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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 […]

Governor’s Budget Revision: Nothing New for Transportation

By Melanie Curry | May 13, 2016 | 3 Comments

Governor Brown issued his May revision of the state budget proposal, and in terms of transportation, it’s pretty much the same story we told in January. That is, he proposes a variety of new revenues, including a “road improvement charge” and higher gas taxes, to fix California’s transportation infrastructure. But the revision shows no fundamental […]

Sorry Jerry, Sometimes Better Isn’t Good Enough

By Damien Newton | Jan 28, 2016 | 2 Comments

Yesterday, the administration responded to the critique that Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget does not advance the state’s stated goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the safety and comfort of those that walk and bicycle. While the op/ed, written by California State Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly, only directly addresses a different opinion piece […]

Brown’s Budget Proposal Weak on Sustainable Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Jan 8, 2016 | 1 Comment

Governor Jerry Brown announced his proposed state budget for 2016-17 in Sacramento yesterday. His transportation funding proposals include a few new ideas, but the budget represents precious little change to the status quo. The budget does not reflect any profound rethinking of how we fund transportation, a disappointment for those hoping for change after the recent climate change […]

Governor Brown Signs Clean Energy Bill

By Melanie Curry | Oct 7, 2015 | 1 Comment

With the slightly smoggy skyline of Los Angeles as backdrop, Governor Jerry Brown today signed S.B. 350, the bill that codifies many of the climate change goals he outlined last January. The new state law, authored by Senators Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), mandates two goals for the state: to […]

CA Legislative Leaders Pull Gas Reduction Goals, Vow to Fight On

By Melanie Curry | Sep 10, 2015 | 1 Comment

Governor Jerry Brown, Senate President Pro-Tem Kevin de Leon, and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins met with reporters late yesterday to announce that they would amend their signature climate change bill to eliminate the goal of reducing petroleum use. With only two days remaining before the legislative session ends, they say they don’t have the votes […]

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