Recent Streetsblog LA posts about California State Senate

Sen. Steinberg Proposes Carbon Tax on Gas Instead of Cap-and-Trade

By Melanie Curry | Feb 21, 2014 | 8 Comments

CA Senator Darrell Steinberg proposed a change yesterday to California’s nascent cap-and-trade program that would replace next year’s cap on fuel emissions with a per-gallon carbon tax. Steinberg called it a “broader, more stable, and more flexible” way to reduce emissions from fuels than cap-and-trade. His proposal would apply the revenue raised from the tax […]

Senate Hearing Highlights Report on Caltrans’ Car-Centric Ways

By Melanie Curry | Feb 13, 2014 | 2 Comments

With a recent report calling out the need for Caltrans to focus less on building highways and more on letting cities build people-friendly streets, state legislators have an eye trained on the agency’s progress towards reform. The California Senate’s Transportation and Housing Committee held a hearing yesterday to discuss the new report [PDF], conducted by the […]