State Capitol Updates
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First Look at the First Draft of Newsom’s Budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year
"Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget—and I’ll tell you what you value," Joe Biden.
January 12, 2026
Legislative Update : He Signed Everything
With just hours left to sign or veto, Governor Newsom signed all five pieces of legislation we've been waiting on. Full coverage coming tomorrow, but for now you can see the final status of all the legislation we've covered at Streetsblog California.
October 13, 2025
Legislative Update: The Final Countdown
Updated: 10/10, noon - SB 79 has been signed into law.
Updated 10/10, 7:44 a.m. - I mean, he's got to act on this legislation sometime, right?
Updated, 10/9, 9:30 a.m. - Newsom has signed AB 697, the one making it easier to expand a freeway through protected marshlands that might be underwater in a couple of decades.
October 6, 2025
Legislative Update: It’s Over.
Did your favorite/least favorite bill make it to the finish line?
September 15, 2025
Commentary: Illinois’ Transit Funding Flop Should Be Cautionary Tale for CA
Not funding transit agencies' basic operating needs is a political loser in any state.
June 2, 2025
Legislative Update as of May 5, 2025
What has the California Legislature been up to on bills that SBCA has covered?
May 5, 2025
Fate of Quick-Build and Bike Highways in Suspense
CalBike’s two priority bills will likely end up in the Suspense File in the Assembly Appropriations Committee shortly because both have price tags that require scrutiny in Appropriations.
May 1, 2025
Assemblymember Gipson Celebrates Passage of Hit-and-Run Law
“I know that nothing can bring D’Ancee back."
March 18, 2025
Zbur Introduces Legislation Requiring Quick-Build Bike Lanes on State Highways
AB 891 is sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) who note that the bill will allow projects to be moved on the ground faster and reduce planning and engineering costs.
March 4, 2025
CalBike’s 2025 Legislative Agenda
We'll continue to highlight a couple of bills every week that have major implications (if they become law), but in the meantime CalBike has a not-quite-exhaustive list of some of the most important mobility bills in the legislature.
February 26, 2025