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Tuesday’s Headlines

The Newsom encampment ban was the big story yesterday, but there's something chilling about how the high heats are killing the cherry crop in the Central Valley.

May 13, 2025

Wiener’s Controversial Legislation to Upzone Near Transit Keeps Moving with One Major Change

Just because it's moving, doesn't mean it's not still controversial...

May 12, 2025

Metro Names Bill Scott as Chief of Police

Chief Scott and Metro leadership emphasized that keeping Metro transit safe would require a multi-faceted approach that included the deployment of officers as well as collaboration with the community, ambassadors, and service providers. "Sometimes enforcement is the answer," Scott said. "Sometimes it's not."

May 7, 2025

State Supreme Court Reinforces Rules that Cities Must Maintain Safe Roads

When Ty Whitehead was injured in a crash caused by a pothole in Oakland, it sparked an eight-year legal battle that is still being waged.

May 7, 2025

OpEd: San Diego Should Put Transit Funding Measure Back on 2026 Ballot

Bad timing and a conservative electorate sunk Measure G in 2024, but there's many reasons to believe a sales tax measure for transit would pass in 2026 in San Diego County.

May 6, 2025

Legislative Update as of May 5, 2025

What has the California Legislature been up to on bills that SBCA has covered?

May 5, 2025

Congress Declares War on State’s Clean Air Efforts

California's emission and truck standards are the most recent federal targets.

May 1, 2025

Fate of Quick-Build and Bike Highways in Suspense

CalBike’s two priority bills will likely end up in the Suspense File in the Assembly Appropriations Committee shortly because both have price tags that require scrutiny in Appropriations.

May 1, 2025