Voting for Prop. 479 does not fund light rail extensions
Maricopa County residents will have the opportunity to weigh in on Proposition 479 at their polling place. If approved, the measure would extend the sales tax to support highways, roads and bus routes throughout the Valley. Proposition 479, formerly known as Proposition 400, would oversee the continuation of Maricopa County’s existing dedicated half-cent sales tax […]
California hospitals scramble on earthquake retrofits as state limits extensions
More than half of California’s 410 hospitals have at least one building, but they likely won’t be able to operate if a major earthquake hits the area, and many are closed by the legal deadline of 2030. They claim they don’t have the funds to protect it. Regarding seismic retrofitting, the state is currently granting […]