Caltrans: Bay Bridge Fix May Cost $10 Million, Delay Opening
Less than four months before the planned opening of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Caltrans is facing big questions about the steel used throughout the massive public works project. The agency released the results of an internal investigation on Wednesday, and officials acknowledged it may cost as much as $10 million to fix the mistake.
Oakland Searches for Its Next Police Chief
Big changes are afoot for one of California's most troubled police departments. On Thursday, Oakland police officials will release a highly anticipated report from Bill Bratton, the former Los Angeles police chief hired as a turnaround consultant. Whatever the agency does with the proposal, it will do with a new police chief.
State Assembly Leader Wants To Create Rainy Day Fund
There's a lot of pressure on Democrats in Sacramento to loosen the spending spigot, given that the state's fiscal revenues are running ahead of estimates. For now, at least, Assembly Speaker John Perez is refusing to budge. He wants a rainy day fund instead.