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My View: The Housing Crisis Figures to Accentuate the Climate Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 26, 2023
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My View: The Housing Crisis Figures to Accentuate the Climate Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An analysis by the LA Times noted the inverse relationship between ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An analysis by the LA Times noted the inverse relationship between cost of housing and temperature. They tracked one family who moved from Antioch to Lathrop. “ ...

August 26, 2023
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Governor Announces $352 Million for Transit-Oriented, Climate-Friendly Housing in Underserved Communities

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 06, 2023
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Governor Announces $352 Million for Transit-Oriented, Climate-Friendly Housing in Underserved Communities

Sacramento Area Council of Governments to receive $31.83 million to fund new green infill projects Sacram ...

Sacramento Area Council of Governments to receive $31.83 million to fund new green infill projects Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced more than $352 million in the first ro ...

July 06, 2023
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SF Chronicle Editorial Board Calls on Governor Newsom to Provide Funding to Prevent Public Transportation Collapse

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|Date: May 23, 2023
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SF Chronicle Editorial Board Calls on Governor Newsom to Provide Funding to Prevent Public Transportation Collapse

SF Chronicle: “Gavin Newsom can’t just let California’s public transit systems collapse” Special to the V ...

SF Chronicle: “Gavin Newsom can’t just let California’s public transit systems collapse” Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - The San Francisco Chronicle published an editorial calling on Governo ...

May 23, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Caltrans Games System to Get Another ‘Environmental’ Award for Highway Widening

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|Date: May 16, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Caltrans Games System to Get Another ‘Environmental’ Award for Highway Widening

Why actually try to fight global warming and make a more sustainable future when you can just lie about i ...

Why actually try to fight global warming and make a more sustainable future when you can just lie about it? By Roger Rudick The Caltrans division that handles the Bay Area received an “environmental” ...

May 16, 2023
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Legislation to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects Passes Final Legislative Hurdle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2022
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Legislation to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects Passes Final Legislative Hurdle

SB 922 accelerates approvals of light rail, rapid bus, bike and pedestrian projects and allows infrastruc ...

SB 922 accelerates approvals of light rail, rapid bus, bike and pedestrian projects and allows infrastructure funds to be deployed more quickly Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – SB 922—a bill t ...

August 16, 2022
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Legislation to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects Passes Senate Environmental Quality Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 29, 2022
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Legislation to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects Passes Senate Environmental Quality Committee

by The Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – Legislation that would accelerate transit, bike and pedestrian pro ...

by The Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – Legislation that would accelerate transit, bike and pedestrian projects and allows infrastructure funds to be deployed more quickly passed a key Senate Committee ...

March 29, 2022
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California Capitol Watch: E-Bike Incentive Bill Would Help Improve Air Quality (and Physical Fitness)

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|Date: April 10, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: E-Bike Incentive Bill Would Help Improve Air Quality (and Physical Fitness)

By Eric Gelber AB 117 (Horvath), sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would establish a pilot p ...

By Eric Gelber AB 117 (Horvath), sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would establish a pilot program to incentivize the purchase electric bicycles (e-bikes) by providing rebates as a means ...

April 10, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: When Is a Stop Sign Not a Stop Sign?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 22, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: When Is a Stop Sign Not a Stop Sign?

By Eric Gelber AB 122 (Horvath) is the latest effort at enacting a bill to authorize bicyclists to treat ...

By Eric Gelber AB 122 (Horvath) is the latest effort at enacting a bill to authorize bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs. What problem/issue would the bill address? In response to concerns o ...

February 22, 2021
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Aguiar-Curry Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Boost Local Investments in Infrastructure and Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2018
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Aguiar-Curry Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Boost Local Investments in Infrastructure and Affordable Housing

(From Press Release) – Today, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) and several of her Assemb ...

(From Press Release) – Today, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) and several of her Assembly colleagues introduced ACA 1, a constitutional amendment which would give local governments i ...

December 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Davis Roads About to Get More Bad News?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2018
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Analysis: Davis Roads About to Get More Bad News?

Earlier this month, the Davis voters voted down (sort of) a parcel tax measure that would have funded $3 ...

Earlier this month, the Davis voters voted down (sort of) a parcel tax measure that would have funded $3 million for roads over the next decade, in hopes of closing what is believed to be about an $8 ...

June 26, 2018
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Aguiar-Curry Votes to Fund Crumbling State and Local Transportation Infrastructure

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 07, 2017
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Aguiar-Curry Votes to Fund Crumbling State and Local Transportation Infrastructure

(From Press Release) – Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) voted in support of SB 1 (Jim Be ...

(From Press Release) – Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) voted in support of SB 1 (Jim Beall), to fund the decades-long backlog of fixes to state and local roads, bridges, and transit ...

April 07, 2017
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$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 20, 2016
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$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced

Two bills that would provide over $6 billion for state transportation funding, including $2.25 billion fo ...

Two bills that would provide over $6 billion for state transportation funding, including $2.25 billion for local streets and roads were introduced back on December 5 in SB 1 (Senator Jim Beall) and AB ...

December 20, 2016
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Transportation Bill Introduced in State Legislature Could Address Billions in Unmet Roads Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2016
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Transportation Bill Introduced in State Legislature Could Address Billions in Unmet Roads Funding

While we have heard this before in previous sessions, and the legislature and governor were unable to rea ...

While we have heard this before in previous sessions, and the legislature and governor were unable to reach an agreement on a funding package, nevertheless, on the first day of the new 2017-18 legisla ...

December 06, 2016
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Lawmakers’ Failure to Solve the Roads Funding Crisis is a Disadvantage to Every Community

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: September 06, 2016
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Lawmakers’ Failure to Solve the Roads Funding Crisis is a Disadvantage to Every Community

By Leanna Sweha The Legislature ended its two-year general session last week without a solution to the ro ...

By Leanna Sweha The Legislature ended its two-year general session last week without a solution to the roads crisis. Although the special legislative session on transportation funding runs until the ...

September 06, 2016
| by Leanna Sweha

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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

Posted by Vanguard Editorial Board
|Date: March 26, 2016
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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Ass ...

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Assemblyman Bill Dodd. The meeting sought to delve deeper into Dodd’s platform and allow him the c ...

March 26, 2016
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Even a Downsized State Transportation Aid Package Now in Question

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 05, 2015
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Even a Downsized State Transportation Aid Package Now in Question

By Dan Carson Eight days before the Legislature is scheduled to adjourn for the year, Gov. Jerry Brown’s ...

By Dan Carson Eight days before the Legislature is scheduled to adjourn for the year, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration has briefed state legislators on a proposal for $3.6 billion in new funding to a ...

September 05, 2015
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Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2015
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Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?

While the City of Davis is looking toward a local revenue stream, possibly in the form of a utility user ...

While the City of Davis is looking toward a local revenue stream, possibly in the form of a utility user tax to fund up to $5.5 million in infrastructure needs – the bulk of which would need to be roa ...

August 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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