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It's signed! California's cap-and-trade law is officially extended through 2030. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Governor Brown Signs Cap and Trade Extension

By Melanie Curry | Jul 26, 2017

With sunny San Francisco as a backdrop in the distance, at the same spot where Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the original California Global Warming Solutions Act in 2006, today Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 398, which will extend California’s climate change policies into the next decade. Governor Brown was joined by Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders […]

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Governor Signs Bill to Ease Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing

By Melanie Curry | Oct 13, 2015

Governor Jerry Brown had a Sunday deadline to sign legislation or veto it. Late in the day on Friday he signed Assembly Bill 744, which allows affordable housing developers to build less parking than many local zoning regulations currently permit. The bill is a victory for affordable housing advocates, who have been saying for a […]

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The World’s Nuttiest Bike Lane NIMBYs Live in a San Diego Beach Community

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 24, 2015

Think you’ve read about every possible NIMBY objection to bike lanes? Think again. These recent comments from a public meeting in San Diego’s affluent Coronado beach community are definitely, um, different. At the meeting, city leaders were bombarded with objections — not about parking, traffic, or “scofflaws” on bikes, but about the “visual pollution” of painted stripes on […]

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Governor Brown Signs Law Allowing Bicycle Ticket Diversion Programs

By Melanie Curry | Sep 23, 2015

A new law just signed by Governor Jerry Brown will make it possible for bicyclists who are ticketed for certain infractions to attend a class on safe bicycle riding and thus reduce their fines. The bill, A.B. 902, has been tracked by Streetsblog since it was introduced by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) in February. […]

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New CA Bill Would Increase Active Transportation Funding

By Melanie Curry | Sep 4, 2015

This just in: Active transportation is finally getting some love in Sacramento. A bill was introduced today to double the funding available for projects and programs that encourage people to walk or ride bikes by making streets and paths safe and comfortable for them. Assemblymembers Eduardo Garcia, (D-Coachella), Autumn Burke (D-Los Angeles), and David Chiu […]

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#DamienTalks #16: EDF’s Tim O’Connor on Reducing Petroleum Use

By Damien Newton | Sep 2, 2015

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. Today, #DamienTalks with Tim O’Connor, an analyst with the […]

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