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2015 CA State Budget: for Transportation, More of the Same
Governor Jerry Brown released his preliminary budget proposal [PDF] today in Sacramento, missing the opportunity to articulate the connection between spending on roads and meeting the climate change goals he proposed Monday in his inaugural speech.
January 9, 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
Exposed: Oil Industry’s Astroturf Tactics Against CA Cap-and-Trade
It's no surprise that the oil industry is fighting California's cap-and-trade program. But it is enlightening to see the strategy laid out in a leaked PowerPoint presentation [PDF].
December 1, 2014
Garcetti Motion Encourages Affordable Housing At Metro Stations
Earlier today, the Metro board of directors passed a motion [PDF] encouraging Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and affordable housing.
November 13, 2014
More Housing, Less Sprawl: Tackling Los Angeles’ Affordable Housing Crisis through Smart Growth
It is no secret that Southern California is currently facing one of the worst housing crises it has faced in more than half a century.
October 31, 2014
The Hidden Gas Tax That Doesn’t Exist
You may have seen the ads on Facebook, or on one of the roving billboards being pulled by a gasoline-powered truck. They warned darkly of a coming "hidden tax" on fuel that was so hidden nobody in the media was talking about it. You may have wondered what it meant, even as the ads urged you to sign a petition today.
October 27, 2014
More Workshops on CA Affordable Housing Program
California's Strategic Growth Council is holding a second round of workshops on its guidelines for spending cap-and-trade funds on affordable housing and sustainable communities. The draft guidelines [PDF] incorporate input gathered over the summer as well as at several packed workshops held throughout the state in August of this year.
October 23, 2014
CA Tackles the Question: What Is a “Disadvantaged Community”?
In a packed, airless room last night in Oakland, several hundred people grappled with the question of how to define those communities in California that shoulder a heavier burden of pollution than others.
September 4, 2014
Steinberg Kills Bill That Sought to Delay Cap-and-Trade on Fuels
The misinformation campaigns trumpeting an imminent “hidden gas tax” in California lost a battle with the defeat of Assemblymember Henry Perea's bill, A.B. 69, which was designed to delay application of cap-and-trade to the fuels industry for three years.
August 27, 2014
State Agencies Host Various Workshops on Cap-and-Trade Funding Programs
The end of summer has become Public Workshop Season in California. With new funding coming from the state's cap-and-trade system in several categories, state agencies are figuring out how to best spend that money, and the first step is asking for help in creating guidelines for eligible projects.
August 26, 2014