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Despite Gav’s Spin, Transportation Commission Funded a Lot of Highway Expansion Last Week
The gas lighting is almost as bad as the funding decisions.
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UCLA Study Shows How Ambiguous Definition of “Major Transit Stop” Creates Wiggle Room for Municipalities
This is a story of how well-intentioned efforts by the state to tie new development to transit hinge on how local governments (with their own incentives) interpret broad state law.
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Citizen Initiative Would Raise Sacramento Sales Tax to Fund Safer Streets and Transit
Sacramento is a dangerous place to move around. A new ballot measure hopes to provide the city with the money to change that.
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The Smog President Takes California to Court
I'm not even sure which Trump-made disaster he's trying to distract people from with this latest stunt.
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Legislative Update: Our First Comprehensive Look of 2026
Our first comprehensive look as the legislature starts advancing bills.
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StreetSmart 14.2 – The Governor’s Race and High Speed Rail
Yesterday was the legislature. Today is the Governor's Race and High-Speed Rail.
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New Draft CA High-Speed Rail Business Plan is LESS Costly than the 2022 Plan
Want a chance to really weigh-in on CAHSRA planning? Here's your once-every-four-years-chance.
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Op/Ed: The Cameras We Fear and the Speed We Ignore
We can hold two ideas at once. Surveillance systems that accumulate unchecked power deserve opposition. Tools that are narrow, transparent, and built with statutory guardrails deserve evaluation on their merits.
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Republican’s Demagogue on Suspending Gas Tax and Climate Fuel Rules — Again
Once every four years, the idea of pausing the gas tax emerges from its cave before being sent back to the shadows.
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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.
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