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Bloom and his colleagues spoke Friday about action the State legislature will be taking to address California’s worsening housing crisis. Photo courtesy of Assemblymember Bloom’s office.

State Legislators Put California’s Housing Crisis in the Crosshairs

By Jason Islas | Mar 7, 2017 | 9 Comments

At a press conference in San Francisco Friday, state legislators announced their plans to tackle California’s growing housing crisis. As a lack of new housing construction continues to make California unaffordable for all but the wealthiest households, Assemblymembers Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), and Kevin Mullin […]

California Legislative Update: Bikes, Pedestrians, Signals, Fairness

By Melanie Curry | Mar 3, 2017 | 1 Comment

The California legislative session has begun in earnest, and it’s time to take a look at some of the bills that have been introduced for this year. Below is a roundup of current bills concerned with bicycling, walking, safety, transportation, and equity. Streetsblog has already covered some of these bills, and will certainly do so […]

Image from Outlook Archives via Susan Cloke

Santa Monica Lawmaker Introduces Bill to End Statewide Rent Control Limitations

By Jason Islas | Feb 23, 2017 | 1 Comment

Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) introduced a bill that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, the 1995 state law that weakened the strictest rent control laws in the state. The law required cities to allow property owners to raise rents on units when they were vacated, a practice that had been prohibited by strict rent control laws in Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Berkeley, Cotati, and East Palo Alto.

Bicyclists in San Francisco showed what happens if they follow the letter of the law at stop signs. Photo by Aaron Bialick

New Bike Legislation that Works for Bicycle Riders

By Melanie Curry | Feb 21, 2017 | 46 Comments

Richard Masoner at Cyclelicious has a roundup of new bicycle-related bills introduced just before California's deadline on Friday. Two are big news, including one that should clarify the rules about what the law about staying to the right actually means.

Repeat Until Complete: Transportation, Housing Bills Reintroduced

By Melanie Curry | Dec 7, 2016 | 2 Comments

On the first day of the new session, lawmakers introduced the same transportation bills as last session---they include some funding for transit and active transportation, but they don't reflect an understanding of how profoundly we need to change the way we travel if we want to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

CA Transportation Funding Proposal Does Not Yet Support Climate Policies

By Melanie Curry | Nov 16, 2016 | No Comments

Time is running out to find a solution for transportation funding in this legislative session. The latest proposal seems to include something for everyone, in an attempt to forge an agreement--but it falls short when it comes to California's climate goals.

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