Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Climate Change

Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Last Legislative Update: What Bills Were Signed, Vetoed, or Never Got that Far

By Melanie Curry | Oct 3, 2022 | No Comments

A final update on the 2021-22 California Legislative Session: Final outcome on bills on bicycle and pedestrian safety, public transit, and climate including a recap of some of the ones that never got to the governor.

The Internal Combustion Car Did Us a Favor

By Josh Stephens | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

Thank the conventional car. It was just awful enough, at just the right moment, to inspire a revolution in land use regulation.

Governor Newsom surrounded by California state legislators

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Governor Signs a Raft of Climate Bills

By Melanie Curry | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. At a press conference in Vallejo today, Governor Gavin Newsom and a large cohort of legislators celebrated the passage – and signing – of […]

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To Fix Inflation And Climate Change, Get Americans out of Cars

By Eve Kessler | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

Our gas-guzzling rides are tanking our personal finances and municipal budgets as well as dooming the planet.

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Advocates: Cutting High Speed Rail Out of Climate Bill Was a Mistake

By Kea Wilson | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.

A Vision Zero vigil in San Francisco sought to remind drivers of the damage they do. Photo: Safe Street Rebel

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OPINION: The Climate Emergency Demands Civil Disobedience

By Safe Street Rebel | Jul 21, 2022 | No Comments

Our leaders have failed us, so we must lead — in the streets, with our bodies and bikes. Here's what we've learned in San Francisco.

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