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Senator Moorlach proposes to basically add an autobahn to both sides of this highway. Image: Google Streetview

Proposal for No-Speed-Limit Highway Widening Is Partisan Trolling

By Damien Newton | Feb 22, 2019 | 1 Comment

In an interview with Road and Track Magazine, Moorlach unabashedly reveals that he has no idea if speed limits have anything to do with crash rates or pollution--but it sounds good

How road widening works. Cartoon via @BrentToderian Twitter

A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits

By Melanie Curry | Feb 19, 2019 | 10 Comments

Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!

No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back

By Melanie Curry | Feb 14, 2019 | 42 Comments

Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away

Gavin Newsom delivers his first budget speech as Governor of California. Image: Screengrab from CATV

Newsom’s State Budget Connects Housing Needs and Transportation Funding

By Melanie Curry | Jan 10, 2019

But details are a bit murky

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Early Legislative Roundup: A New Session Begins

By Melanie Curry | Dec 7, 2018

Some bills introduced in the new session's first week provide a glimpse into what legislators are thinking about, and what issues they plan to work on over the next two years.

Backed by a noisy freeway, CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra, ARB Chair Mary Nichols, and Governor Jerry Brown vowed to fight the proposed federal freeze on clean-car standards.

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California Leaders Say: Trump, Don’t Touch Clean Car Standards!

By Melanie Curry | Oct 26, 2018

Press conference reinforces California's intent to maintain its right to regulate emissions from cars

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