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Prop. 8 in Federal Court
Does Proposition 8 violate the U.S. Constitution? We're at the trial with ongoing coverage on the radio and on our blog.
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Fri, Nov 20, 2009 -- 9:00 AM
Students Occupy UC Berkeley Building / Bridge Toll Hike
In response to the UC Regents' vote to raise
tuition by 32 percent, a group of UC Berkeley students
has taken over Wheeler Hall and barricaded themselves
from police in protest. We get an update on the
situation. Then, drivers on seven Bay Area bridges may
soon see tolls go up $1 for cars, and for the first time
see a $3 toll in the carpool lane. The Bay Area Toll
Authority is holding hearings through next month on how
much to raise tolls. Officials say they need to charge
more due to rising costs, decreased bridge traffic and
the need to seismically retrofit the Dumbarton and
Antioch bridges. We discuss the various proposals, and
how they might impact drivers.
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Host: Dave Iverson
Guests:
- Andi Walden, member of the Student Worker Activist Team (SWAT) at UC Berkeley, an alliance of student groups and campus workers' unions
- Dan Brekke, KQED reporter outside UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall
- Bob Ramorino, chair of the California Trucking Association and president of Roadstar Trucking Inc.
- John Goodwin, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
