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Legislature and Governor Greenlight Freeway Expansion in Protected Wetlands
As the saying goes: if you need to change the law to build it, maybe it’s the wrong project.
October 9, 2025
Newsom Signs Legislation to Streamline Student and Staff Housing at California Community Colleges
While the wait continues on the governor's action on most of the legislation Streetsblog covered this year, here's some news on the housing front.
October 8, 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
Week Without Driving : How Transit Can Serve People in Rural Towns
Last year, our board member Abby Arnold took the Week Without Driving Challenge and brought along some friends. She's back this year for round 2. You can read last year's entries, and her other work for us, on her author page. Or go right to the first article in this year's series here.
October 3, 2025
Advocates: Governor Needs to Sign Bill to Modernize Red Light Regulations
California hasn't updated its red light camera regulations in 30 years.
October 2, 2025
Testing the MASCOTS Plan During the Week Without Driving
Abby Arnold returns with her second (annual?) series chronicling a Week Without Driving.
September 30, 2025
The Week in Short Videos
Yes on Prop 50, No EV Rebates, Listen to StreetSmart!, and more money for states with a high percentage of married people.
September 26, 2025
Newsom Names GM CEO Mary Barra as Villain in Fight with Feds over Air Quality
As the state battles the feds over EV funding, mandates, and rebates car company executives make good rhetorical foils. But they can't be held responsible for the state's shortcomings.
September 25, 2025
Streetsblog California Endorsement: Yes on Prop 50
Prop 50 reaffirms Californians’ desire to set higher clean air standards, and build transportation projects that don’t worsen the global spiral into climate disaster.
September 24, 2025
StreetSmart Ep10: Zack Deutsch-Gross and the 2025 Legislative Session
A look back at the session, and forward at the state of advocacy.
September 22, 2025
