California - Oakland airport expansion pact / Long-stalled plans can now go forward

Oakland airport expansion pact
Long-stalled plans can now go forward
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2002/10/04/BA179312.DTL

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">A $1.4 billion plan to expand the Oakland International Airport, stalled by legal action last year, is back on track with an agreement announced Thursday by community groups, city officials and the Port of Oakland.</font>

Commissioner seeks to cut fat from bloated airport project
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/10/11/EB136927.DTL

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Port of Oakland Commissioner Phil Tagami, a developer by trade, is obsessed with the bottom line.

It's no wonder that the spendthrift policies of the Oakland Airport officials heading a $1.4 billion terminal expansion project are driving him crazy.</font>

Efficiency the watchword in airport expansion plan
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/11/01/EB174534.DTL