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Steinberg Kills Bill That Sought to Delay Cap-and-Trade on Fuels

By Melanie Curry | Aug 27, 2014 | 4 Comments

The misinformation campaigns trumpeting an imminent “hidden gas tax” in California lost a battle with the defeat of Assemblymember Henry Perea’s bill, A.B. 69, which was designed to delay application of cap-and-trade to the fuels industry for three years. Fuel companies have already begun participating in the state’s cap-and-trade auctions, buying pollution credits that they […]

State Agencies Host Various Workshops on Cap-and-Trade Funding Programs

By Melanie Curry | Aug 26, 2014 | 2 Comments

The end of summer has become Public Workshop Season in California. With new funding coming from the state’s cap-and-trade system in several categories, state agencies are figuring out how to best spend that money, and the first step is asking for help in creating guidelines for eligible projects. Last week the Strategic Growth Council held […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Aug 22, 2014 | 2 Comments

Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation. Today was the last day to amend bills for this legislative session. Any bill that doesn’t get passed by midnight next Sunday, August 31, will be officially dead. Among the flurry of votes, the following bills passed out of both the Assembly and […]

CA Seeks Input for Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program

By Melanie Curry | Aug 19, 2014 | No Comments

Housing advocates and local officials gathered in Oakland last week to discuss guidelines for California’s new Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (AHSC). It was one of three packed meetings held throughout the state by the Strategic Growth Council (SGC), the state agency that oversees the AHSC, to gather input on the new program’s guidelines. The ASHC was created to […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Aug 15, 2014 | No Comments

Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation. With a deadline for amendments looming next Friday, marathon floor sessions are keeping legislators in the capitol churning through long lists of bills. Protected Bike Lane Bill Still Being Amended: A.B. 1193 from Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) is the bill that would […]

The Debate Over CA’s Cap-and-Trade Funds Is Not Over

By Melanie Curry | Aug 14, 2014 | 2 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti led a group of California mayors on a trip to Sacramento to push for legislation on a number of issues that impact cities before the final, frantic weeks of August that mark the end of the legislative session. On their agenda was getting assurance that cap-and-trade funds would be available […]

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