On to the Governor’s Desk: S.B. 922 to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects
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S.B. 922 would accelerate approval of bike, pedestrian, light rail, and rapid bus projects, if Governor Newsom signs it
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Senator Scott Wiener
Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Consider Efficiency and Equity
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Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation. The idea is that drivers would pay a per-mile fee, thus theoretically paying a fair share of road maintenance needs. That is, those who drive […]
Legislative Update: Corporate Accountability for Climate Change
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Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and two co-author Assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced S.B. 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act.
Legislative Update: Housing Bills Still in Play
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The bills address, generally, tenant protections, homelessness prevention and shelter, and encouraging more housing, sometimes by limiting restrictions local jurisdictions can apply.
Wiener Reintroduces Housing-Transit Bill; Some Advocates Shout Him Down
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It would be safe to say that most of the people in the crowd in Oakland support more housing, but they are deeply split on tactics for achieving it.