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Yee Fights to Save SF-to-LA High Speed Rail

Dateline: 
07/02/2008
SACRAMENTO – The Senate Transportation and Housing Committee yesterday approved Assembly Bill 3034 to rewrite the $10 billion bond measure set to go before the voters in November to build the state´s high speed rail system, but not before a critical amendment was forced into the bill to protect the main line of the bullet train.
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Stronger emissions plan urged

Dateline: 
06/27/2008
Air Resources Board considers steps to cut the time Californians spend on the road.

By Jim Downing

Environmental and land-use groups are urging the state Air Resources Board to bolster its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions with more aggressive measures to slow the growth in the number of miles Californians drive.

At a public meeting Thursday, the board released the draft of a strategy to cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels by 2020.
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Mayor Villaraigosa Signs Landmark Law To Clean Los Angeles' Air

Dateline: 
06/26/2008
Law sets into motion LA's Clean Truck Program - the first of its kind in America - taking more than 16,000 dirty diesel trucks off the road and slashing harmful emissions by 80 percent

20 percent of dirtiest trucks to be replaced by October program start
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California Continues to Fight Global Warming

Dateline: 
06/26/2008

By Nannette Miranda

Watch the video on ABC7.com

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California unemployment hits 6.8%

Dateline: 
06/21/2008

That's 1.5 percentage points higher than last year, the state reports. The May rate is the fifth highest in the nation.

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Facing opposition, Assemblyman yanks car fee bill

Dateline: 
06/16/2008
by Steven Harmon

SACRAMENTO — Concord Democratic Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier has decided to pull his legislation to increase document fees on car buyers after running into opposition as it made its way through the Senate.

After shepherding Assembly Bill 1939 through the Assembly in April — despite opposition from consumer groups — DeSaulnier saw that it was unlikely to get through two Senate committees chaired by fellow Democrats, so he spiked it.
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Marriage Equality Day

Jun 17 2008 - 09:00
Jun 17 2008 - 16:00
City: 
Every CA City
Address: 
City Halls
Cost: 
FREE

Same-sex marriages can start June 17

California counties can begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17, the state's Office of Vital Records determined today. That is a day later than many county officials had assumed and some same-sex couples had booked time slots for weddings on June 16.

The decision to issue licenses starting June 17 allows the state Supreme Court the maximum time to consider any challenge to its ruling before it takes effect, according to a letter sent today to county clerks by the Office of Vital Records.

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Help Build Green Jobs, Not Jails in California!

HELP WIN BILLIONS FOR GREEN JOBS IN CALIFORNIA: In recent weeks, the Ella Baker Center and a growing statewide coalition has made great strides on a state bill (SB 1672, Steinberg) that would invest $2.25 BILLION to create jobs in clean energy industries and provide educational pathways for low-income Californians into the growing green economy. We're working with incoming Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg on this visionary bill, which would direct at least 15% of the funds to help California's most disadvantaged communities. Help fight poverty and pollution at the same time by signing on your organization in support today.
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How Much is Enough in Your County? 2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard

The Insight Center for Community Economic Development just released the 2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard, and the report “How Much is Enough in Your County? The 2008 California Family Self-Sufficiency Standard (PDF).” The new Self-Sufficiency Standard shows that the cost of basic goods in every county has risen significantly over the past five years.
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Public transit advocates make case in state Capitol

Dateline: 
05/20/2008
SACRAMENTO — While there's no shortage of people making rounds at the Capitol asking for more money from the state's cash-strapped treasury, those organized by the Oakland-based Transportation and Land Use Coalition on Tuesday were unusual.

There's plenty of money designated for their cause. They just want to keep it.
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