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State Budget Agreement Includes HSR Bonds and a $1.05 Billion ATP Bump
This seemingly sudden agreement on high-speed rail is a little anti-climactic, if welcome.
June 27, 2022
Legislative Update: Here’s What Bills Are Still Alive in the Senate and Assembly
Is your favorite, or least favorite, piece of legislation still alive?
July 19, 2021
Wiener Reintroduces Housing-Transit Bill; Some Advocates Shout Him Down
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 Oakland City Hall today. The scene is an indication of how important the housing crisis in California is, and how complicated it will be to fix it.
January 8, 2020
Legislators Announce a California Green New Deal
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.
January 8, 2020
Legislative Update: Raise the Gas Tax? Cap and Trade, HOT Lanes
Bills have started moving through committees in both houses of the California legislature as the hearing season starts.
April 17, 2015
California Says It Is Committed to Increasing Biking, Walking
CalSTA, the state agency that oversees all state transportation departments including Caltrans, is committed to improving conditions for transit, biking, and walking, according to its Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing, Kate White.
March 18, 2015
New Bills in CA Legislature Send Mixed Messages for Livable Streets
The deadline for introducing new bills to be considered in the 2015 California legislative session passed last Friday. Out of the total 2,295 bills, there are not very many pertaining to bicycling and walking, and some of those that do are not very bicycle-friendly. Overall it may end up being a lackluster session for bike policy.
March 4, 2015
CA Legislature’s New Session: Hit-and-Run, Cap-and-Trade, No Tolls for Bikes
A new California legislative session started last week with the swearing-in of ten new Senators and 27 new Assemblymembers, the introduction of a hundred new bills between the two houses, and adjournment until January 5.
December 8, 2014
CA Environmental Groups Grade Legislators
It's scorecard season in California. Advocacy groups are giving grades to legislators based on how they voted on bills in the last year's sessions, and releasing the scores just in time to influence next week's election.
October 31, 2014
Brown Vetoes Road User Safety Laws Including Hit-and-Run, Vulnerable User
In the last hours before the deadline for signing legislation from this year's legislative session, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a batch of bills that could have improved safety for bicyclists, pedestrians, and other road users.
September 30, 2014