Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
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,…
Calbike is rallying behind new legislation that will protect bicycle infrastructure from being removed for purely local political reasons. Senate Bill 569, authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), would make it significantly harder for local governments to remove or weaken…
All photos: Joe Linton Santa Monica is installing concrete-curb-protected bike lanes on two well-biked east-west streets: Colorado Avenue and Broadway. Streetsblog was in the area last weekend and rode the Colorado Avenue facility, which appears complete. The one-way westbound Colorado bikeway…
“Well, the good news is, we’ll have plenty of chances to educate,” sighed one bicycle safety advocate to me after a series of well-intentioned but harmful e-bike legislation moved in the Assembly Transportation Committee last April. But while all sorts…
Yesterday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors met with a full agenda. When the meeting was over, the Board had appointed a new chair, approved the staff recommendation for a team to oversee track construction, and formally approved…
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted Friday to approve sweeping changes to the state’s cap-and-trade (or cap-and-invest) program, moving forward despite warnings from transit agencies, affordable housing advocates, environmental organizations, and local elected officials that the proposal could divert…
With the June 2, 2026, Election Day approaching, California election officials are encouraging voters to make a plan now for returning their ballots or voting in person. Because California conducts elections primarily by mail, most registered voters have already received…
A looming overhaul of California’s cap-and-trade program is raising alarm among transit advocates, affordable housing organizations, and environmental justice groups, who warn the state could weaken a key climate funding source at a moment when cities already face transit funding…
Last week, Culver City leaders cut a ceremonial ribbon to open newly completed bus and bike improvements, called the Move Culver City Eastern Segment. Mayor Freddy Puza praised the project as “an absolute gamechanger for our network.” “This infrastructure gives you…
