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New E-Bike Legislation That Includes Mandatory License Plates Panned by Bike Safety Advocates
I think everyone agrees there's a safety issue with motorized bikes and modified e-bikes being treated as bicycles, but based on early reviews this legislation won't solve those problems.
February 18, 2026
The Week in Short Video
AI on buses, CAHSR and VMT Tax conspiracies, and one way to carry a bike up stairs.
February 13, 2026
CA High-Speed Rail Approves Large Cost Overrun, Legislation Moves to Empower Inspector General, Unhinged Critics Criticize
The California Post tabloid newspaper arrives, and so does sensationalized criticism of California High-Speed Rail.
February 12, 2026
Rollout of New Housing-Near-Transit Law Encountering Confusion and Delay
Passage of SB 79 was just the first step...
February 11, 2026
Another Conspiracy Theory, This One Around a Vehicle Miles Tax, Comes to California
"None of this required secret meetings or hidden language in the bill. It only required repetition — and the willingness to treat worst-case hypotheticals as settled fact."
February 10, 2026
California Bill Aims to Modernize Coastal Development Rules in Urban Transit-Rich Cities
New legislation is the first serious effort to reign in the Coastal Commission's purview over housing and transportation projects
February 9, 2026
Highway Projects Still Grab Biggest Share as California OK’s Nearly $1B in State Transportation Funding
But Transit and Active Transportation Get Boosts Too...
February 5, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Ed Roberts, Curb Cuts and the Origins of the Disability Movement
This week we’re joined by Professor Scot Danforth of Chapman University to discuss his book An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights. We chat about the origins of the disability movement, and creating access for all.
February 5, 2026
Bipartisan Team of Assemblymembers Introduce DUI/Traffic Safety Laws
After CalMatters reporting showed how CA is failing when it comes to holding drunk drivers accountable with deadly results, some legislators are trying (again) to strengthen the state's laws
February 2, 2026
