Friday, July 26, 2002

BART safety bond on ballot With BART vulnerable to a major earthquake, transit agency directors Thursday agreed to put a $1.05 billion bond measure on the November ballot to pay for seismic improvements that would help make the system safer and keep it running following such a disaster. [ San Jose Mercury News ] More evidence that the proposal to extend BART to San Jose is bad news. On top of a route that doesn't go to San Jose International Airport and serves future "smart growth" opportunities rather than current needs, we find that BART needs a $1.2 billion seismic retrofit. So unless the voters of Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties pony up $1.05 billion, Santa Clara County will have a $3.8 billion system that fails in an earthquake. 9:46:27 AM     Comment []

Life of highs and lows ends in suicide for Net visionary. SJ Mercury News: [Hack the Planet] An incredibly sad story. Depression is a crazy, it takes down the best of us. At its worst, depression tells us that nothing is good enough. Our accomplishments pale to lost potential. What we have done cannot match what could have been. Life has no meaning. At its best, depression simply drives us to drink or hide in some other fashion. Dulling the senses and ensuring our sense of failed possibilities. It is a constant struggle. 2:39:07 AM     Comment []