About 40,000 unionized University of California workers averted a strike Thursday after reaching a tentative deal with UC. They'll get raises and caps to healthcare premium costs. (LA Times, Daily Cal)
The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on May 12, 2026, to approve a revised amendment to the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan. The decision effectively ends a 15-year development dispute in Olympic Valley, following a period of collaborative negotiations between resort developers and conservation organizations.
Logistical challenge of housing the workforce necessary for the project set to become a headache Cost overruns on the multi-billion euro MetroLink project are expected to be split between the State and contractors to avoid repeating mistakes of the new National Children's Hospital, which has seen massive budget overruns. New documents obtained by the Sunday Independent also reveal that developers leading the project will be incentivised to deliver the underground railway on budget and on time.
