'Cause how many of you that sit and judge me, ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?
It seems only appropriate to invoke Buck Owens' classic if we're going to talk about Kern County. One week ago this evening, the Kern County Council of...
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Budget Deal a Shot in the Arm for California Sustainable Communities
With less than 6 hours left before the constitutional deadline, California lawmakers passed a budget last night that includes substantial new revenues for...
California still failing to invest in sustainable transportation choices
Tomorrow morning at 10:00 am, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) will meet in Santa Ana, Calif. to decide which transportation projects will...
Ending California's Love Affair with Bad Planning Practices
This Valentine’s Day, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is giving California the chance to end its ill-fated love affair with Level of...
Caltrans must align its mission and investments with California's climate goals
An external review of CalTrans released by the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) yesterday found that the department has fallen far behind the...
How did sustainable communities fare this leg. session in CA? Turns out, pretty well.
UPDATE (9/27/2013): Governor Brown has just signed SB 743 into law. “From the standpoint of sustainable transportation, this is the most significant new...