Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about State Capitol Updates

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.

CA Transportation Funding Bill Passes its First Committee Hearing

By Melanie Curry | Feb 15, 2017 | 7 Comments

The urgency has only increased since last year, but the only thing all participants seem to agree on is that something needs to be done.

Moving Forward on Automatic Speed Enforcement Cameras

By Roger Rudick | Feb 14, 2017 | No Comments

The legislative push is on with the Safe Streets Act of 2017

Senator Scott Wiener represents California's 11th District encompassing San Francisco and parts of Daly City and South San Francisco.

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New Senator Scott Wiener on Transit, Housing, and Complete Streets

By Melanie Curry | Feb 3, 2017 | 26 Comments

Newly elected State Senator Scott Wiener talks Streetsblog issues. "Good, well-planned, transit oriented, compact housing—that's one of the most critical things we can be doing to meet our climate goals,” he said. “It's about driving less—about HAVING to drive less.”

Legislative Update: Cap-and-Trade to Get a Hearing

By Melanie Curry | Jan 13, 2017 | 3 Comments

Two Democratic Assemblymembers got the ball rolling on settling the future of California’s cap-and-trade program by introducing A.B. 151 yesterday. The bill would authorize the California Air Resources Board “to utilize a market-based compliance mechanism” to reduce greenhouse gases after 2020, when the current Global Warming Solutions Act expires. There has been controversy about whether […]

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.

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