City Council Passes $2.1 Billion Transit Budget After Late-Night Vote
The plan adds three bus rapid-transit lines and keeps fares flat through 2028 — but leaves the downtown tunnel unfunded.
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The plan adds three bus rapid-transit lines and keeps fares flat through 2028 — but leaves the downtown tunnel unfunded.

Developers say converting three towers will take four years. Neighbors want to know who will be able to afford them.

More than 80 firefighters spent the night battling the four-alarm fire, which sent smoke across three neighborhoods.

The board voted 6–1 to move the first bell to 8:30 a.m., citing research on teen sleep.

The 16-week program is paid for by local employers, who have 300 openings to fill.
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