Damien Newton
Legislative Update as of May 5, 2025
What has the California Legislature been up to on bills that SBCA has covered?
May 5, 2025
Op/Ed: Don’t Tell Me What You Value, Show Me Your Budget…
...and I'll tell you your values.
May 2, 2025
Friday’s Headlines
More on OC Dem voting against clean air, traffic deaths down in SF, Lime in LA, may Day, and more...
May 2, 2025
Congress Declares War on State’s Clean Air Efforts
California's emission and truck standards are the most recent federal targets.
May 1, 2025
Wednesday’s Headlines
There's a lot more news than E-bikes...although there's room for some of that too.
April 30, 2025
The California E-Bike Incentive Project’s Website Crashed Last Night – No Vouchers Distributed
“If they were actively trying to sabotage the program, what would they do differently than this?” - anonymous e-bike voucher hopeful in an email to Streetsblog.
April 30, 2025
Legislation Moves in Assembly to Loosen Environmental Regulations on Proposed Widening of SR 37
In 2023, the state passed a law to make it easier to build water and clean energy projects. Now some Assemblymembers want it to apply to a highway widening through environmentally sensitive marsh land.
April 29, 2025