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Del Norte DA Jon Alexander suspended
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 10:56 AMThe State Bar Court has recommended disbarment of Del Norte County District Attorney Jon Alexander, forcing the county to replace him as its chief law enforcement officer.
Firing of Caltrans testing supervisor upheld
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 8:23 AMThe firing of a former engineering supervisor for the California Department of Transportation, whose unit was involved in falsification of test data for foundations of state bridges, was upheld Thursday by the State Personnel Board.
Caltrans reviewing whether broken bolts on Bay Bridge project failed tests
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 8:23 PMThe California Department of Transportation said Monday that it was reviewing whether the large bolts that broke last month on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge had failed quality-control tests by the agency's materials lab.
State audit faults Caltrans lapses
Friday, March 29, 2013 at 12:00 AMIn an investigation released Thursday, the Bureau of State Audits sharply criticized the California Department of Transportation for numerous lapses in managing a unit that tests foundations of bridges and other freeway structures to verify thei...
State audit faults Caltrans for lapses in management of safety tests
Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 12:16 PMIn an investigation released Thursday, the Bureau of State Audits sharply criticized the California Department of Transportation for numerous lapses in managing a unit that tests foundations of bridges and other freeway structures to verify soun...
Broken bolts on new Bay Bridge span shouldn't delay opening, Caltrans says
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 5:56 PMFixing broken bolts that are key to the Bay Bridge's ability to withstand a seismic shock will take months but should not delay its opening, California Department of Transportation officials said Wednesday.
Caltrans on tight schedule to repair Bay Bridge broken bolts
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 8:35 AMCalifornia Department of Transportation officials are developing a work-around to secure vital seismic stabilization equipment after heavy-duty bolts broke on the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, project manager Tony Anz...
Q&A: Open-government advocate Terry Franke sheds light on Public Records Act
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe California Public Records Act, enacted in 1968, made access to state and local government records easier and faster, and eliminated many hurdles the public faced in trying to stay informed about how government bodies and officials operate be...
Caltrans reports show engineers misrepresented or ignored test data
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 12:00 AMA recently released California Department of Transportation investigation, which concluded that testing errors and falsifications of data did not affect the safety of state bridges, revealed for the first time that improprieties extended beyond ...
Caltrans experts, despite testing problems, say structures are safe
Friday, February 8, 2013 at 12:00 AMAn analysis from a team of California Department of Transportation experts, released Thursday after more than a year of preparation, confirmed data problems involving radiation-based tests of reinforced concrete foundations for nine bridges or o...
