Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Governor Jerry Brown

Tell Your State Senator to “Give Me 3” This Thursday

By Damien Newton | May 22, 2012 | No Comments

Senate Bill 1464, the three-foot bike passing bill proposed by California Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), heads back to the Senate on Thursday, May 24 after sailing through committee last week. Buoyed by a strong campaign by the California Bike Coalition (CBC) and TransForm, thousands of supporters have already written letters to their senators urging them to pass the bill. […]

Coalition of California Advocates Headed to Sacramento to Save Transit

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 26, 2012 | 3 Comments

Members of a broad coalition hailing from throughout California are headed to Sacramento next week to push policymakers to save transit funding and enact sustainable transportation planning reforms. The Oakland-based transit advocacy group TransForm has amassed about 150 advocates to descend on the capitol for its two-day Transportation Choices Summit, the first known event of its […]

Lance Armstrong, L.A.’s Mayor Push Brown on S.B. 910

By Damien Newton | Oct 3, 2011 | No Comments

Bicycling superstar Lance Armstrong and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have joined forces again. Their target: Governor Jerry Brown. Their message: sign S.B. 910, the state’s three foot passing law that would protect cyclists from drivers who pass too close and too fast. “Gov. Brown can help make our roads safer for everyone by making […]

Gov. Brown Vetoes Commuter Benefits Act, Cites Cost Argument

By Damien Newton | Aug 8, 2011 | No Comments

Sounding like a spokesperson for the Republican opposition to the bill, Governor Jerry Brown announced a veto last week of SB 582, citing the cost to small businesses. From his veto statement: While I support the goal of reducing vehicle trips, this bill would impose a new mandate on small business at a time of […]

Public Transit Funding Slightly Better in Jerry Brown’s Proposed Budget

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 11, 2011 | 3 Comments

For the first time in three years, California public transit agencies could see a full dose of funding from the State Transit Assistance (STA) fund, thanks in large part to the passage of Proposition 22, which prevents legislators from raiding local government funds, and Governor Jerry Brown, who announced his “painful” budget plan yesterday. The […]

Governor Jerry Brown Proposes Elimination of Redevelopment Agencies

By Josh Stephens | Jan 10, 2011 | 7 Comments

The following story is republished with permission from the California Planning and Development Report. Streetsblog SF will be following this story in the coming weeks as it develops. As expected, the budget proposed today by Governor Jerry Brown budget calls for the wholesale elimination of redevelopment agencies. This dramatic move would free up roughly $5 billion in […]