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City Gas Tax Revenue Saved in State Budget Deal: What Does That Mean?

By Damien Newton | Jul 28, 2009 | 16 Comments

Photo: d.sato/flickr Now that the Governor and legislature have finally reached an agreement on the state budget, city transportation staff can breate a sigh of relief. The deal announced by Mayor Villaraigosa and Council President Garcetti that ended Schwarzenegger’s plan to "borrow" against local gas taxes that were, of course, dedicated towards transportation. While the […]

Schwarzenegger Serious about Reducing Car Fleet. Whither Villaraigosa?

By Damien Newton | Jul 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photo: MSNBC Anyone that has been reading LA Streetsblog for any period of time knows that we haven’t been shy about criticizing Governor Schwarzenegger for talking a good game about the environment but never asking Californians, including himself, to make any changes in their lives when it comes to transportation. Well, this time we have […]

Court Orders California to Stop Robbing Transit (Updated)

By Damien Newton | Jul 1, 2009 | 4 Comments

Things may have gotten a little more difficult for Governor Schwarzengger, who is already wrestling with the titanic task of trying to pass a balanced budget for the fiscal year starting today, when a California court of appeals ruled that the state needs to stop taking funds dedicated by voters towards transit projects and use […]

Help Stop Further State Cuts to Transit Operations

By Damien Newton | Jun 15, 2009 | 2 Comments

Caltrain parked in SF. Photo: smif/flickr Last month, Streetsblog we saw that thanks to some creative accounting, Governor Schwarzenegger had found a new and creative way to rob transit even after he effectively eliminated the transit subsidy that exists in the state budget. Because the gas tax is producing more funds than expected, hundreds of […]

Governor Finds a New Way to Rob Transit Even More

By Damien Newton | May 15, 2009 | 11 Comments

Photo: Trinity County California Republican Party This morning when I saw the L.A. Times headline about new budget cuts announced by Governor Schwarzenegger, I wasn’t worried. After all, I knew this time there wasn’t anything else he could do to damage transportation and transit. How much more damage could be done after he abolished state […]

Media Praises I-405 Widening Project, Tough Questions Unanswered

By Damien Newton | May 11, 2009 | 12 Comments

Photo: Gentleman of Sophistication and Refinement/Flickr Last Friday, local media outlets participated in a rally for the Sepulveda Pass Widening Project, that would widen the I-405 to connect carpool lanes between the I-10 and I-101, with Governor Schwarzenegger, Mayor Villaraigosa and various other union and public officials. Using an uncritical media to amplify their claims, […]

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