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Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) addresses the media after the passage of S.B. 32 in August. She’s flanked by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Governor Jerry Brown, and Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon, from left. Image courtesy Fran Pavley’s office.

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Interview With Out-Going Climate Champion, State Senator Fran Pavley

By Melanie Curry | Nov 28, 2016 | No Comments

California can be a model for the rest of the country and the world on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, grow the economy, and encourage healthy public debate---thanks to legislation authored by outgoing Senator Fran Pavley.

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Contra Costa County Transportation Sales Tax Measure X Pleases Some

By Melanie Curry | Oct 20, 2016 | 3 Comments

Contra Costa County voters are considering whether to tax themselves to pay for transportation, and the plan accompanying the measure has a few potentially game-changing aspects. That doesn’t mean that sustainable transportation advocates all support it, however. Measure X, like most of the other county measures on November ballots, is a thirty-year ½ cent sales […]

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Local Sales Taxes for Transportation on Merced, Stanislaus County Ballots

By Minerva Perez | Oct 3, 2016 | 2 Comments

One thing everyone seems to agree on: California’s transportation system needs fixing. On exactly what to fix and how to get money to do so, however, it is not so easy to find common ground. The latest proposal from the state legislature is hanging in the balance, and there may or may not be a […]

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Legislature Must Decide the Fate of Three Environmental Justice Bills Before Midnight

By Melanie Curry | Aug 31, 2016 | No Comments

Among the bills the state Senate and Assembly must decide upon before today’s deadline—the session ends at midnight tonight—are several that attempt to make up for past and current injustices by giving voice to the California communities that are most affected by climate change and pollution. This focus on environmental justice is finally gaining some […]