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LA Mayor Garcetti Signs Major Road Speed Change Ordinance Into Law

March 7, 2022 7:11 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law an ordinance that reduces speed limits on 177 miles of streets on Monday, reversing limit increases set by an older statewide policy. The decision to introduce a large number of lowered speed...

Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Winter Storms In 20 Counties

January 1, 2022 2:05 amJanuary 1, 2022 7:41 am

Governor Gavin Newsom issued a State of Emergency in 20 counties on Thursday due to winter storms that brought unprecedented rain and snowfall across the state over the past week. In Northern California, many cities saw massive amounts of rain,...

Caltrans Evicts Transients from Illegal Sacramento Alley Campsite

November 22, 2021 9:47 amNovember 22, 2021 10:07 am

The recent Caltrans eviction notice at Democracy Alley and 30th Street in downtown Sacramento ordered transients to vacate the illegal campsite by 8:00 a.m. on Nov. 19. The dump trucks arrived early. The fog began to drizzle at 8:15. A...

California’s Three Transportation Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 15, 2020 7:02 amSeptember 15, 2020 7:17 am

California has three transportation-related entities: State Transportation Agency, California Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission. What’s the difference? State Transportation Agency Government Code Title 2, Division 3, Part 4.5 established the Transportation Agency. It is contained in Section2...

California Transportation Commission

August 3, 2020 6:17 amAugust 3, 2020 6:25 am

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) was established in state government by legislation enacted in 1977 and began operations the following year. A purpose of the CTC is to ensure the implementation of a single transportation policy for the state. The...

Governor’s Theft of Gas Tax Funding: Reduction in Auto Lanes, Increased Bike Fatalities

January 31, 2020 2:39 pmFebruary 1, 2020 7:58 am

Sacramento, La Quinta and San Luis Obispo are among the cities that have been awarded gas tax dollars to create protected bike lanes by eliminating or reducing the size of lanes used by motor vehicles. When Governor Newsom signed Executive...

Senator John Moorlach (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

CA State Auditor Finds State Agencies Overpaying Millions for Workers’ Compensation Insurance

December 9, 2019 9:38 amDecember 10, 2019 12:12 pm

The State Auditor reported total costs of $5.8 billion for 32,043 claims open more than two years. The California State Auditor just released an audit finding at least 10 state agencies purchasing Workers’ Compensation Insurance from State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund),...