Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Gov. Jerry Brown

CA Environmental Groups Grade Legislators

By Melanie Curry | Oct 31, 2014 | 2 Comments

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. The California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) and the Sierra Club both scored legislators according to how they voted on environmental […]

Legislative Wrap: Which Bills Are Awaiting a Signature, and Which Are Waiting for Next Year

By Damien Newton | Sep 16, 2013 | 3 Comments

Last week was a busy one in Sacramento as lawmakers scrambled to compromise and pass important pieces of legislation while others will have to “wait ’til next year.” Streetsblog offers the following scorecard for some of the most important pieces of legislation that will impact the drive to create Livable Streets and Livable Communities. We’re […]

Will three times be the charm for the state’s latest attempt to create a three-foot passing law?

By Ted Rogers | Aug 27, 2013 | 5 Comments

Maybe the third time is the charm. Or it could be three strikes and you’re out. Only the veto pen on Governor Brown’s desk knows which way he’s leaning. And like the Corgi at his feet — and the governor himself — it isn’t talking. Yesterday, the state Senate approved AB 1371, the Three Feet for Safety […]