CA State Senate

Leaders plan to put a regional tax measure on the ballot, but first they need to show what those taxes would do for the Bay Area transit system

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Decriminalizing fare evasion and sidewalk riding bills killed; Transparency and climate accountability bills signed; More to come

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And some have been held for next year

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The California legislature passed a bill today that would require all large corporations that do business in California to measure and publicly report their carbon emissions.

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Lots of important bills are still alive

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While some Bay Area legislators supported the idea of raising bridge tolls to help fund transit, there was enough opposition that its author, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), decided to put S.B. 532 on ice for now.

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Bill to require transportation planning to consider climate also passes; Bicycle Safety Stop bill withdrawn by its author

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The administration frames its proposal as urgently needed for the state to make good on its climate and clean energy goals - or lose out on federal funding.

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