Recent Streetsblog LA posts about California State Assembly

Assemblymember Laura Friedman secured $10 million for Glendale's planned Garden River Bridge project. Rendering via city of Glendale

Assemblymember Friedman Announces Funding for L.A. River Bike/Ped Projects

By Joe Linton | Sep 29, 2021 | No Comments

Friedman was one of the electeds leading the charge to turn down $7 billion for green transportation statewide - then went to the press to celebrate $15 million for green transportation in her district

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Legislative Update: Here’s What Bills Are Still Alive in the Senate and Assembly

By Damien Newton | Jul 19, 2021 | No Comments

Is your favorite, or least favorite, piece of legislation still alive?

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Wiener Reintroduces Housing-Transit Bill; Some Advocates Shout Him Down

By Melanie Curry | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) reintroduced his ambitious bill to increase housing near transit, S.B. 50, to a raucous crowd on the steps of […]

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Legislators Announce a California Green New Deal

By Melanie Curry | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

A group of legislators today announced the introduction of a new bill–one of the first of the 2020 session–that they say will address climate change and equity in California. The bill would work in a manner similar to the way A.B. 32 and S.B. 32 addressed climate change: by creating targets, with deadlines, on a […]

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Legislative Update: Raise the Gas Tax? Cap and Trade, HOT Lanes

By Melanie Curry | Apr 17, 2015 | No Comments

Bills have started moving through committees in both houses of the California legislature as the hearing season starts. For those of you just joining us, we try to provide a regular roundup of legislation of interest to livable streets advocates. Highlights from the current session are included the bills below. Let us know if we […]

California Assembly: Bill Would Allow “Traffic School” for Bicycle Violations

By Melanie Curry | Mar 30, 2015 | 8 Comments

A bill that would allow bicyclists who are ticketed for traffic violations to reduce their fines by attending a traffic safety class was introduced in the California Assembly last week. Assemblymembers Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) and David Chiu (D-San Francisco) amended A.B. 902 to repeal a provision in the vehicle code that currently prohibits such […]

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