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Senate, Assembly Pass Budget, Punting on Specifics
There's lots of money for clean transportation, but details to be determined leave programs in the dark
June 15, 2021
Align California’s Budget Surplus with Key Environmental Plans
This is a major opportunity to ensure that California's spending is aligned with several key state plans currently created or being created.
June 7, 2021
Legislature Doesn’t Want to Release Voter-Approved Prop 1A Funds to High Speed Rail… Yet?
Ongoing, behind-the scenes negotiations between Governor Newsom, the Assembly, and the Senate on the 2021 budget continue this week in a push to meet the budget-signing deadline of June 30.
June 4, 2021
Sign CalBike’s Petition to Eliminate Parking Requirements Near Transit
A.B. 1401 must pass the Assembly this week, but there is still organized opposition to it.
June 1, 2021
Legislative Update: A Quick Peek at the Current Status of Some Worthy Bills
Next Friday, June 4, is the deadline for bills to be voted on by their house of origin.
May 28, 2021
Asm Patterson Blows Hot Air on “Highway Capacity Increase”
As California is figuring out how to put the brakes on its habit of expanding highways everywhere, the pushback over long-planned "legacy" projects has begun.
May 25, 2021
CalBike Asks for Your Help Getting E-Bike Bill Through the State Assembly
CalBike asks members, bicyclists, and environmentalists to sign e-petition.
May 24, 2021
California Won’t Be Getting Speed Enforcement Cameras
A.B. 550 was killed without discussion
May 21, 2021
Parking Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing
Opponents of A.B. 1401 concede that parking requirements are bad policy, but worry that removing them will undermine affordable housing production. Evidence suggests that's not the case.
May 19, 2021
Newsom Proposes $4.2 Billion for Bullet Train
If adopted, Newsom revise budget could end wrangling to divert funds away from High-Speed Rail electrification
May 18, 2021
