Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Governor Jerry Brown

Gov. Brown Could Sign Bill to Help Finance Sustainable Development in CA

By Damien Newton | | No Comments
Governor Jerry Brown is poised to sign a bill that would enable cities and counties in California to finance regional smart growth plans and sustainable transportation improvements through the creation of Sustainable Communities Investment Authorities. SB 1, authored by State Senator Darrell Steinberg, is aimed at restoring some of the financing mechanisms lost after Brown […]

Draft CA Budget Ups Bike/Ped Funds, Leaves Safe Routes to School in Doubt

By Aaron Bialick | | No Comments
The budget proposed yesterday by Governor Jerry Brown and state lawmakers includes a new “Active Transportation Program” that would increase overall funding for walking and biking improvements but may put California’s Safe Routes to Schools program at risk. Under the proposed ATP, currently separate funding streams would be consolidated into one larger program, increasing the overall pot […]

With Help From Mayor Quan, Oaklavia Returns With a Bang

By Laura McCamy | | 7 Comments
When Walk Oakland Bike Oakland hosted the city’s first Ciclovia-style event in downtown Oakland in 2010, onerous city fees meant plans for a second Oaklavia that year proved too ambitious for the small organization. “We thought we wouldn’t be able to do it again,” said Jonathan Bair, WOBO’s Board President. Three years later, the city brought Oaklavia back, closing […]

Advocates Call on Gov. Brown to Prioritize Biking, Walking in State Budget

By Bryan Goebel | | 3 Comments
This article is cross-posted from the blog of former Streetsblog SF editor Bryan Goebel, who’s aiming to launch a new website “devoted to sustained coverage of biking, walking and transit issues in Sacramento, both at the Capitol and locally.” You can also follow Bryan on Twitter. A proposal in Governor Jerry Brown’s budget that would change how the administration doles […]
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