Governor Newsom
Ding! Calif. Governor Vetos First-in-the-Nation Bill That Would Have Required Alert for Speeding Drivers
“If the Governor knew what it felt like to wake up each day without your child because of a speeding driver, he wouldn’t have hesitated for a single moment to sign this bill.”
How Bad Is Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Cut to Calif.’s Active Transportation Program? Awful.
It would have zeroed out the entirety of Cycle 7 - but the legislature has rejected the cuts.
Calif. Active Transportation Program Funding Cut Because Administration Wants to Prioritize Highways
The Newsom administration wants to cut the ATP because Caltrans is tired of having its state highway funding tapped.
More than 30 Organizations Ask Calif. Governor to Lift Transit Funding Freeze
The letter comes a day before Governor Newsom is scheduled to announce his May Budget Revision.
California Leaders Celebrate Ten Years of Climate Action
Air Resources Board report highlights progress funded by the California Cap-and-Trade Program.
Sudden State Funding Freeze Leaves Calif. Transit Agencies Hanging
Transit agencies were caught off guard by a 60-day funding freeze announced on the day they were expecting the allocations.
Governor Newsom’s “Climate Commitment” Does Not Include Active Transportation
The state is committed to climate investments, but one of its best climate programs - the ATP - is apparently dispensable.
Feds Award $3B for CA High-Speed Rail, and $3B for Vegas-to-LA HSR
"This show of support from the Biden-Harris Administration is a vote of confidence in today’s vision and comes at a critical turning point, providing the project new momentum."
California Has to Stop Building Freeways. Now.
"People aren't used to thinking of freeways as fossil fuel infrastructure, but they are." And once built, there's no going back, no making up for the extra driving by trying to convince people that a bus or train might be a better choice - we're stuck with it.
CA Legislature Passes Speed Camera Bill
Now it's up to Governor Newsom to sign it.
