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Newsom Signs S.B. 51, Durazo’s Legislation that Changes Law on Caltrans Tenant Property Sales

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

S.B. 51 changes a four-decades-old Roberti law that governs how Caltrans-owned residential properties along the canceled 710 freeway corridor will be sold

Tenants in this building say they are prepared to buy the property, and should have right of first refusal, but Caltrans doesn't agree. Image: Google Street View

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CTC Delays Weighing in on Sale of Multi-Family Property in South Pasadena

By Melanie Curry | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments

Tenants, City say they had first right of refusal; Caltrans claimed a strict "decision waterfall" was preventing them from doing the right thing

Caltrans District Director Tavares Disputes Metro Highway Chief Ansari Account of 710 Pause

By Joe Linton | Jun 11, 2021 | No Comments

Tavares on pausing 710 Freeway widening: "I don't know where Mr. Ansari came up with that comment. I've had numerous conversations and discussions and meetings... regarding that corridor."

Metro Spokespersons Criticize Caltrans, EPA, and Public Input for Pausing 710 Freeway Widening

By Joe Linton | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments

Metro Highway chief Ansari - on EPA: "holding a grudge." on Caltrans: "director all of a sudden without the knowledge of the district or us - announced that Caltrans is not going to sign off"

Billboard on a truck reads "Fix the 2-lane death trap" of Highway 41

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Asm Patterson Blows Hot Air on “Highway Capacity Increase”

By Melanie Curry | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

As California is figuring out how to put the brakes on its habit of expanding highways everywhere, the pushback over long-planned "legacy" projects has begun.

United Caltrans Tenants Oppose State Legislation on Home Sales

By Damien Newton | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

"Unlike Caltrans, local governments have an interest in preventing evictions and making successful sales to tenants because these are their constituents," explains Timothy Ivison with UCT.

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