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Why Montclair wants voting rights on the Gold Line light rail extension

By SANDRA EMERSON | semerson@scng.com | Redlands Daily Facts

April 27, 2018 at 8:01 am

The city of Montclair wants a seat on the board overseeing the extension of light rail into San Bernardino County.

A bill is advancing through the state Assembly that would give the city a voting seat on the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority Board of Directors, the agency overseeing the 12.3 mile Metro Gold Line extension from Glendora to the Montclair Transcenter.

U.S. House Panel Approves Broad Proposal on Self-Driving Cars

By REUTERS

JULY 19, 2017, 4:33 P.M. E.D.T.

WASHINGTON — A U.S. House panel on Wednesday approved a sweeping proposal by voice vote to allow automakers to deploy up to 100,000 self-driving vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards and bar states from imposing driverless car rules.

Representative Robert Latta, a Republican who heads the Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee overseeing consumer protection, said he would continue to consider changes before the full committee votes on the measure, expected next week. The full U.S. House of Representatives will not take up the bill until it reconvenes in September after the summer recess.

Public and private emergency responders play a critical role when disaster strikes. When police, fire, or emergency medical services (EMS) answer a call, the public’s safety is first of mind when running into a fire or active shooter situation, not their own.

This was made abundantly clear with incidents such as the shooting at a congressional baseball practice last month or the shooting at a UPS facility in San Francisco. Our system is set up to respond to tragic incidents with the speed and professionalism we, as public taxpayers, demand. In turn, we honor and celebrate them for their work. But we have not provided the same kind of recognition to all of our first responders and have consequently left some of these heroes behind.