Legislative Analyst Report on Active Transportation Program: Part 2
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The LAO suggests the legislature reconsider some of the program's objectives, and maybe make changes to the way the program funding is decided.
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CA Releases First Evaluation of Active Transportation Program: Part 1
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Legislators want numbers and data, but it is still early to judge program results
Legislative Analyst Office Recommends Changes to Gov. Brown’s Proposed Transportation Budget
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The LAO recommends focusing highway money on maintenance, not major upgrades, because of economic reasons. But there are other reasons to stop investing in highway capacity projects.
Joint Legislative Committee Discusses Future of Cap-and-Trade, Climate Policies
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Cap-and-trade is working, says CARB, but needs to work harder. Meanwhile federal support is disappearing, and the administration may actively undermine the state's work. And disagreement about a definition cloaks a wider point of conflict on cap-and-trade.
Don’t Look to Sacramento to Fix California’s Housing Crisis, Says New Report
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A report by California's Legislative Analyst’s Office released Wednesday lays out the limits of state power to solve California’s worsening housing crisis. It has bad news for those hoping Sacramento would be able to rescue the state from decades of local anti-development policies.
Want to Slow Displacement? Then Build More Housing, Says Legislative Analyst’s Office
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What will it take to make sure there’s a future for lower- and middle-income people in California? Anyone who has tried to look for a place to live recently knows that question is much more than an abstract policy discussion. Increasingly, the high cost of housing in California is driving the state’s low- and middle-income […]