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As 16-year-old Alexandra Retana walked up to the podium during last week’s Anaheim City Council meeting’s public comment period, she took a breath to calm herself. It was her first time speaking to council. Dressed formally and perfectly groomed, she still felt nervous as she readied herself to speak. “It was scary because they are so […]

A bill that would have created a statewide program to fund low-cost transit passes for students stalled out in the Senate Appropriations Committee. There is still a slim chance to get something passed this session—more on that below—and there’s always next session, when bills can be introduced anew. But for now, A.B. 2222 from Assemblymember Chris […]

The California legislature returned from its summer break last week and now has one month to finish all the business it started in this session. If it can. Pending issues include a bill that would extend current greenhouse gas emissions goals past 2020, creating an expenditure plan for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and finding […]

The City of Anaheim released its draft Bicycle Master Plan on August 1 and is looking for public feedback. The plan proposes to add 120 miles of additional bike facilities to the city, which would triple currently existing infrastructure. “We’re trying to make the most complete bike network,” said Jaime Lai, transit manager for Anaheim.  […]

No, this is not about a bill to allow bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs, sorry. This is about a bill that supposedly set out to lower fines for cars that turn right on red without stopping. It is sailing unopposed through the state legislature. The bill, S.B. 986 from Senator Jerry Hill […]

The State of California earned four federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants to improve transportation from the federal government totaling $40 million, Senator Diane Feinstein announced earlier today. “Upgrading our transportation infrastructure is key for economic growth and improving the quality of life for Californians,” said Feinstein in a press release. “Our state is […]