Bills, Legislative -- California

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Law enforcement will have an easier time catching toll evaders and other law-breakers thanks to MTC-supported legislation that requires car dealers to install temporary vehicle license plates on all...

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Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D – Oakley), chair of the Assembly Committee on Transportation, today unveiled legislation to provide much-needed transportation funding for California...

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The November 4 election brought sweeping changes across the nation, including in the realm of transportation. In Washington, a new Obama administration and an increasingly Democratic-controlled...

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Learning how California and the Bay Area plan to deal with — and reduce —the impending onslaught of climate change drew more than 100 representatives of Bay Area cities, counties, transportation...

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The state Senate's Transportation Committee and Revenue and Taxation Committee this week voted to advance Senate Bill 1031, introduced earlier this year by Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Sen...

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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today voted to pursue legislation in Sacramento this year that would enable Bay Area voters to consider a transportation revenue measure as early as...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed MTC- and ABAG-backed AB 645 , which authorizes San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose to pilot speed camera safety technology. Cameras slow speeds by detecting and capturing...

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Governor Newsom on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 1319 , an MTC- and ABAG-sponsored bill by East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks that will ensure the Bay Area can capitalize on future voter-approved...

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A bill aimed at ensuring the region can make the most of future voter-approved funds was approved by an Assembly committee this week as the Bay Area ramps up to place its first regional housing bond...

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The 2022 California legislative cycle wrapped up as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills last Friday. California legislators took on no shortage of ambitious proposals, with an unprecedented state...