Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about State Capitol Updates

#DamienTalks Episode 14: Assemblymember Richard Bloom

By Damien Newton | Aug 21, 2015 | No Comments

Today, #DamienTalks with Assemblymember Richard Bloom, who represents western Los Angeles County in the State Assembly. Bloom is on the Finance Special Session Committee in the State Assembly, meaning that for the next two and a half weeks, the Assemblymember will have a chance to weigh in on any transportation bills before they come to the […]

Senate Leader Dismisses Idea of Using Cap-and-Trade Funds for Road Repairs

By Melanie Curry | Aug 20, 2015 | 13 Comments

At a press conference in Sacramento yesterday, Senate President Pro-Tem Kevin de Leon dismissed the idea, floated by Republican legislators and anti-tax advocates, that revenue in the state’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction fund could be used for road maintenance and repair. “That is not a serious proposal,” said de Leon. “There is no nexus between […]

Finally Transit Is Included in CA Transportation Funding Discussions

By Melanie Curry | Aug 17, 2015 | 17 Comments

On Friday, in separate press events in Los Angeles and San Francisco, several members of the California legislature presented new bills for consideration in the ongoing legislative special session on transportation funding. Various estimates put California’s backlog of deferred road maintenance in the $100-plus-billion range. The special sessions, which involve the creation of new committees […]

California Legislative Update

By Melanie Curry | Jul 20, 2015 | 1 Comment

The California legislature has departed for summer break, so for the next few weeks all will be quiet in Sacramento, at least on the surface. Following are a few highlights on bills that moved through before the policy committee deadline, which was Friday. Bike Traffic School: A.B. 902 from Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), would […]

California Legislative Update

By Melanie Curry | Jul 13, 2015 | 1 Comment

In Sacramento, bills are beginning to move more quickly through the committee process as this week’s policy committee deadline approaches. Below are highlights on some of the bills pertaining to sustainable streets issues. Cap-and-Trade Funds for Transit: After Streetsblog wrote about its focus on large projects, author Jim Beall (D-Santa Clara) amended S.B. 9 to allow […]

Bill to Reform Parking Minimums Passes CA Senate Transportation Committee

By Melanie Curry | Jul 10, 2015 | 5 Comments

After some delay and a surreal debate, a bill that could help create affordable housing by easing parking requirements passed the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on Tuesday on a 7-4 vote. Now it goes to the Committee on Governance and Finance, where it will be heard as soon as next week. The bill, A.B. […]

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