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New Transportation Funding Plan: A Hot Mess, With Some Active Transp $

By Melanie Curry | Aug 25, 2016 | 1 Comment

After several weeks of rumors, legislative leaders of the Special Session on Transportation and Infrastructure have released their proposal for a funding plan that shows how much compromise it can take to get an agreement. The bill, S.B. X1-1 and A.B. X1-26, is co-authored by Senator Jim Beall (D-Campbell) and Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Oakley), the […]

Opposition Grows To Problematic Assembly Taxicab Bill A.B. 650

By Joe Linton | Aug 25, 2016 | 4 Comments

It is no secret that taxis and ride-hail companies (Uber, Lyft) are in need of a more even playing field. California’s taxi industry is regulated tightly by local municipalities, generally cities. Ride-hail companies, also called TNCs (Transportation Network Companies), are regulated relatively laxly by the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC). But proposed state legislation that would theoretically […]

Assembly Passes Bills to Extend Greenhouse Gas Targets to 2030

By Melanie Curry | Aug 24, 2016 | 5 Comments

Today, the California Assembly passed A.B. 197, the companion bill to the Senate’s greenhouse gas reduction target bill, S.B. 32, which it passed yesterday. A.B. 197 will now go to Governor Jerry Brown to sign into law, which he has said he is eager to do. S.B. 32, which extends greenhouse gas reduction targets out […]

Legislative Update: Climate Change, Cap and Trade, Fare Evasion

By Melanie Curry | Aug 23, 2016 | 2 Comments

GREENHOUSE GAS TARGETS The Senate’s signature climate change bill, S.B. 32, cleared a hurdle this morning when it was approved by the Assembly on a vote of 42 to 29. The bill sets targets for California to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020, when the current Global Warming Solutions Act will expire. S.B. 32 […]

CA Legislative Update: Student Transit Pass Bill Is Dead—For Now

By Melanie Curry | Aug 15, 2016 | 2 Comments

A bill that would have created a statewide program to fund low-cost transit passes for students stalled out in the Senate Appropriations Committee. There is still a slim chance to get something passed this session—more on that below—and there’s always next session, when bills can be introduced anew. But for now, A.B. 2222 from Assemblymember Chris […]

Will California Legislature Make it Legal to Roll through Red Lights?

By Melanie Curry | Aug 2, 2016 | 16 Comments

No, this is not about a bill to allow bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs, sorry. This is about a bill that supposedly set out to lower fines for cars that turn right on red without stopping. It is sailing unopposed through the state legislature. The bill, S.B. 986 from Senator Jerry Hill […]

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