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California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update
Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation.
August 22, 2014
California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update
Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation.
August 15, 2014
California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update
Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation.
August 8, 2014
California Bill Would Remove Legal Loophole for Hit-and-Run Drivers
The California Senate is scheduled to vote on a bill next week from Assemblymember Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) that would close a loophole in state law that allows some hit-and-run perpetrators to avoid criminal prosecution.
August 7, 2014
California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update
Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation.
July 11, 2014
Bill Aims to Delay Bringing Fuels Under CA Cap-and-Trade System
In a last-minute maneuver before the California Legislature's summer recess, Assemblymember Henry Perea (D-Fresno) amended a bill to delay the application of California's cap-and-trade system to fuels until 2018.
July 8, 2014
CA Asm. Richard Bloom Talks Budgets, Cap-and-Trade, Streetcars, and More
Last week, Streetsblog sat down with California Assemblymember Richard Bloom, who represents Santa Monica and other West Los Angeles communities. We asked him to talk about the state budget, the cap-and-trade expenditure plan, and funding for transit and housing. Bloom chairs the Subcommittee for Transportation for the California Assembly Budget Committee.
June 30, 2014
California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update
Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation.
June 27, 2014
Protected Bike Lanes Bill Passes CA Senate Transportation Committee
The "Protected Bikeways Act," A.B. 1193, passed the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee Thursday on a 10-0 vote, despite opposition from some quarters. The bill must still be approved by the full Senate and Governor Jerry Brown.
June 27, 2014
CA Bills to Crack Down on Hit-and-Run Drivers Sail Through Committees
Two bills focused on addressing hit-and-run crashes, authored by CA Assemblymember Mike Gatto, appear quickly on their way to being passed. A.B. 47, which would create an alert system on California highways to help the public assist police in catching drivers involved in hit-and-run crashes, sailed through the Senate Public Safety Committee Tuesday with a 6-1 vote. A.B. 1532, Gatto's other bill which increases fines and penalties for hit-and-run drivers, passed a separate committee.
June 26, 2014