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Schwarzenegger Signs Anti-Sprawl Law, Vetos Container Fees
Yesterday was a big day in Sacramento as many important pieces of legislation required action by Governor Schwarzenegger or would expire even though they were passed by both branches of the state legislature. The result? The Governor signed legislation that links sprawl to climate change but also vetoed legislation that would have placed a fee on all containers entering and leaving the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
October 1, 2008
Smart Growth Bill Needs Gov.’s Signature Today
Eastern Dublin, Where Growth Has Taken Place Rapidly Over Recent Years.
September 30, 2008
Governor’s Veto of State Budget a Good or Bad Thing?
Candidate Schwarzenegger, Transit Rider
September 18, 2008
Feuer’s Office Confident that Governor Will Sign A.B. 2321
Earlier this morning, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer held a public hearing on Los Angeles' needs from the federal government in terms of transportation dollars. Streetsblog will have complete coverage of the meeting tomorrow. However, the testimony of Assembly Speaker Karen Bass raised a new concern with me. Is A.B. 2321, the legislation authorizing Measure R to appear on the fall ballot, in trouble again?
September 4, 2008
Weekend Update: Assembly Joins Senate, Passes Ammended A.B. 2321
I just received an email from Assemblyman Feuer's office, that the California Assembly passed A.B. 2121 as amended by the State Senate. That means that unless Governor Schwarzenegger vetoes the legislation, we will have a sales tax proposal on the fall ballot. The measure needed to be passed by midnight today.
August 31, 2008
Breaking News: Governor Agrees to Sign High-Speed Rail Bill
As we continue to await word on whether we'll be able to vote on Metro's sales tax proposal, alternative transportation advocates did get some good news out of Sacramento earlier today. Governor Schwarzenegger, who famously declared he would veto all legislation that didn't have to do with the state budget, reversed course and said he would sign enabling legislation to placing a bonding measure to build a high-speed rail line from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The California High Speed Rail Authority estimates that it would take 2.5 hours for the train to travel between the two cities, meaning the average speed would be 140 miles per hour.
August 26, 2008
Politicians Threaten High Speed Rail Ballot Proposal
Far be it from me to disagree with an elected representative of the people, but the time for word smithing is past. As the midnight deadline approaches, the Senate is again dithering while a needed regional project sits on the drawing board. Anyone surprised by the most recent State Senate Stall isn't paying close attention. Officials in Sacramento have repeatedly show scorn for alternative transportation, be it the continual robbing of "dedicated transportation taxes" or using parochial concerns to threaten this fall's proposed sales tax ballot measure, and the voter's right to decide transportation issues for themselves.
July 15, 2008