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Caltrans Announces Traffic Control for California Highway 1 Upgrades in Marin County
MARIN COUNTY – Caltrans Bay Area-District 4 has announced a series of curb ramp and sidewalk upgrades along State Route 1 (Shoreline Highway) beginning this October. The project, designed to improve pedestrian and cyclist access, pavement resurfacing, and upgrade drainage and signage, spans nearly 14 miles and is expected to be completed by Summer 2025.
Bay Area schools with no or limited air conditioning grapple with heat wave
Some schools in the Bay Area are grappling with the heat wave because they have limited or no air conditioning.No question about it. It's hot across the Bay Area."It's really hot. Yesterday (Wednesday), we clocked maybe 100 degrees, maybe 106 degrees here in San Rafael," said parent Lori Butler.At San Rafael city schools, some classrooms have A/C and some don't.Marcella De Santis's 5-year-old son goes to Sun Valley Elementary.TIMELINE: Here's when Bay Area will see relief from persistent heat wave"When I pick him up, he's all sweaty and hot," said De Santis.His kindergarten classroom is cool though, thanks to air...
Safeway, Vons parent Albertsons to pay nearly $4M in CA overcharging lawsuit
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets it owns across California, prosecutors said Thursday.The complaint, filed in Marin County and joined by Alameda, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Sonoma and Ventura counties, accused Albertsons of false advertising and unfair competition for allegedly charging items for more than their lowest advertised price. Albertsons, the second-largest grocery chain in North America behind Krogers, was also accused of displaying inaccurate weights on the labels of some products. According to the complaint, some items sold by weight such...
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