Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
When the legislative session ended at midnight on September 1, the clock started ticking for Gavin Newsom. The Governor has until the end of the month to sign legislation into law or veto it. If he takes no action, the…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton says he wants to abolish the California Department of Motor Vehicles and slash annual vehicle registration fees to a flat $73. It’s being sold as a bold government-reform proposal, and it sure did generate a…
Every week Next republishes an article from City Manager Oliver Chi’s weekly newsletter. Some of the most important infrastructure work is the kind nobody sees, as evidenced by the work our Architecture Services Division and Airport Team just completed to…
The 2026 legislative session was gaveled to a close last night. What legislation is awaiting final approval from Governor Gavin Newsom and what failed to make it this year? The answers are below. Newsom has a dozen days to sign…
This is the last week for the legislature, and rather than give you another legislative update, Streetsblog wants to make it easier for our readers to get involved. Below are three action alerts for legislation that is still moving and…
Andrew Wright is the Communications Director for the California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike). California’s e-bike debate often begins with restrictions: Who should be allowed to ride? Where should they ride? Should throttles be permitted? The California Bicycle Coalition — under its educational arm,…
California transportation advocates are opening a third front in the battle to reverse the devastating cuts to transit caused by recent decisions of the California Air Resources Board. On one front, advocates are rallying in Sacramento next week to to urge…
With the legislature set to meet again next week, now is as good a time as any to look at the status of legislation of greatest interest to Streetsblog readers. We’re changing the format a little bit first noting the…
Waymos — the driverless taxis that operate in many cities — are involved in 68-percent fewer crashes than humans, a new independent study found. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety report compared state and federal crash data with incident reports from major…
Image: Mayor Bass speaking at Metro’s State of the Agency event. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog At yesterday’s Metro State of the Agency event, outgoing Metro Board Chair Fernando Dutra handed the ceremonial gavel to incoming Board Chair L.A. Mayor Karen…
Given the ongoing discussions of Waymos and their use in Santa Monica, Next thought folks might find this story from Streetsblog NYC of interest. Image via the Streetsblog NYC Photoshop department. Are Waymo cars safer? Maybe. But will they make…
Last week, Santa Clarita City Councilmember Jason Gibbs was elected to the Metro board. Gibbs was approved by his subregion, and still faces one remaining county committee approval. Gibbs will replace outgoing boardmember Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian in representing the…
Just days after California’s controversial overhaul of its cap-and-trade (called cap-and-invest by Governor Gavin Newsom’s office) program took effect, an environmental justice organization has filed suit (link directly to lawsuit) seeking to overturn the regulations. On July 1, Communities for a…
Culver City recently upgraded its two-way protected bikeway along Elenda Street. Elenda was already a comfortable safe place to ride since the city installed armadillo-type bikeway protection back in 2021. See that bikeway in Streetsblog L.A.’s armadillo-spotting video.
Assemblymember Rick Zbur’s Assembly Bill 1740 is likely headed for Assembly approval, but the bill lawmakers are considering is far narrower than it was when it was first introduced in February. For months, the legislation was moving through the Senate,…
