Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Assembly

Some Bright Spots in California’s Election Returns

By Melanie Curry | Nov 10, 2016 | 3 Comments

Despite the outcome nationally, there are reasons to celebrate election results in California, especially around environmental issues. The big one, of course, was the statewide plastic bag ban, which voters approved resoundingly, while defeating a measure that tried to distract voters from the main question. There were other big wins as well, especially in the […]

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California Legislative Wrap-up: Session Over, Bills Signed

By Melanie Curry | Sep 29, 2016 | 2 Comments

Today is the deadline for California Governor Jerry Brown to sign or reject any bills passed by the legislature this session, so there has been a flurry of activity in the last few days. Here’s a quick look at few freshly signed laws pertinent to sustainable transportation and the climate. Transportation Safety We’ve written about […]

Governor Brown Signs Legislation Extending CA Climate Change Targets

By Joe Linton | Sep 8, 2016 | 4 Comments

In a signing ceremony at Vista Hermosa Park in Los Angeles today, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation extending state climate change targets through at least 2030. The governor was joined by key legislators who shepherded the legislation’s approval. These included Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin De Leon, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senator Fran Pavley, Assemblymember […]

Legislative Wrap-up: Environmental Justice, Cap-and-Trade Funding

By Melanie Curry | Sep 1, 2016 | 2 Comments

The lead-up to the end of the California legislative session at midnight last night included a standard amount of grandstanding, tearful farewells, laughter, and exhaustion. Some bills passed and will now await the governor’s good graces, and some died on the legislature floor. Here’s a quick recap of a few bills relevant to sustainable streets. […]

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Legislature Must Decide the Fate of Three Environmental Justice Bills Before Midnight

By Melanie Curry | Aug 31, 2016 | No Comments

Among the bills the state Senate and Assembly must decide upon before today’s deadline—the session ends at midnight tonight—are several that attempt to make up for past and current injustices by giving voice to the California communities that are most affected by climate change and pollution. This focus on environmental justice is finally gaining some […]

Op-Ed: Time to Enact a Practical Transportation Funding Plan

By Art Hadnett | Aug 29, 2016 | 11 Comments

In response to our recent story about legislative efforts to find a compromise on transportation funding, Streetsblog received the following post from Art Hadnett, president of HNTB’s West Division. HNTB is a national architecture, engineering, planning, and construction firm. Its first California project was Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco Bridge in 1914, and since then the firm […]

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