home Invasion
CONCORD (CBS SF) — A state senator who on Sunday helped rescue a woman and her grandson following an armed home invasion robbery in Concord said Monday the crime was “unacceptable.” Sen. Mark...
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State Senator Targets CEO Super Salaries In Proposed Bill
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — California state senator Mark DeSaulnier, speaking with KPIX 5’s Phil Matier on Sunday, defended a proposed bill which would punish corporations that pay their chief executives...
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Pay-By-Mile Floated As Alternative To Gas Tax For California Drivers
SACRAMENTO (KPIX 5) – As complaints rise about the conditions of California’s bumpy roads rise, lawmakers say they may have a way to funnel more money toward road repair. To start, they’ll replace the...
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Pink License Plate For Breast Cancer Stalled In California Legislature While...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — While California’s retro black and yellow license plates are heading to production, a group of breast cancer survivors wonders why their bill to create pink license plates...
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Support For Campaign Reform Legislation In Sacramento Ebbs After Scandals
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) — Ethics reform legislation in Sacramento, that appeared to be a priority after the arrest of Democratic state Sen. Leland Yee from San Francisco and the additional scandals of two...
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California Senator Mark DeSaulnier Calls For Criminal Investigation Of Bay...
SACRAMENTO (KCBS)— State Senator Mark DeSaulnier D- Concord thinks the construction of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge was a fiasco. A recent investigation could result in criminal charges based...
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Top Transportation Officials Grilled Over Alleged Conspiracy Of Hiding Bay...
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) — A state legislative committee is conducting a hearing into the construction of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge after a report issued last week found that officials with the...
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California 9/11 Relatives To Get Second Shot At Scholarships Funded By...
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Relatives of Californians who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will get a second chance to apply for college scholarships under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown...
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Funds Diverted From Other Caltrans Projects To Make Up For New Bay Bridge...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— The new Bay Bridge eastern span will likely end up at least $35 million in the red, and officials are shifting money from other completed Caltrans bridge projects to make up the...
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California’s 7th District Decides DeSaulnier’s Replacement In Tight, 3-Way...
ALAMEDA COUNTY (KCBS)— Voters in California’s 7th District headed to the polls for a special election Tuesday, to decide a new state Senator since Mark DeSaulnier was elected to replace retired veteran...
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Orinda Mayor Faces Concord Assemblywoman In East Bay’s State Senate Special...
CONCORD (KCBS)— The state Senate race between Orinda Mayor Steve Glazer and Concord Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla has led to $7 million in campaign spending. The fate to decide who will succeed Mark...
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East Bay Rep. DeSaulnier Reveals Leukemia Diagnosis
WALNUT CREEK (CBS SF) — A longtime East Bay politician announced Thursday that he has been battling a chronic form of leukemia. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Walnut Creek) said in a statement that he was...
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Highway 4 Shootings Prompt Lawmaker To Call For Surveillance Cameras
PITTSBURG (KPIX) — Friday night, the driver of a pickup truck pulled into a gas station on Highway 4 near Pittsburg after hearing a loud pop and found that the vehicle’s rear window had been shattered...
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Bay Area Congressman Proposes Higher Taxes For Companies With Skyrocketing...
MARTINEZ (CBS SF) — A Bay Area congressman is proposing federal legislation that would tax publicly-owned companies with “excessive” CEO pay more than other companies. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord)...
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Bay Area Lawmakers Welcome Federal Infrastructure Spending
(KPIX 5) — Overloaded highways, rundown roads, pipes and canals – Bay Area cities don’t have the money to fix the rapidly deteriorating infrastructure. “In order of magnitude, it’s billions of dollars...
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Newsmaker Interview: East Bay Congressman Says Impeachment Is Warranted
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — KPIX 5 political correspondent Phil Matier spoke with Bay Area congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) about the impact of the Mueller report on public opinion and whether it...
View ArticleCongressman Mark DeSaulnier ‘Showing Progress’ During Pneumonia Treatment,...
WASHINGTON (CBS SF) — East Bay Congressman Mark DeSaulnier remains in critical but stable condition and is showing progress during treatment for pneumonia, his family announced Tuesday. DeSaulnier’s...
View ArticleAiling East Bay Congressman Mark DeSaulnier Released From Hospital
WASHINGTON (CBS SF) — East Bay Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, who has been in a health battle after falling while jogging, fracturing a rib and developing pneumonia, has been released from the hospital,...
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