Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Assemblyman Mike Feuer recovering (KPCC) I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now — [continue reading]
The vote on AB-1446 (by Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles) was yesterday afternoon. The state bill is needed in order to put a Measure R extension on a ballot before county voters. On a related note, the Metro Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on whether to take the [continue reading]
Measure R was approved by nearly 68 percent of Los Angeles County voters in 2008 as a half-cent sales tax that would be in effect for 30 years — with an expiration date of mid-2039. As many Source readers know, Metro staff are proposing to ask county voters to extend [continue reading]
Several readers have asked whether recent state bills could potentially expedite litigation against Metro or other transit agencies. Here’s the good word from Assemblyman Mike Feuer’s office: •SB 92, signed into law last year, expedited challenges under California environmental law for only the AEG stadium project. •AB 900, also signed [continue reading]
The bill, AB 1446 (by Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles), still needs to be approved by the State Senate and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. And a majority of the Metro Board of Directors also need to approve sending the issue to Los Angeles County voters. The Metro Board is [continue reading]
The bill, AB 1446, next goes to the full Assembly floor. If approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, the bill would allow the Metro Board of Directors to ask Los Angeles County voters to extend the Measure R half-cent sales tax beyond its 2039 expiration date. [continue reading]
The state bill that would give the Metro Board of Directors the authority to send a Measure R extension to voters was approved by a second Assembly committee on Monday. Earlier this month, the bill was approved by the Assembly’s Local Governments committee. The Metro Board has not decided to [continue reading]
The bill, AB 1446, was approved yesterday by the state Assembly’s Committee on Local Governments. It still must be considered by two other Assembly committees — Transportation and Appropriations — and, of course, would need approval of the state Senate and the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown to become law. [continue reading]
MEASURE R SEQUEL?: I think 2012 got a little more interesting with the news last week that Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) introduced a bill that could allow voters in L.A. County to decide to extend the half-cent Measure R sales tax past its June 30, 2039 expiration date. The [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. R 2 Me Too (City Watch) Public transit supporters in Los Angeles County are excited about Assemblyman Mike Feuer’s proposal to fast-track the transit, [continue reading]
