The Sacramento Bee reports that Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has released the full Senate committee roster for the 2013-2014 legislative session that begins today. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) returns as chair of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, which is where you’ll find most bills that will affect cyclists. The Republican co-chair, Ted Gaines read more
Holocaust survivor, PTA mom, city council member, and bike advocate: Ellen Fletcher succumbed yesterday at age 83 to lung cancer at her Palo Alto home.
California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2245 into law yesterday. AB 2245 exempts bicycle lanes from the environmental review requirement in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
If the new proposal to bridge the state budget gap is adopted, public transit providers will be finished commiserating over ongoing state budget cuts. That’s because the latest plan to emanate from the “Big 5” budget negotiators doesn’t just cut public transportation funding – it eliminates it. STA fund uses In the Bay Area, State read more
Sonoma and Marin Measure Q — the ¼¢ train sales tax — passed. This provides funding to operate a 70 mile commuter rail service from Cloverdale in Sonoma County, through Santa Rosa, Petaluma, into Marin County through Novato and San Rafael to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. The sales tax will also fund construction of a read more
I didn’t have a bike commute today because I’m working from home! I recorded a new episode of The Spokesmen early this morning with David and Donna. Watch for it soon. This is Erin of Swobo on the new Del Norte. Ferentz LaFargue on the Democratic candidates: As Green Consciousness continues erupting in this country read more
