Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Governor Newsom

Governor Newsom signing executive order to phase out fossil fuel vehicles in California, on an electric car. Image: Screengrab from YouTube

Governor Newsom’s Executive Order: No New Fossil-Fuel Vehicles in California by 2035

By Melanie Curry | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

As part of Climate Week 2020, California Governor Newsom today issued an executive order declaring the goal of eliminating fossil fuels from transportation, a sector that produces half of California’s toxic and greenhouse gas emissions. The order calls for ending all sales of new fossil-fuel-powered vehicles in the next fifteen years, and calls on various […]

Lee Ann Eager with former Governor Jerry Brown

Governor Appoints Two New California Transportation Commissioners

By Melanie Curry | Jun 22, 2020 | No Comments

Paul Van Konynenberg, the problematic CTC chair, is out. The new appointees represent labor and business development. One more commission seat remains up in the air.

How "social isolation' works to reduce contagion. Made by Vox from CDC data.

Senators Wiener, Ting Propose Statewide Moratorium on Foreclosures, Evictions

By Melanie Curry | Mar 12, 2020 | No Comments

The fallout from the already large numbers of people avoiding social contact will cause real economic hardship for some, and could make it hard to keep their housing.

Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

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Legislative Update: New Laws on Transportation Policy, Funding, Planning

By Melanie Curry | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

Among the hundreds of new laws signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in the weeks leading up to Sunday's deadline were a few related to transportation.

Asbhy Avenue in Berkeley is a state highway, but people still need to walk and bike on it. It is very hard to make even basic safety changes, though, because it is also a state highway, controlled by Caltrans. Image: GoogleMaps

Opinion: Governor’s Veto of Complete Streets Bill Stinks

By Streetsblog | Oct 14, 2019 | No Comments

Caltrans needs to be held responsible for its own policies - and for the safety or all road users, not just drivers. S.B. 127 would have helped.

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Governor Signs Several Bills, Complete Streets Not Among Them

By Melanie Curry | Oct 4, 2019 | 1 Comment

If Newsom vetoes the Complete Streets Bill, he will need to explain why. Many bills are waiting, and many have been signed into law.

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