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Legislative Update: A Few Bills to Watch
The second year of the legislature's two-year cycle is moving into action, with deadlines looming in the next few months for bills to pass their committees. There is still a lot of negotiating and amending coming up, but here are a few bills to keep an eye on.
April 10, 2018
Bill Could Make it Easier for Cities to Lower Speed Limits
While not the whole solution for safety, lowering speed limits is one tool for safer streets--if it can be utilized.
February 23, 2018
Senate Bill 827, Equity, and the Need for Coalition Building in the YIMBY Movement
Senator Wiener's bill, aimed at making it easier to build housing at a time when the state is suffering from a debilitating shortage, has, to put it mildly, ignited a robust debate in activist circles.
February 15, 2018
Legislative Roundup: “Officially Dead” and Dying Bills on Biking, Equity, Safety
Dead are bills on allowing bikes to yield at stop signs, a pilot program to study speed enforcement cameras, and equity requirements for transportation funding.
February 2, 2018
Brown Signs Bill on CTC Representation, Vetoes One on Transit Passes
Governor Brown approved guidance on creating a more representative CTC, and his veto of the transit pass bill leaves open the possibility of further dialogue.
October 17, 2017
More Bills Signed: Zero-Emission Vehicles Get All the Love
A batch of bills signed by Governor Brown this week were related to increasing the number of zero emission vehicles in California, making them available to people who wouldn't be able to afford them, and increasing the number of charging stations available in the public sphere.
October 13, 2017
Governor Vetoes State Agency Bike-Share Bill
Governor Brown continues to work through a pile of bills on his desk, signing some and vetoing others.
October 10, 2017
Governor Brown Signs Bill: No More Tickets for Crossing on Countdown
Pedestrians are now legally allowed to enter a crosswalk after a countdown signal has started.
October 3, 2017
Governor Signs 15 Bills to Make Building Housing Easier
Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a package of fifteen bills that will lay the groundwork for increasing housing, affordable housing, and homeless services in California.
September 29, 2017
Bill to Clarify Pedestrian Countdown Signals Improved and Passed
A bill to correct the motor vehicle code to allow pedestrians to use countdown signals the way they were intended--as information they could use to decide whether they have time to cross an intersection--has passed both houses of the legislature and is headed for the governor's signature.
September 12, 2017
