State Senate Bill 63, which would authorize placement of a ½-cent sales tax to support transit operations on the November 2026 ballot in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties while also...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments have approved the Final 2025 Joint Advocacy Program, expressing the agencies’ state and federal legislative...
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The state Senate's Transportation Committee and Revenue and Taxation Committee this week voted to advance Senate Bill 1031, introduced earlier this year by Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Sen...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today voted to pursue legislation in Sacramento this year that would enable Bay Area voters to consider a transportation revenue measure as early as...
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed MTC- and ABAG-backed AB 645 , which authorizes San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose to pilot speed camera safety technology. Cameras slow speeds by detecting and capturing...
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Governor Newsom on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 1319 , an MTC- and ABAG-sponsored bill by East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks that will ensure the Bay Area can capitalize on future voter-approved...
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A bill aimed at ensuring the region can make the most of future voter-approved funds was approved by an Assembly committee this week as the Bay Area ramps up to place its first regional housing bond...
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The 2022 California legislative cycle wrapped up as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills last Friday. California legislators took on no shortage of ambitious proposals, with an unprecedented state...
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The 2019 California legislative cycle wrapped up on October 13 as Governor Newsom signed and vetoed dozens of bills, many of which will impact housing throughout the Bay Area. MTC supported 8 housing...
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The 2019 California legislative cycle is in full swing, and MTC has taken positions on a number of bills that could substantially affect the Bay Area housing landscape if passed by the Legislature and...