State Capitol Updates

Boerner's staff emphasize that the Assemblymember plans to continue working on the issue, but that as of now there are no details about what a "robust and comprehensive bike and e-bike safety bill package" might contain.

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Bill to require transportation planning to consider climate also passes; Bicycle Safety Stop bill withdrawn by its author

The post Daylighting, Sidewalk Riding, and Free Youth Transit Pass Bills Pass Committee Votes appeared first on Streetsblog California.

“We’re going to build housing again in California.”

The post Legislation to Continue to Streamline Affordable Housing Barely Clears Assembly Committee appeared first on Streetsblog California.

The question isn't really whether Newsom will sign off; the question is what will end up in "trailer bills" - which, as their name suggests, trail along after the budget is signed and fill in details left out of the budget itself.

The post There’s a Budget with Transit Funding, But Negotiations Aren’t Over appeared first on Streetsblog California.

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.

The post Governor Newsom’s Unseemly Hurry on Infrastructure Package Is Not About Climate (It’s About Money) appeared first on Streetsblog California.

June 2 was the deadline for all bills to move from their house of origin or get nixed.

The post Legislative Update: Mostly Positive Results for Active Transportation Bills at Midpoint appeared first on Streetsblog California.

With only a few weeks left to finalize a budget, transit agencies warning they may have to make deep service cuts as soon as this summer

Here's a super quick and far from comprehensive update on some key street safety bills

Editor’s Note: Former Deputy Executive Officer at the California Air Resources Board Craig Segall wrote this open letter to the legislature, including members of the Senate and Assembly committees currently working on a response to Governor Newsom’s proposed state budget. According to statute, both legislative houses and Newsom must agree on a final version of […]