Falling Gas Tax Revenue Leads to Slash in State Transportation Money
The timing seems less than coincidental, announcing a cut in transportation funding days after announcing a pilot program to study road users' fees--but the message is just as stark. The State of California is running out of money to fund transportation.
January 25, 2016
Meet Roger Rudick at the First Streetsblog SF Happy Hour of 2016 on Jan 25
Join Roger Rudick and Damien Newton at the first Streetsblog San Francisco happy hour of 2016 on Monday, January 25th at Virgil's Sea Room, 3152 Mission Street, starting at 6 pm.
January 15, 2016
#DamienTalks Episode 26: Getting to Know Roger Rudick
Today, #DamienTalks with Roger Rudick, a long-time contributor to various Streetsblogs and the incoming editor of Streetsblog San Francisco.
December 11, 2015
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December 4, 2015
Cartoon Tuesday: Calvin and Hobbes Turn 30
Last week, TIME Magazine reported that Calvin and Hobbes was first published thirty years ago this month. For a lot of people my age, the story of a precocious and imaginative young boy and his stuffed tiger/best friend was a daily treat. For me, it was how I spent my last couple of minutes before the school bus pulled up.
November 24, 2015
#DamienTalks Special Edition: Aaron Bialick
Every week, Streetsblog California broadcasts a podcast, #DamienTalks, where I (Damien) interview someone about something in California. Our guest list has included advocates, Assemblymembers, planners and Councilmembers. However, we thought we’d do a special one to honor our former colleague, the great Streetsblog San Francisco editor Aaron Bialick. I’m not going to try and speak … Continued
October 13, 2015
Governor Signs Bill Banning Tolls on Bridges for Bicyclists and Pedestrians
Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 40, legislation that bans tolling bicycle and pedestrians on bridges that have tolls for cars throughout the state.
October 8, 2015
Brown Signs Law Making Muni’s Transit-Only Lane Enforcement Permanent
Earlier this week, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1287, introduced by San Francisco Assemblymember David Chiu, making permanent the Transit-Only Lane Enforcement (TOLE) program which helps keep parked cars out of Muni-only lanes. The program was set to expire at the end of the year.
October 6, 2015
#DamienTalks #16: EDF’s Tim O’Connor on Reducing Petroleum Use
Maybe you've seen the mailers, or the insane websites, or have heard a rant on talk radio. The petroleum industry is coming for S.B. 350, legislation that would set standards to help the State of California reduce its petroleum use by 50 percent in the coming decades.
September 2, 2015